Fri May 6, 2022 – 6:27 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — A source who asked to remain anonymous told LifeSiteNews that credible information has surfaced indicating the long-gun registry will soon be reimposed.
The source informed LifeSiteNews that recent information has come to light indicating that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government will reinstitute on May 18 the long-gun registry, which former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper scrapped in 2012.
While gun ownership is legal in Canada, one has to be in possession of a Possession and Acquisition License (PAL) in order to buy and own guns. The PAL is divided into two categories, restricted and unrestricted. As of now, only restricted guns such as handguns need to be registered.
This means that as long as one has a valid PAL, they are able to purchase unrestricted guns such as hunting rifles and shotguns without having the firearm registered and tracked by the government.
Under the long-gun registry, this would no longer be the case, with the source explaining to LifeSiteNews that after May 18, any gun, whether sold privately or through a retailer, will be required to be registered.
According to the source, the new registry
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