Public Safety Minister Defers More Gun Regulations Until 2025

Canada’s Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced there would be no further gun regulations until after the next election. The public safety department issued a legal notice that will push back the enforcement of the firearms marking regulations until after Dec. 1, 2025, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. The regulations had been expected to take effect at the beginning of December. They require firearms manufactured and sold in Canada to have standard serial numbers. “Currently there is no legislative or regulatory requirement to mark firearms in Canada although most manufacturers imprint a serial number and other information identifying the make, model, manufacturer and country of manufacture as a common business practice,” the legal notice said. “The marking of firearms is a critical element in the process of tracing crime guns and combating illicit activity including the trafficking of firearms.”...