/newsroom/taxonomy/term/309/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-gun-violence-and-legislation-339740 <p>New gun control legislation the federal government tabled Monday includes a national freeze on the purchase, sale, importation and transfer of handguns in Canada. The legislation comes after a number of mass shootings in the United States, including a recent shooting at an elementary school that killed 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, Texas. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/handguns-liberal-bill-1.6470554" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CBC News</a>) </p> <p>Here are some experts from ÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û that can provide comment on this issue: </p> Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:54:26 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288171 at /newsroom