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CANADA. NATIONAL PRESS THEATRE

1991-0235

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1991-02-15

House of Commons

Press conference held by John Reimer, Chairman of the House of Commons Special Committee on Firearms, and Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament; Pierrette Venne, Vice-Chairperson and Tory Member of Parliament, as well as committee members Ian Waddell, New Democratic MP, and Russ MacLellan, Liberal MP. In an opening statement, Mr. Reimer announces the committee's proposals for changes to Bill C-80 (An Act to Amend the Criminal Code), the government's gun-control bill introduced by Justice Minister Kim Campbell. The recommendations are for wider restrictions on the import and sale of semi-automatic weapons but guns designated hunting weapons should be exempt. A question period follows. Another press conference is held by spokespeople for victims of gun violence, including the mother of one of 14 women killed by Marc Lépine in a shooting spree at the University of Montreal in December 1989. Another question period follows. <1h 11mn>

CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN~FIREARMS LAW & LEGISLATION ~MACLELLAN, RUSSELL~REIMER, JOHN H.~VENNE, PIERRETTE~WADDELL, IAN G.

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