"No Place For Such Weapons In Canada" - Trudeau Announces Ban On Assault-Style Rifles

After one of the worst mass shootings in recent Canadian history in April (leaving 22 people dead), Justin Trudeau has made a shock announcement on Friday afternoon that his government has banned assault-style weapons, reported The Guardian.

"These weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time. There is no use and no place for such weapons in Canada," said Trudeau.

"Effective immediately, it is no longer permitted to buy, sell, transport, import or use military-grade assault weapons in this country."

The mass shooting in Nova Scotia last week has been deemed the worst shooting in the country's history and has given Trudeau the cover to "strengthen gun control." This was one of his major campaign promises, and he has seized the opportunity in a crisis.

The new ban is expected to prevent shootings like the one in Nova Scotia. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police believe the gunman did not have a license to purchase the weapons used in the shootings and were likely obtained illegally.

Trudeau said there would be a two-year "amnesty period" to allow current gun owners to comply with the law. The ban covers more than 1,500 models.

In 2015, Trudeau promised that a Liberal government would restrict gun owners from certain types of rifles, including "military-style assault weapons."

"As long as Canadians are losing their loved ones to gun violence, not enough has changed," Trudeau said in September. "We know you do not need a military-grade assault weapon, one designed to kill the largest amount of people in the shortest amount of time, to take down a deer."

Currently, Canada's Firearms Act does not make a clear distinction between "military-style" weapons and long guns. The new law will clear that up.

According to a poll from the Angus Reid Institute, 80% of Canadians support the ban. However, there will be an uproar in the gun community that will see this latest gun grab as entirely unacceptable. And, keep in mind, the ban on assault-style weapons is coming during a virus pandemic. Is there are a larger agenda at play?

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/no-place-such-weapons-canada-trudeau-announces-ban-assault-style-rifles

Illinois Governor Fumes Over 'Reprehensible' Question About Wife's Bugout To $12 Million Florida Estate

While Democrats are by and large the staunchest proponents of "stay-at-home" orders aimed at slowing the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, the rules apparently don't apply if you're a governor's wife.

During a Wednesday press conference, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) became visibly irritated over a question over whether his wife, M.K. Pritzker, had flaunted the state's extended stay-at-home order - which prohibits non-essential travel, skipping skipped off to the couple's $12 million estate in Wellington, Florida.

Patch.com reported on Monday the Illinois first lady went to their $12-million equestrian estate in Wellington, Flordia. This comes after Pritzker extended the state's "stay-at-home" order. The Palm Beach County horse farm was purchased by a Pritzker-linked LLC the same week he won the governor's race in 2018.

The 6.44-acre farm includes 30 stalls in the stables, an oversized riding arena, a manager's apartment, and an owner's lounge among its more than 27,000 square feet of buildings. -TownHall

"Where’s the First Lady?" asked a reporter. "Is she accompanied by a state security detail? Has she engaged in non-essential travel? What is your response to people who say the stay-at-home order and non-essential travel bans aren’t abided by your family?"

To which Pritzker replied: "Well, first of all, I want to say is that in politics it used to be that we kept our families out of it," adding "My official duties have nothing to do with my family. So, I’m just not going to answer that question. It's inappropriate and I find it reprehensible, honestly that, that a reporter wrote a story about it."

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/illinois-governor-fumes-over-reprehensible-question-about-wifes-bugout-12-million-florida

Newport, Huntington Beach Challenge Governor Newsom’s Order Closing Orange County Beaches

Crazed Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday retaliated against the citizens of his state and closed all beaches in Orange County amid the Coronavirus panic.

Newsom announced Thursday a “hard close” of all beaches in Orange County and called out Newport specifically after tens of thousands flocked to the OC shoreline amid a heatwave last weekend.

“We can’t see images like we saw, particularly on Saturday, in Newport Beach and elsewhere.” Newsom said on Thursday “the conditions last week, the images we saw at a few of our beaches were disturbing.”

Newport Beach and Huntington Beach hit back and challenged Newsom’s unconstitutional order ahead of another heatwave that is expected to hit Southern California next week.

Huntington Beach city council on Thursday voted to challenge the order.

After meeting in closed session to discuss the measure, the council voted 5-2 to “take any legal action to challenge the governor’s executive order,” City Attorney Michael Gates said. The two dissenting votes came from council members Barbara Delgleize and Kim Carr.

Huntington Beach Mayor Lyn Semeta said the city hopes to get an injunction soon, but it will close its beaches in the meantime.

“We’re very concerned about if we happen to be the only Orange County beach open at that point,” she said. “That would be very difficult on our marine safety officers.”

Newport Beach, which is just south of Huntington, is also fighting Newsom’s abusive order.

The Newport Beach city council voted in an emergency session this week to keep its beaches open and will be meeting again this weekend to “discuss legal options to challenge the directive.”

The Mayor of Newport Beach blasted Governor Newsom for putting “politics over data.”

“Without speaking to a single local official in Newport Beach, Governor Newsom has put politics over data, and substituted his will for our judgment from 428 miles away in Sacramento. Los Angeles County closed their beaches over a month ago and data now shows that every single Los Angeles County beach community has a higher per capita COVID infection rate than Orange County’s open beach communities.” Mayor Will O’Neill said Thursday.

The Orange County Sheriff said Thursday his department’s intention “is to not take enforcement action on this order.”

Take that, Newsom!

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/05/newport-huntington-beach-challenge-governor-newsoms-order-closing-orange-county-beaches/