Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the classification review will take a broad view of the legal framework for firearms, ammunition and magazines while emphasizing simplicity and consistency.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government is launching a review of Canada’s firearms classification regime that will include consultations with Indigenous communities on the SKS rifle.

The government has been heavily criticized by gun control advocates for not including the semi-automatic SKS in its list of banned firearms.

The SKS is commonly used in Indigenous communities to hunt for food and has also been used in police killings and other high-profile shootings in recent years.

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