WATCH: Liberal MP says semi-automatic weapons for battle action

Liberal MP Pam Damoff equated semi-automatic guns with weapons used during war. .“I just want to make clear that we are not going after hunters,” said Damoff. .“We are looking to remove weapons that were designed for the battlefield from our society.” .Damoff said the United Kingdom restricted semi-automatic guns in 1988, Australia in 1996, and New Zealand in 2019. She added the amendment to Bill C-21 is “not a back door, as it will codify in the Criminal Code assault weapons that were banned in 2020 and make clear specifications of these guns that were designed for war.” .She said semi-automatic weapons are being added to the Criminal Code to ensure any future government will be required to amend it to make them available again. .The Canadian Shooting Sports Association said Tuesday rumours the federal government will ban semi-automatic guns are true after an amendment was added to Bill C-21. .READ MORE: Canadian government proposes to ban semi-automatic weapons.The amendment was tabled to ban all semi-automatic rifles and shotguns capable of accepting an external magazine. .Clause 1 in Bill C-21 would be amended to say a rifle or shotgun “that is capable of discharging centre-fire ammunition in a semi-automatic manner and that is designed to accept a detachable cartridge magazine with a capacity greater than five cartridges of the type for which the firearm was originally designed.”.The amendment contains a number of firearms identified by name. .Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in 2020 Canada would restrict 1,500 types of assault-style rifles. .Licensed gun owners would be banned from selling, transporting, importing, or using semi-automatic guns. .There was a two-year amnesty period to ensure people complied with the ban. Now people are advised to surrender their guns.

WATCH: Liberal MP says semi-automatic weapons for battle action

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