Targeted: Inside the gun lobby’s fight to save assault weapons in Canada - The Fifth Estate

With guns like the AR-15 in the spotlight due to high-profile mass shootings in the U.S., restrictions on semi-automatic firearms in Canada have been hotly debated. A small but powerful gun lobby may be the reason why government after government has not banned guns like the AR-15. Now, as the lobby is trying to make protecting gun ownership an election issue, Mark Kelley takes you inside the fight to save assault weapons in Canada.
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