Aman Sandhu checked store after store for a handgun in Canada's British Columbia, hoping to make a purchase before a freeze on sales takes effect, but struggled to find one in stock."
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Jen Lavigne, co-owner of That Hunting Store, poses for portrait with a Ruger GP100 Magnum 357, on June 3, 2022 in Ottawa, Canada. - Canadians rushed to buy handguns this week, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on May 30, 2022, a proposed freeze on sales in the wake of recent mass shootings in the US. "Sales have been brisk," said Lavigne. "We sold 100 handguns or almost our entire stock in the last three days since the prime minister announced the freeze," she said. -- Photo: Dave Chan / AFP
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Aman Sandhu checked store after store for a handgun in Canada's British Columbia, hoping to make a purchase before a freeze on sales takes effect, but struggled to find one in stock."
I'm concerned that if I don't buy one now, I may never have the choice again," Sandhu, a member of the Dawson Creek Sportsman's Club, told AFP.
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