Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has brought in a strict ban on assault-style weapons. The move has come shortly after the state witnessed a gun massacre in April.

As per the new law, it is not legal to sell, transport, import or use assault weapons. The ban may affect as many as 1,500 varieties of assault weapons currently in sale in the North American country of Canada.

The ban is expected to come to effect its full form in the near future itself. Meanwhile, the law offers a two-year amnesty period for law-abiding gun owners to comply.

The country is also expected to launch a program to buy back the guns from the people who own them.

Unlike the US, gun ownership is not enshrined in Canada’s constitution, but gun ownership is still popular, especially in rural parts of the country.

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