TITLE

Those gun-loving NDP rednecks

AUTHOR(S)
Cosh, Colby
PUB. DATE
March 1995
SOURCE
Alberta Report / Newsmagazine;3/27/95, Vol. 22 Issue 15, p10
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Focuses on the Canadian New Democratic Party's (NDP) opposition to Justice Minister Allan Rock's gun control bill. Criticism of gun control by Member of Parliament Chris Axworthy; Government policy on gun control; Charges regarding efforts by the government to suppress distribution of the draft bill.
ACCESSION #
9504280443

Tags: NEW Democratic Party (Political party : Canada);  ROCK, Allan;  FIREARMS -- Law & legislation

 

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