Canada Pulls Back Proposed Rifle Ban From Gun-Control Measures

Farmers, indigenous communities prompt change to marquee legislation

Canada’s public safety minister called hunting a proud tradition and a way of life. Photo: dave chan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

OTTAWA—Canada’s Liberal government repealed on Friday elements of its gun-control legislation that proposed banning rifles and shotguns widely used by hunters, farmers and indigenous communities.

The surprise decision emerged after the plan to target thousands of rifles and shotguns sparked widespread opposition from the governing Liberals’ political allies on gun control, indigenous leaders and gun-rights advocates.

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