Director of legal affairs at the National Association of Women and the Law, Suzanne Zaccour, left, speaks at a press conference on new measures to strengthen gun control as gun control advocate and survivor of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique massacre Nathalie Provost listens in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada RCMP Deputy Commissioner Bryan Larkin speaks at a press conference on new measures to strengthen gun control in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada CMP Deputy Commissioner Bryan Larkin speaks at a press conference on new measures to strengthen gun control in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc speaks virtually at a press conference on new measures to strengthen gun control in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos speaks at a press conference on new measures to strengthen gun control in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc speaks virtually at a press conference on new measures to strengthen gun control in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Gun control advocate and survivor of the1989 Ecole Polytechnique massacre Nathalie Provost speaks at a press conference on new measures to strengthen gun control in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

National Defence Minister Bill Blair speaks at a press conference on new measures to strengthen gun control in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)

Gun control advocate and survivor of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique massacre Nathalie Provost, right, speaks at a press conference on new measures to strengthen gun control as director of legal affairs at the National Association of Women and the Law, Suzanne Zaccour, listens in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press via AP)