Were firearms too easy to acquire before the Montreal Massacre?
The Story
A report on gun control 10 years after the massacre.
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: Dec. 6, 1999
Guest(s): Therese Daviault, Jack Layton, Robert Philippe
Host: Peter Mansbridge
Reporter: Tom Kennedy
Duration: 2:50
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University of Toronto women protest massacre in Montreal
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Expert describes Montreal Massacre weapon
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Marc Lepine, mass murderer
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