Shooting in U.S. elementary schools sparks new arguments for tighter gun control

The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Connecticut last Friday has resurfaced new talks on tighter gun control in the U.S. and Canada.

According to CBC News, gun control advocates from both countries voiced their opinions on why action must be taken sooner rather than later. Quebec Premier Pauline Marois who was in New York at the time of the shooting expressed her opinion that gun control must be tightened in the U.S.

Her government has proposed to create a gun-registry with the Quebec data from the the former federal long-gun registry which was destroyed earlier this year. Ottawa is in the process of appealing that decision.

Friday's shooting has sparked calls for tighter gun control measures in both countries, with some advocates saying Canada's gun laws have weakened over the past decade.