Democratic US Representative John Yarmuth, who chairs the US House of Representatives Budget Committee, condemned the tweet of US Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the ban includes over 1,500 models and variants of assault-style firearms, including two guns used by the gunman as well as the AR-15 and other weapons that have been used in a number of mass shootings in the US.
Most of the shootings in Canada have been blamed on gang violence and illegal guns with PM Trudeau saying the ban will include AR-15 lightweight semi-automatic rifles.
Police Minister Stuart Nash said that if lawmakers pass the bill as expected, the new law will take effect April 12, less than a month after the March 15 terror attacks.
After the Christchurch terror attack left 50 Muslim worshippers dead and several dozen wounded, New Zealand has decided to come up with strict gun laws.
A manhunt is underway for a 29-year old man who killed four people at a waffle house in the US city of Nashville in the early hours of Sunday.
President Donald Trump's decision comes as pressure mounts on the US administration to take action after last week's shooting at a Florida High School killed 17 people.
The "March for our Lives" will take place on March 24 in a bid to "shame" lawmakers into reforming gun laws.
US President Donald Trump comforts Florida massacre survivors as anger mounts over the FBI's failure to stop the attack despite a solid tip about Nikolas Cruz who killed 17 people in a high school rampage.
US television personality Jimmy Kimmel urges President Trump to pressure Congress to "do everything possible to keep assault rifles out of the hands of people who are going to shoot our kids."
The trio claims they were attempting a mission to rescue a 16-year-old girl from heroin dealers in New York.
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