Carney points to federal review when asked about restricting access to SKS rifle

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated Thursday the federal government will look at the advice of an arm’s-length panel studying firearms classification before making any decision on the status of the SKS rifle.

An FBI complaint filed in a Washington state court says the killer in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting talked about having an SKS gun and a “switch” for this type of rifle, which likely referred to a machine-gun conversion device.

Eighteen-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people in the Feb. 10 attack before taking her own life.

The federal government is undertaking a review of Canada’s firearms classification regime that will include consultations on the SKS rifle.