Gun Control is Completely Useless.
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In Canada, calls to ban “military-style” (?) weapons started in the immediate aftermath of the Polytechnique massacre on December 6, 1989 — almost 35 years ago.
Ottawa launched the buyback program in 2020 shortly after the mass shooting in Portapique, Nova Scotia, which left 22 people dead…with weapons smuggled in from another country, not purchased in Canada.
The government started by banning 1,500 types of firearms that year, with the promise to buy them back. Four years later, however, the buyback program still hasn't started.
(the federal liberal government has not explained how they plan on collecting the firearms that they banned four years ago in 2020 yet either)
And Ottawa still hasn't told gun owners how much money they'll collect in compensation for their surrendered firearms. That price list won't be made public until the fall, when the government is set to begin buying back banned guns from companies that still have them in their inventories. The buyback program for individuals isn't expected to launch until the spring of 2025, & the next federal election is, at the very latest, on October 20th (or maybe the more Liberal/NDP pension friendly date of October 27th) 2025.
Many gun owners say they hope Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives form the next government and cancel the program.
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"I think it will be a dismal failure, if it ever happens at all," said Tony Bernardo of the Canadian Shooting Sports Federation. "The Liberals have demonstrated, in the last four years, zero capacity to pull this off."
Wes Winkel, president of the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (CSAAA), said the level of trust between gun owners and the federal government "couldn't be at a lower spot."
The federal Liberal government now hopes to work with the RCMP and police forces in Ontario and Quebec to implement the project.
Ottawa launched the buyback program in 2020 shortly after the mass shooting in Portapique, Nova Scotia, which left 22 people dead…with weapons smuggled in from another country, not purchased in Canada.
The government started by banning 1,500 types of firearms that year, with the promise to buy them back. Four years later, however, the buyback program still hasn't started.
(the federal liberal government has not explained how they plan on collecting the firearms that they banned four years ago in 2020 yet either)
And Ottawa still hasn't told gun owners how much money they'll collect in compensation for their surrendered firearms. That price list won't be made public until the fall, when the government is set to begin buying back banned guns from companies that still have them in their inventories. The buyback program for individuals isn't expected to launch until the spring of 2025, & the next federal election is, at the very latest, on October 20th (or maybe the more Liberal/NDP pension friendly date of October 27th) 2025.
Many gun owners say they hope Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives form the next government and cancel the program.
Canada tried to copy New Zealand's gun buyback program — what went wrong? — CBC News
The Canadian government sought to follow New Zealand's lead in 2020 when it launched a program to force gun owners to surrender military-style firearms. But while New Zealand acted quickly in 2019, Ottawa is still struggling to implement its own plan.
Wes Winkel, president of the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (CSAAA), said the level of trust between gun owners and the federal government "couldn't be at a lower spot."
The federal Liberal government now hopes to work with the RCMP and police forces in Ontario and Quebec to implement the project.