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[Ron in Regina]

A news release from the federal government marking the beginning of the pilot in Cape Breton, N.S., said the goal was to “test program elements while collecting an initial 200 assault-style firearms."

(you don’t even wanna know what an “assault style firearm” even is…)

Only 25 firearms collected in test run of Carney government's gun buyback plan — Toronto Star

That figure is 12.5 per cent of the Liberal government's 200-gun goal.

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With time ticking down until the Liberals launch their long-awaited “buyback” program for government-banned firearms, the federal government confirmed on Wednesday that only 25 guns were turned over as part of a test run.

Late Wednesday, Public Safety Canada announced the results of a six-week pilot program that ran in parts of Cape Breton last fall, which was designed to test the system before it rolled out nationally.

The pilot had been launched with the intent of collecting up to a maximum of 200 banned guns. The department confirms only 25 were turned in and destroyed.

Federal government confirms 25 guns collected in 'buyback' pilot, as Quebec pledges support — National Post

The department said in a statement it would compensate Quebec to the tune of $12 million to assist in collection efforts

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Some provinces have outright rejected taking part in the program, such as Ontario. Saddam Khussain, a spokesperson for the provincial solicitor general, said in a statement that it shares “the concern” voiced by the Ontario Provincial Police about how the federal policy would not lead to “meaningful public safety results.”

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said much of the same, with Mike Ellis, her United Conservative Party government’s public safety minister, sending letters to provincial police chiefs last month advising them against taking part, including any “contracted RCMP service provider.”

Robert Freberg, who serves as commissioner of the Saskatchewan Firearm Office, also said Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government would not be directing local police to partake in the program.

New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt’s Liberal government also decided against striking any kind of a deal with the federal government and requested that police resources not be used.

The Nova Scotia government says the province has no role in the program, while the British Columbia government said it supports the program and was leaving it up to different police forces to determine their participation?

Liberals push back launch of firearm compensation program for individuals until January 2026 — National Post

Last month, the public safety minister's office said the program would launch ‘before the end of 2025.’ It has given no reason for the latest delay

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[Ron in Regina]

(German Sport Guns GmbH is a German firearm manufacturer. Their company focus is on .22 LR firearms, intended for sport shooting and plinking, but that’s neither here nor there I guess with it’s Canadian magazines pinned at max 5 rounds)

German Sport Guns GmbH - Wikipedia

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Starting Monday, gun owners will have until the end of March to declare their intention to participate in the federal program compensating individuals for turning over one of their Liberal government-banned guns, should they “want the chance” (?) at money.

After that date, gun owners who possess one of the more than 2,500 makes and models of guns the Liberal government has deemed too dangerous for public use will not be able to receive compensation.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, who announced the launch of the program on Saturday, because Saturday, suggested not every gun owner who registers to participate would be guaranteed compensation, unless you’re one of his tenants, but I guess that’s also a different story…

(Based on reports from September 2025, leaked audio revealed that Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree promised a tenant, who is also a licensed gun owner, that he would personally ensure the tenant received compensation for firearms affected by the federal buyback program)

“I urge you to declare as early as you can because submitting a declaration does not guarantee compensation,” he announced. “Declarations will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis.”

Regardless of whether they choose to participate in the program, gun owners with listed firearms face a deadline to turn them over to local police or have them deactivated, a process that renders them not usable, by the time an amnesty period shielding them from liability expires at the end of October, the federal government confirmed on Saturday.

Failing to participate would expose (the previously legal) firearms owners to consequences including the possible revocation of their licence, the minister said.

The Quebec government is so far the only province to commit to assist the federal government in efforts to collect the banned firearms, recently signing a $12-million agreement to help with coordination work. The other provinces…not so much. Anandasangaree said officials were “working through issues” with those provinces.

'The deadlines are real': Feds launch firearms 'buyback' with March deadline for compensation — National Post

Public Safety Canada, the department responsible for administering the program, confirmed that around $250 million had been set aside for payments

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A six-week pilot program in parts of Cape Breton resulted in 16 people turning in 25 guns last year. The minister has defended the pilot as a success, despite expectations it could collect up to 200 guns.

Based on recent reports regarding the federal gun buyback pilot project in 2025, there are approximately 3,500 licensed gun owners in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM).

While there is no precise total for every registered firearm (as only restricted and prohibited firearms require registration), the following data points were provided during the 2025 pilot project:

• Banned/Restricted Firearms: Reports indicate there are roughly 334 to 380 banned firearms specifically identified in the CBRM.
• Total Firearms Estimate: Some industry estimates suggested there were at least 2,000 guns in the region that the government had banned.

The government also extended the declaration period for the rollout of the national program as compared to the several weeks firearms owners had during the Cape Breton pilot in hopes of encouraging more uptake.

When it comes to collection efforts, Anandasangaree said “we have the capacity, we have the ability to ensure we have nationwide coverage,” save for Saskatchewan and Alberta, because Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Meanwhile, many firearms groups and their lobbyists have been calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government to abandon the initiative, warning that it unfairly targets, lawful firearms owners and lacks the ability to make any meaningful improvement to public safety or deal with shootings committed with illegal guns.

Whether to include versions of the SKS, a popular hunting rifle, on the government’s list of “assault-style” firearms remains under review. While some gun-control advocates urge the Liberals to add it to the list, the minister has said additional consultation was needed with Indigenous communities, given how it is used for hunting.

The government also announced Saturday that the business portion of the compensation program would reopen in the coming months.

The Carney government claims their gun "byback" in voluntary. Tracey Wilson from CCFR says not true.

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[Dixie Cup]

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(German Sport Guns GmbH is a German firearm manufacturer. Their company focus is on .22 LR firearms, intended for sport shooting and plinking, but that’s neither here nor there I guess with it’s Canadian magazines pinned at max 5 rounds)

German Sport Guns GmbH - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Starting Monday, gun owners will have until the end of March to declare their intention to participate in the federal program compensating individuals for turning over one of their Liberal government-banned guns, should they “want the chance” (?) at money.

After that date, gun owners who possess one of the more than 2,500 makes and models of guns the Liberal government has deemed too dangerous for public use will not be able to receive compensation.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, who announced the launch of the program on Saturday, because Saturday, suggested not every gun owner who registers to participate would be guaranteed compensation, unless you’re one of his tenants, but I guess that’s also a different story…

(Based on reports from September 2025, leaked audio revealed that Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree promised a tenant, who is also a licensed gun owner, that he would personally ensure the tenant received compensation for firearms affected by the federal buyback program)

“I urge you to declare as early as you can because submitting a declaration does not guarantee compensation,” he announced. “Declarations will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis.”

Regardless of whether they choose to participate in the program, gun owners with listed firearms face a deadline to turn them over to local police or have them deactivated, a process that renders them not usable, by the time an amnesty period shielding them from liability expires at the end of October, the federal government confirmed on Saturday.
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Failing to participate would expose (the previously legal) firearms owners to consequences including the possible revocation of their licence, the minister said.

The Quebec government is so far the only province to commit to assist the federal government in efforts to collect the banned firearms, recently signing a $12-million agreement to help with coordination work. The other provinces…not so much. Anandasangaree said officials were “working through issues” with those provinces.

'The deadlines are real': Feds launch firearms 'buyback' with March deadline for compensation — National Post

Public Safety Canada, the department responsible for administering the program, confirmed that around $250 million had been set aside for payments

apple.news

A six-week pilot program in parts of Cape Breton resulted in 16 people turning in 25 guns last year. The minister has defended the pilot as a success, despite expectations it could collect up to 200 guns.

Based on recent reports regarding the federal gun buyback pilot project in 2025, there are approximately 3,500 licensed gun owners in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM).

While there is no precise total for every registered firearm (as only restricted and prohibited firearms require registration), the following data points were provided during the 2025 pilot project:

• Banned/Restricted Firearms: Reports indicate there are roughly 334 to 380 banned firearms specifically identified in the CBRM.
• Total Firearms Estimate: Some industry estimates suggested there were at least 2,000 guns in the region that the government had banned.

The government also extended the declaration period for the rollout of the national program as compared to the several weeks firearms owners had during the Cape Breton pilot in hopes of encouraging more uptake.

When it comes to collection efforts, Anandasangaree said “we have the capacity, we have the ability to ensure we have nationwide coverage,” save for Saskatchewan and Alberta, because Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Meanwhile, many firearms groups and their lobbyists have been calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government to abandon the initiative, warning that it unfairly targets, lawful firearms owners and lacks the ability to make any meaningful improvement to public safety or deal with shootings committed with illegal guns.

Whether to include versions of the SKS, a popular hunting rifle, on the government’s list of “assault-style” firearms remains under review. While some gun-control advocates urge the Liberals to add it to the list, the minister has said additional consultation was needed with Indigenous communities, given how it is used for hunting.

The government also announced Saturday that the business portion of the compensation program would reopen in the coming months.

The Carney government claims their gun "byback" in voluntary. Tracey Wilson from CCFR says not true.

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(YouTube & The Carney government claims their gun "byback" in voluntary. Tracey Wilson from CCFR says not true)

I hope no one complies! Wouldn't that be beautiful??

 

[Ron in Regina]

I hope no one complies! Wouldn't that be beautiful??

If the Liberal government in Ottawa is proud of its “Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program”— the long-discussed gun buyback program — then it has a very odd way of showing it. Governments often dump news they’re not happy with late on a Friday, the Friday of a long weekend, if it’s really bad, in hopes of attaining minimum media coverage.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, who announced the launch of the program on Saturday, because Saturday, suggested not every gun owner who registers to participate would be guaranteed compensation, unless you’re one of his tenants, but I guess that’s also a different story…

The Liberals went one better this time around and announced the buyback program’s official launch in Montreal on Saturday, and while Prime Minister Mark Carney was occupying most available reporters with his unabashed supplications to China and Qatar.

It’s good that they’re not proud of it. That’s the first step toward abandoning it, which they eventually will; the only question is how much money will have been pissed away in the meantime. It’s a disaster on arrival, and a boondoggle in the making.

A test run of the program in Cape Breton collected a grand total of 25 weapons. Five provinces, representing 60 per cent of the Canadian population, have said they’ll refuse to participate — that includes NDP-governed Manitoba — and that’s not a small problem, since the provinces control policing, and the buyback program involves owners surrendering their guns to police.

As public policy, it’s roughly akin to WKRP dropping a gaggle of turkeys out of a helicopter over Cincinnati. Only the Liberals know perfectly well, if they’re honest with themselves, that turkeys don’t fly.

This sort of thing poses a dilemma for Mark Carney, I think, whether or not he realizes it yet. As with any prime minister, it’s clear there are files that really don’t interest him very much at all — and I suspect this is one of them. When you’re prime minister of a G7 nation, and you’re not interested in a file, you can either demand the file be thrown in the recycling bin or leave it to your underlings to do their best with it. On a Saturday. While you’re kissing rings in Beijing and Doha.

I suspect Carney will come to regret not using the recycling bin.

Chris Selley: Carney will regret embracing the gun buyback — National Post

If this is about public safety, why are the Liberals giving special treatment to Indigenous communities — who are disproportionately affected by violence?

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[Taxslave2]

If the Liberal government in Ottawa is proud of its “Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program”— the long-discussed gun buyback program — then it has a very odd way of showing it. Governments often dump news they’re not happy with late on a Friday, the Friday of a long weekend, if it’s really bad, in hopes of attaining minimum media coverage.

The Liberals went one better this time around and announced the buyback program’s official launch in Montreal on Saturday, and while Prime Minister Mark Carney was occupying most available reporters with his unabashed supplications to China and Qatar.

It’s good that they’re not proud of it. That’s the first step toward abandoning it, which they eventually will; the only question is how much money will have been pissed away in the meantime. It’s a disaster on arrival, and a boondoggle in the making.

A test run of the program in Cape Breton collected a grand total of 25 weapons. Five provinces, representing 60 per cent of the Canadian population, have said they’ll refuse to participate — that includes NDP-governed Manitoba — and that’s not a small problem, since the provinces control policing, and the buyback program involves owners surrendering their guns to police.

As public policy, it’s roughly akin to WKRP dropping a gaggle of turkeys out of a helicopter over Cincinnati. Only the Liberals know perfectly well, if they’re honest with themselves, that turkeys don’t fly.

This sort of thing poses a dilemma for Mark Carney, I think, whether or not he realizes it yet. As with any prime minister, it’s clear there are files that really don’t interest him very much at all — and I suspect this is one of them. When you’re prime minister of a G7 nation, and you’re not interested in a file, you can either demand the file be thrown in the recycling bin or leave it to your underlings to do their best with it. On a Saturday. While you’re kissing rings in Beijing and Doha.

I suspect Carney will come to regret not using the recycling bin.

Chris Selley: Carney will regret embracing the gun buyback — National Post

If this is about public safety, why are the Liberals giving special treatment to Indigenous communities — who are disproportionately affected by violence?

apple.news

Somewhere along the line, I missed out on some important information. How does the government know who might have these newly illegal rifles? The long gun registry is supposedly destroyed, so except for recently purchased now illegal rifles, the government should have no way of knowing who owns one.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Somewhere along the line, I missed out on some important information. How does the government know who might have these newly illegal rifles? The long gun registry is supposedly destroyed, so except for recently purchased now illegal rifles, the government should have no way of knowing who owns one.

As far as the legal (or formerly legal) gun owners in Canada go…can you picture the Federal Government sending each and every licensed owner a registered letter that is mandatory to be filled out and sent back…& asking if you’re one of the millions of people on that list that happened to own one of these now thousands of different models of firearms…that have now been made illegal…& if you are untruthful, then it’s a big financial and legal Peepee whack?

Then maybe, if someone has a current license to own a firearm (regardless of the firearm involved), random searches of their homes for an audit of their firearms?

Does that seem too far fetched?

 

[Taxslave2]

As far as the legal (or formerly legal) gun owners in Canada go…can you picture the Federal Government sending each and every licensed owner a registered letter that is mandatory to be filled out and sent back…& asking if you’re one of the millions of people on that list that happened to own one of these now thousands of different models of firearms…that have now been made illegal…& if you are untruthful, then it’s a big financial and legal Peepee whack?

Then maybe, if someone has a current license to own a firearm (regardless of the firearm involved), random searches of their homes for an audit of their firearms?

Does that seem too far fetched?

Don't give the bastards ideas. I got the email about an hour ago from the gov about checking to see if I own one of the guns on their list. And the penalties for not doing whatever they think. For what it is worth, I deleted it and marked it as spam.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Don't give the bastards ideas. I got the email about an hour ago from the gov about checking to see if I own one of the guns on their list. And the penalties for not doing whatever they think. For what it is worth, I deleted it and marked it as spam.

I was just winging that off the top of my head, without knowing about the email you received. That was just the first thing that came to mind without being overly paranoid or Machiavellian.

 

[pgs]

Don't give the bastards ideas. I got the email about an hour ago from the gov about checking to see if I own one of the guns on their list. And the penalties for not doing whatever they think. For what it is worth, I deleted it and marked it as spam.

Glorious and free .

 

[Ron in Regina]

Don't give the bastards ideas. I got the email about an hour ago from the gov about checking to see if I own one of the guns on their list. And the penalties for not doing whatever they think. For what it is worth, I deleted it and marked it as spam.

I was just winging that off the top of my head, without knowing about the email you received. That was just the first thing that came to mind without being overly paranoid or Machiavellian.

Glorious and free .

A question of what will happen to those who don't comply with the ban by the October deadline still looms large. Anandasangaree issued a warning to gun-owners during the Saturday launch in Montreal, saying non-compliance could mean "criminal liability" and possibly losing firearms licenses. Surprise…not surprised.

Toronto police refusing to help with Carney government's gun buyback, minister says — Toronto Star

In an interview with the Star following a weekend launch of the national program, Anandasangaree, a Scarborough MP, said the Toronto Police Service has "expressed that they do not want to take part in the program, and we respect that."

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[Tecumsehsbones]

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(German Sport Guns GmbH is a German firearm manufacturer. Their company focus is on .22 LR firearms, intended for sport shooting and plinking, but that’s neither here nor there I guess with it’s Canadian magazines pinned at max 5 rounds)

German Sport Guns GmbH - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Starting Monday, gun owners will have until the end of March to declare their intention to participate in the federal program compensating individuals for turning over one of their Liberal government-banned guns, should they “want the chance” (?) at money.

What kind of stock does that have? Is it an SBR or a handgun?

 

[Ron in Regina]

What kind of stock does that have? Is it an SBR or a handgun?

Field test: German Sport Guns GSG-16 and GSG-16 Sport in .22 LR, the rimfire MP5 clones

GSG-16 rimfire semi-automatic rifles in .22 Long Rifle ** GSG-16 sporting variant tested ** The GSG-16 has the appearance of the famous HK MP5 submachine gun

www.all4shooters.com

 

[petros]

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Field test: German Sport Guns GSG-16 and GSG-16 Sport in .22 LR, the rimfire MP5 clones

GSG-16 rimfire semi-automatic rifles in .22 Long Rifle ** GSG-16 sporting variant tested ** The GSG-16 has the appearance of the famous HK MP5 submachine gun

www.all4shooters.com

That is not a pistol or a rifle. It's a carbine.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

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Field test: German Sport Guns GSG-16 and GSG-16 Sport in .22 LR, the rimfire MP5 clones

GSG-16 rimfire semi-automatic rifles in .22 Long Rifle ** GSG-16 sporting variant tested ** The GSG-16 has the appearance of the famous HK MP5 submachine gun

www.all4shooters.com

Thanks.

 

[Ron in Regina]

I hope no one complies! Wouldn't that be beautiful??

I got the email about an hour ago from the gov about checking to see if I own one of the guns on their list. And the penalties for not doing whatever they think. For what it is worth, I deleted it and marked it as spam.

Have you purchased ammunition for a firearm since Bill C71 came into effect in July 7th 2021? Do you have a valid PAL &/or RPAL?

If they’re “voluntarily” confiscating these firearms from the registered owners who can’t own them without having PAL’s & RPAL’s and already being in a database, knowing police can enter their homes at anytime, and their names are already run through criminal record searches daily…how many of those firearms are “on the streets” in order to remove them from the streets?

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This guy even touches upon the danger of losing a firearm in a canoeing accident about 10 minutes in.

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

Have you purchased ammunition for a firearm since Bill C71 came into effect in July 7th 2021? Do you have a valid PAL &/or RPAL?

Nah, just a bunch of moochers who drink my beer and watch my big-screen.

 

[Taxslave2]

A question of what will happen to those who don't comply with the ban by the October deadline still looms large. Anandasangaree issued a warning to gun-owners during the Saturday launch in Montreal, saying non-compliance could mean "criminal liability" and possibly losing firearms licenses. Surprise…not surprised.

Toronto police refusing to help with Carney government's gun buyback, minister says — Toronto Star

In an interview with the Star following a weekend launch of the national program, Anandasangaree, a Scarborough MP, said the Toronto Police Service has "expressed that they do not want to take part in the program, and we respect that."

apple.news

Not seeing anything to worry about. He doesn't do anything about criminals having illegal guns.

 

[Taxslave2]

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Field test: German Sport Guns GSG-16 and GSG-16 Sport in .22 LR, the rimfire MP5 clones

GSG-16 rimfire semi-automatic rifles in .22 Long Rifle ** GSG-16 sporting variant tested ** The GSG-16 has the appearance of the famous HK MP5 submachine gun

www.all4shooters.com

That probably makes it an assault type rife to libtards. None of them know the difference between rim fire and center fire anyway.

 

[Taxslave2]

Have you purchased ammunition for a firearm since Bill C71 came into effect in July 7th 2021? Do you have a valid PAL &/or RPAL?

Of course. But as far as I know, nothing I bought comes in the caliber that assault type rifles use.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Of course. But as far as I know, nothing I bought comes in the caliber that assault type rifles use.

Now…define “assault type” rifles according to the Liberal Government. The pic in post 18,606 shoots a .22 long…that “assault type” ammunition enough for you?

Have you picked up a brick of .22 in the last couple years? Maybe bird or buck shot? That could be seen as suspicious.