How Canada's Largest Gun Control Effort in Decades Is Missing the Mark

How Canada's largest gun control effort in decades is missing the mark

Canada recently banned 2,500 models of "assault-style" firearms - but a plan to buy-back tens of thousands of guns fell short by half.

Albertans declare more than 7K banned guns under federal buyback, as province refuses program

Amid vocal pushback from the provincial government against Ottawa's gun buyback program, Albertans declared more than 7,000 banned weapons for compensation, according to figures released by the federal government Wednesday.

Fewer than 2,500 Manitobans declare intention to turn over prohibited firearms in federal buyback program

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Canadian AR-15 Mandatory Buyback Program Concludes Without a Bang

Canada’s 10-week effort to confiscate AR-15s and similar firearms concluded on Tuesday with low turn-in rates, high costs, and an impending challenge in the Supreme Court of Canada. 37,869 Canadians have declared around 67,000 firearms for turn-in since the program’s start, according to a Wednesday release from Public Safety Canada. But at less than half the guns the government budgeted for… Source

Canada's 'Buyback' Is Officially a Bust

Canada's gun buyback falls short of targets with only 67,000 firearms declared out of 136,000 expected.

Canada Law Enforcement Set to ‘Begin the Collection’ of Prohibited Firearms

For all the gun control activists in America who continually shout, “NO ONE IS COMING FOR YOUR GUNS!” while at the same time pushing ever-increasing gun control, our neighbor to the north is giving reason for vigilance. Canada is demonstrating if enough citizens become complacent and disengaged, then yes — the government will, in fact, […] The post Canada Law Enforcement Set to ‘Begin the Collection’ of Prohibited Firearms appeared first on NSSF.