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Gun owners have until March 31 to express interest in gun compensation
Gun owners have until March 31 to declare interest in compensation for turning in banned assault-style firearms under a $248.6 million federal program, officials said.
- Today the government opened a declaration period running through to March 31, and Public Safety Canada says firearm licence holders will be notified about participation.
- Since May 2020 Ottawa outlawed about 2,500 types of firearms, including the AR-15, and the government says possession after amnesty could lead to prosecution.
- In the spring, owners with approved declarations will finalize claims and schedule turn-ins with the RCMP, local police, or mobile collection units, while compensation is mainly first-come, first-served.
- The amnesty carries a fixed Oct. 30 deadline, and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree warned that the deadlines are real and should be heeded.
- The program offers alternatives to compensation but has drawn political backlash, with firearm rights advocates and the federal Conservatives denouncing it as a poor use of taxpayer dollars.
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Ottawa unveils next steps in its national gun buyback program. Here are the details
The federal government has unveiled the next steps in its national gun buyback program — and Canadians will have about two months to declare their interest in participating in order to receive compensation for turning in outlawed firearms.
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