New regulations allow Canada Post to ship restricted firearms returned in gun buyback

Canada Post cleared to transport prohibited firearms returned in federal gun buyback

OTTAWA -- The federal government is giving Canada Post the ability to store and transport prohibited firearms in new regulations that bring the retail gun buyback program one step closer to beginning.

New Regulations Allow Canada Post to Transport Restricted Guns in Firearms Buyback

The federal government has passed new regulations allowing Canada Post to store and transport restricted firearms as part of its firearms buyback program. The Oct. 16 order-in-council will allow couriers at the postal service to transport prohibited firearms to disposal facilities to be destroyed. The Liberal government’s firearms buyback program is expected to begin in the fall of this year. Canada Post had previously refused to collect banned …

Federal government's gun buyback program moves closer to start

Photo: Jonathan Hayward The Canadian Press A man holds an AR-15 automatic weapon David Baxter – The Canadian Press in Ottawa Posted at 8:38 AM Updated at 11:14 AM Canada The federal government is giving Canada Post the ability to store and transport restricted firearms under new regulations that bring the retail gun buyback program closer to its start. An order in council dated Oct. 16 allows restricted assault-style firearms to be r…

Canada Post can move and store restricted firearms under new regulations

Move tied to Ottawa’s retail gun buyback program

Canada Post can ship restricted firearms in gun buyback program - National

An order in council dated Oct. 16 allows for restricted assault-style firearms to be removed from safes, transported and ultimately destroyed.

Canada Post can now ship restricted firearms returned in gun buyback

The federal government is giving Canada Post the ability to store and transport restricted firearms in new regulations that bring the retail gun buyback program one step closer to beginning.