New regulations allow Canada Post to ship restricted firearms returned in gun buyback
- The federal government has given Canada Post the ability to store and transport restricted firearms, helping the retail gun buyback program to start.
- An order on council dated October 16 allows for the transportation and destruction of restricted assault-style firearms.
- The government plans to begin buying restricted firearms from retail stores this fall, with a buyback for individuals set for next year.
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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 …

Canada Post can move and store restricted firearms under new regulations
Move tied to Ottawa’s retail gun buyback program
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