'Our government will always stand beside law-abiding Saskatchewan firearms owners, and we believe a provincially-appointed CFO will assist in that advocacy,' Minister Christine Tell said.

“We have a lot of firearms groups and hunters that are legitimately questioning why certain guns are on there and why certain ones are not,” said one B.C. MP.

Some in Saskatchewan, including Premier Scott Moe, are voicing opposition to the federal government's newly announced ban on "assault-style" firearms.