Gun Buyback
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Ottawa considers allowing banned guns to be mailed to disposal facilitiesOttawa is looking to modify the rules for the retail assault-style weapon buyback by allowing restricted firearms to be shipped through the mail or professional couriers.CanadaMay 23
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Liberals quietly extend ‘assault-style’ firearms amnesty to Oct. 2025Ottawa has once again extended the Criminal Code amnesty period for people who already own banned weapons by two more years to Oct. 30, 2025.CanadaOct 11, 2023
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Still no date for Canada’s retail gun buyback as amnesty deadline nearsCSAAA president Wes Winkel says his organization has had monthly meetings with public safety officials he believes underestimated the complexity of a gun buyback.CanadaSep 15, 2023
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Police chiefs urge Ottawa not to rely on forces to oversee gun buyback programTwo years ago, the government announced a ban on over 1,500 models and variants of what it considers assault-style firearms, such as the AR-15.CanadaOct 27, 2022
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Alberta’s resistance to federal gun buyback program politicizes police: criticsTwo different professors in Calgary and Edmonton say the provincial announcement resisting the federal gun buyback program will politicize police.PoliticsSep 27, 2022
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Firearm buyback program cost could hit $756M, says budget watchdogParliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux said he couldn't provide a detailed estimate because of the number of unknowns in the program, including unregistered guns.CanadaJun 29, 2021
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Trudeau ‘a traitor’ unless gun bill overhauled, say families of Polytechnique victimsIn a letter to Trudeau made public Thursday, relatives of victims, survivors of the shooting and witnesses say the "dismal" Bill C-21 will not make society safer.CanadaMar 18, 2021
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Ottawa picks IBM to help design gun buyback programThe contract is worth almost $1.2 million, according to an award notice posted on a federal information portal.CanadaDec 31, 2020
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Toronto gun buyback program is most successful in city’s history, nets 2,700 firearmsIn a news release Saturday morning, police said they collected over 1,900 long guns and over 800 handguns during the program, which began on April 26 and lasted until Friday.CanadaMay 18, 2019
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