Gun Buyback Program

• The West Block – Episode 32, Season 12

  Amid a spike in violence and allegations they're soft on crime, the Liberals take a new approach. And it looks like Biden versus Trump, again, for the U.S. presidential race.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2023
  
• Police chiefs urge Ottawa not to rely on forces to oversee gun buyback program

  Two 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.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2022
  
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• Calgary police investigations into 2022 shootings reveal reasons, origins of gun crime

  The Calgary Police Commission got a breakdown of the plague of gun violence in the city on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2022
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• Alberta’s resistance to federal gun buyback program politicizes police: critics

  Two different professors in Calgary and Edmonton say the provincial announcement resisting the federal gun buyback program will politicize police.

  Politics

  Sep 27, 2022
• Feds propose $1,337 for AR-15 rifles under gun buyback program

  Public Safety Canada has released a price list detailing how much money owners of banned firearms can expect to get under the program.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2022
• Firearm buyback program cost could hit $756M, says budget watchdog

  Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux said he couldn't provide a detailed estimate because of the number of unknowns in the program, including unregistered guns.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2021
• Toronto police say over 3,100 guns netted in buyback program

  Toronto police said over 1,900 long guns and over 800 handguns were collected.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2019
• Toronto gun buyback program is most successful in city’s history, nets 2,700 firearms

  In 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. 

  Canada

  May 18, 2019
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• More than 1,500 guns collected so far in Toronto’s gun buyback program, could cost $750,000: report

  Toronto's gun buyback program has resulted in the collection of more than 1,500 firearms in its first two weeks, but could end up costing taxpayers potentially up to $750,000.

  Canada

  May 13, 2019