He announced the first phase of the federal government's long-promised gun buyback program at a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday.
Ottawa also promised in May 2020 to develop a buyback program that would require owners to either sell the firearms to the government or have them rendered inoperable at federal expense. But that program has still not been developed. Statements posted to the association's Twitter account insist the group is not taking part in the actual buyback program and is participating only to negotiate fair compensation and a simple process. They say the group remains skeptical that the buyback program will work because there isn't clear money to fund it, or a clear process to implement it.
The Conservatives say the Liberal gun-control agenda fails to address violent crimes such as shootings, and instead unfairly targets gun owners who obey the law. "We're dedicated to moving forward with this program as quickly as we can, but we also have to make sure that we get the buyback program right. It's a program that is without precedent. It's national in scale. It's going to involve a number of partners."
Conservative MPs and some firearm advocates said the definition unfairly targeted many commonly used rifles and shotguns. Voices in favour of defining assault-style firearms in the bill said misinformation had clouded the debate.Earlier this week, Mendicino told the public safety committee the government would be abandoning the plan to spell out each make and variety of banned firearm in lengthy lists appended to the federal gun-control bill.
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