Promise History
3.09.20 - “A re-elected Liberal government will […] [t]oughen our laws on banned assault weapons by making it mandatory for owners to either sell the firearm back to the government for destruction and fair compensation or have it rendered fully and permanently inoperable at government expense.”
14-Sep-2024
Canadian firearms retailers do not want to recover the weapons, at the risk of alienating their customers. By doing so, gun recovery becomes much more complicated for the Canadian government.
“In Canada, firearms retailers have shown no interest in helping the government collect firearms from individual owners — unlike their counterparts in New Zealand.”
Canada tried to copy New Zealand's gun buyback program — what went wrong? - CBC
11-Sep-2024
Even if the government succeeded in taking back all the assault weapons, several are not covered by the definition and have the same capabilities.
“PolySeSouvient says tens of thousands of assault-style guns prohibited in 2020 remain in the hands of their owners, while hundreds of arbitrarily exempted models remain legal and new ones continue to enter the market.”
23-Apr-2024
“Canada Post is refusing to collect firearms that were banned by the federal government in 2020, complicating Ottawa’s plans for a buyback program to remove 144,000 firearms from private hands, federal sources say. […] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals promised a buyback program in both the 2019 and 2021 elections. The government officially announced the process in 2020 and is now hoping to finalize it before the next general election, set for the fall of 2025.”
Canada Post refusing to collect banned guns for Ottawa's buyback program - CBC
12-Jan-2024
“The program design for the Firearms Buyback Program is underway, including the development of an IT processing system. The Government continues to engage with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous communities, police forces and private sector partners on the most efficient and cost effective options for the buyback program, and is taking the time necessary to ensure the buyback program prioritizes public safety.”
Firearms Buyback Program - Public Safety Canada
26-Jul-2023
“The Firearms Buyback Program (FBP) provides strategic advice, oversight, and direction on the design, development, implementation and management of the buyback program for assault-style firearms (ASFs).”
Firearms Buyback Program Overview - Public Safety Canada
28-Mar-2023
“Funding proposed for Public Safety Canada and the RCMP [Total : 29 Millions] to implement an IM/IT solution to compensate firearms owners and businesses and safely remove assault-style firearms from Canadian communities.”
2023 Budget - A Made-in Canada Plan - Department of Finance Canada
03-Feb-2023
Retrait des amendements en lien avec cette promesse.
« Ces amendements au projet de loi C-21 des libéraux devaient mieux définir les armes d’assaut interdites au Canada, en plus de restreindre la possession de modèles d’armes à feu semi-automatiques possédant un chargeur amovible et pouvant contenir plus de cinq cartouches. »
07-Apr-2022
“Budget 2022 builds on recent steps that the federal government has taken to ensure opportunities for all Canadians to thrive, to protect our communities, […] These include: Banning assault-style firearms and investing more than $920 million to protect Canadians from gun violence […] The government will implement a mandatory buy-back program to ensure these weapons are safely removed from our communities, for good.”
16-Mar-2022
“On March 16, 2022, the Government of Canada announced an extension of the Amnesty for eighteen months, until October 30, 2023, along with other amendments. These amendments address issues that have been identified since 2020, allow the Government time to implement the mandatory buyback program, and protect firearm owners as they come into compliance with the law. The buyback program will offer fair compensation to affected owners and businesses.”
01-Jun-2020
Magazines designed for more than the legal limits of bullets could be sold if a device blocks the number of bullets to the legal limit. However, these modifiable magazines are “readily restorable” to their full capacity.
“Current regulations allow magazines designed for more than the legal limits of bullets as long as a device blocks the number of bullets to the legal limit. According to the RCMP however, these modifiable magazines are “readily restorable” to their full capacity.”
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