ohshit604@sh.itjust.works to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agoFederal government confirms 25 guns collected in 'buyback' pilot, as Quebec pledges supportnationalpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkFederal government confirms 25 guns collected in 'buyback' pilot, as Quebec pledges supportnationalpost.comohshit604@sh.itjust.works to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square13linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareohshit604@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-24 days agoApologies, I am going to assume this is a topic you’re not very well familiar with. This whole entire program is for Quebec, more specifically pushed by PolySeSouvient - claiming all licensed firearm owners are the problem for the rise in gun related crime, not the firearms that are illegally sourced, yet 9 times out of 10 crime involving firearms are illegal firearms. Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Ontario (essentially) and the Yukon have all rejected the program knowing there is no public safety benefit and a huge strain on the already spread thin police forces, even Mark Carney’s own Public Safety Minister was caught in leaked audio claiming he would have done this program differently and that this is a waste of resources but kept going on with Justin Trudeaus failure. Edit: it should be noted that this program is effecting folks who take part in professional target shooting as well.
Apologies, I am going to assume this is a topic you’re not very well familiar with. This whole entire program is for Quebec, more specifically pushed by PolySeSouvient - claiming all licensed firearm owners are the problem for the rise in gun related crime, not the firearms that are illegally sourced, yet 9 times out of 10 crime involving firearms are illegal firearms.
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Ontario (essentially) and the Yukon have all rejected the program knowing there is no public safety benefit and a huge strain on the already spread thin police forces, even Mark Carney’s own Public Safety Minister was caught in leaked audio claiming he would have done this program differently and that this is a waste of resources but kept going on with Justin Trudeaus failure.
Edit: it should be noted that this program is effecting folks who take part in professional target shooting as well.