Alberta's government will explore all available options to take action against the Liberal federal governments gun grab.“The amendments target more than two million licensed Canadian firearms owners, including hunters, farmers and target shooters who collectively own hundreds of thousands of firearms that could soon be prohibited," Shandro said.On November 22, through last-minute amendments to Bill C-21, the federal government moved to ban hundreds of new models of legally owned rifles and shotguns..The amendment was tabled to ban all semi-automatic rifles and shotguns capable of accepting an external magazine, according to a press release. READ MORE: Canadian government proposes to ban semi-automatic weaponsClause 1 in Bill C-21 would be amended to say a rifle or shotgun “that is capable of discharging centre-fire ammunition in a semi-automatic manner and that is designed to accept a detachable cartridge magazine with a capacity greater than five cartridges of the type for which the firearm was originally designed.”The amendment contains a number of firearms identified by name.“The decision to take this action abandons long-held claims put forward by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, namely, that the federal government was only seeking to ban so-called ‘assault-style’ firearms and they would somehow equitably compensate firearms owners," Shandro said.“If the amendments are successful, Bill C-21 will lead to the most sweeping and arbitrary ban in Canadian history. The ban will not only be unenforceable but will criminalize hundreds of thousands of Canadians."Only two months ago, Alberta took unprecedented action to protect law-abiding firearms owners by announcing its intention to intervene in six firearms lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the 2020 federal firearms prohibitions.“Alberta then went further, announcing we would take steps to seek to prevent the federal government from conscripting RCMP officers to confiscate legally acquired firearms. Alberta was quickly joined by Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick and the Yukon," Shandro said.“With the amendments tabled November 22, it's become increasingly clear these actions are not enough. The federal government is clearly seeking to ban legal firearm ownership altogether. In the coming weeks, Alberta will explore all available options to take action.”
Alberta's government will explore all available options to take action against the Liberal federal governments gun grab.“The amendments target more than two million licensed Canadian firearms owners, including hunters, farmers and target shooters who collectively own hundreds of thousands of firearms that could soon be prohibited," Shandro said.On November 22, through last-minute amendments to Bill C-21, the federal government moved to ban hundreds of new models of legally owned rifles and shotguns..The amendment was tabled to ban all semi-automatic rifles and shotguns capable of accepting an external magazine, according to a press release. READ MORE: Canadian government proposes to ban semi-automatic weaponsClause 1 in Bill C-21 would be amended to say a rifle or shotgun “that is capable of discharging centre-fire ammunition in a semi-automatic manner and that is designed to accept a detachable cartridge magazine with a capacity greater than five cartridges of the type for which the firearm was originally designed.”The amendment contains a number of firearms identified by name.“The decision to take this action abandons long-held claims put forward by Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, namely, that the federal government was only seeking to ban so-called ‘assault-style’ firearms and they would somehow equitably compensate firearms owners," Shandro said.“If the amendments are successful, Bill C-21 will lead to the most sweeping and arbitrary ban in Canadian history. The ban will not only be unenforceable but will criminalize hundreds of thousands of Canadians."Only two months ago, Alberta took unprecedented action to protect law-abiding firearms owners by announcing its intention to intervene in six firearms lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the 2020 federal firearms prohibitions.“Alberta then went further, announcing we would take steps to seek to prevent the federal government from conscripting RCMP officers to confiscate legally acquired firearms. Alberta was quickly joined by Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick and the Yukon," Shandro said.“With the amendments tabled November 22, it's become increasingly clear these actions are not enough. The federal government is clearly seeking to ban legal firearm ownership altogether. In the coming weeks, Alberta will explore all available options to take action.”
