Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery said it “is disappointing that the federal government has decided to double-down on their firearms policies that are not rooted in evidence-based decision-making regarding public safety.”Amery said the Alberta government opposes the arbitrary reclassification of various firearms and the Canadian government’s wasteful, ineffective, and delayed program to confiscate them. “Instead of choosing to commit scarce resources to addressing criminal usage of firearms, such as through strengthening our border to combat the trafficking of firearms that make up the overwhelming majority of those used in violent crime, the federal government has chosen to focus its attention once again on undermining law-abiding firearms ownership in Alberta and across Canada,” tweeted Amery on Thursday. “Alberta believes in a principled and informed approach to firearms policy that preserves public safety and recognizes the immense responsibility that comes with firearms ownership.”.In this case, he noted the Alberta government “will continue to leverage our jurisdictional powers to advocate for the interests of the law-abiding firearms community and businesses.”Amery was commenting on the Canadian government saying on Thursday it plans to confiscate formerly legal guns and give them to Ukraine..Trudeau Liberals to seize formerly legal guns from Canadians to give to Ukraine.It was part of a new collection of gun confiscation orders coming down from the Canadian government.Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said a total of 324 unique makes and models of assault-style firearms would be “added to the list of prohibited firearms in Canada.” The Alberta government said in 2022 it has sent instructions to the RCMP to dismiss direct orders from the Canadian government to enforce its semi-automatic weapon buyback program..UPDATED: Alberta government demands RCMP ignore Trudeau’s gun grab.“This is politically motivated confiscation,” said former Alberta justice minister and solicitor general Tyler Shandro. “It will not make Alberta a safer place.”.The Canadian government said in 2023 it will be extending the grace period for its semi-automatic gun ban until Oct. 30, 2025..Canadian government extends gun grab amnesty period until 2025.“The extension of the Order will ensure affected firearm owners and businesses continue to be protected from criminal liability for unlawful possession while they come into compliance with the law, including having the opportunity to take part in the buyback program,” said Public Safety Canada. PSC started off by saying Canadians should feel safe in their communities. That is why the Canadian government has been addressing gun violence with a plan that includes expanding firearms legislation and regulations, spending money on law enforcement and border operations and providing funding for communities to tackle the root causes of violence.
