The Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) is giving the Alberta government a thumbs up for protecting the rights of gun owners.On Thursday, The Alberta government made history as the attorney general directed jurisdiction over charges under the federal Firearms Act is taken over by Alberta’s Crown prosecutors."The CSSA is very pleased Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro, has taken such a principled stand to protect the lawful citizens of Alberta who own firearms. It's a great day to be Albertan," Executive Director of the CSSA Tony Bernardo said."There is no question the government of Justin Trudeau has committed a great overreach against the lawfully acquired property of Canadians. Minister Shandro and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have clearly demonstrated the approach of the Alberta government will be one of protecting the rights of Albertans."In May 2020, the federal government passed an order in council to ban more than 1,500 types of firearms. The ban took effect that same day.An amnesty period allows individuals to possess banned firearms until Oct. 30, 2023. After this date, individuals can face criminal charges for possessing a banned firearm.With resources in place and the constitutional authority to deal with these matters, Alberta Attorney General Justice Minister Tyler Shandro directed the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service to handle charges involving the Firearms Act starting Jan. 1."This is a refreshing approach to the issue of gun crime that is long overdue — respect the dignity and property of honest people, and go after the criminals with a vengeance," Bernardo said."Albertans are lucky to have a government so respectful of their personal property and the CSSA wishes all provinces could demonstrate that respect like Alberta and Saskatchewan have. Other provinces need to follow their lead and thwart the outrageous theft of lawful firearms from Canadians."The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is also applauding the move by the Alberta government to defend firearms owners and taxpayers by deterring the seizure of legally owned guns. “Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is making the right move by trying to shield thousands of Alberta firearms owners from Prime Minister Trudeau’s wasteful gun grab,” said Kris Sims, Alberta director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. “Police say the massive seizure of rifles and shotguns from hunters and ranchers will not make Canadians safer and history shows us this gun grab will also be a huge waste of taxpayers’ money.”On Thursday, Shandro said the province will assume jurisdiction of firearms-related criminal code cases, rather than relinquishing the duty to the federal government. This decision was made because the province believes Trudeau’s firearms seizure goes too far. “These (Ottawa’s) actions will criminalize hundreds of thousands of Canadians overnight, the majority of which reside in western Canada and it's becoming increasingly clear that the federal Liberal government is pursuing a strategy to ban all legal firearms ownership,” Shandro said.Alberta’s Chief Firearms Officer warned Ottawa’s recent amendments to Bill C-21 would criminalize many law-abiding firearms owners across the country, and the attempted confiscation would be wasteful.“The precious resources taxpayers entrust to us are not unlimited and we must direct them to where they will do the most good,” said Teri Bryant, Alberta’s CFO. “This means rejecting measures that are founded on sensationalistic calls for restrictions that are costly, ineffective, and lacking in any evidentiary basis.”The failed federal long gun registry imposed by the federal government in the 1990s cost Canadian taxpayers more than $1 billion before it was finally abandoned and scrapped.“Canada is more than $1 trillion in debt and the Trudeau government has a serious spending problem,” said Sims. “The last thing we need is another seizure of people’s property that turns into an expensive boondoggle.”Shandro said the Trudeau gun grab is political and is not about gun safety.
The Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) is giving the Alberta government a thumbs up for protecting the rights of gun owners.On Thursday, The Alberta government made history as the attorney general directed jurisdiction over charges under the federal Firearms Act is taken over by Alberta’s Crown prosecutors."The CSSA is very pleased Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro, has taken such a principled stand to protect the lawful citizens of Alberta who own firearms. It's a great day to be Albertan," Executive Director of the CSSA Tony Bernardo said."There is no question the government of Justin Trudeau has committed a great overreach against the lawfully acquired property of Canadians. Minister Shandro and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have clearly demonstrated the approach of the Alberta government will be one of protecting the rights of Albertans."In May 2020, the federal government passed an order in council to ban more than 1,500 types of firearms. The ban took effect that same day.An amnesty period allows individuals to possess banned firearms until Oct. 30, 2023. After this date, individuals can face criminal charges for possessing a banned firearm.With resources in place and the constitutional authority to deal with these matters, Alberta Attorney General Justice Minister Tyler Shandro directed the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service to handle charges involving the Firearms Act starting Jan. 1."This is a refreshing approach to the issue of gun crime that is long overdue — respect the dignity and property of honest people, and go after the criminals with a vengeance," Bernardo said."Albertans are lucky to have a government so respectful of their personal property and the CSSA wishes all provinces could demonstrate that respect like Alberta and Saskatchewan have. Other provinces need to follow their lead and thwart the outrageous theft of lawful firearms from Canadians."The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is also applauding the move by the Alberta government to defend firearms owners and taxpayers by deterring the seizure of legally owned guns. “Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is making the right move by trying to shield thousands of Alberta firearms owners from Prime Minister Trudeau’s wasteful gun grab,” said Kris Sims, Alberta director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. “Police say the massive seizure of rifles and shotguns from hunters and ranchers will not make Canadians safer and history shows us this gun grab will also be a huge waste of taxpayers’ money.”On Thursday, Shandro said the province will assume jurisdiction of firearms-related criminal code cases, rather than relinquishing the duty to the federal government. This decision was made because the province believes Trudeau’s firearms seizure goes too far. “These (Ottawa’s) actions will criminalize hundreds of thousands of Canadians overnight, the majority of which reside in western Canada and it's becoming increasingly clear that the federal Liberal government is pursuing a strategy to ban all legal firearms ownership,” Shandro said.Alberta’s Chief Firearms Officer warned Ottawa’s recent amendments to Bill C-21 would criminalize many law-abiding firearms owners across the country, and the attempted confiscation would be wasteful.“The precious resources taxpayers entrust to us are not unlimited and we must direct them to where they will do the most good,” said Teri Bryant, Alberta’s CFO. “This means rejecting measures that are founded on sensationalistic calls for restrictions that are costly, ineffective, and lacking in any evidentiary basis.”The failed federal long gun registry imposed by the federal government in the 1990s cost Canadian taxpayers more than $1 billion before it was finally abandoned and scrapped.“Canada is more than $1 trillion in debt and the Trudeau government has a serious spending problem,” said Sims. “The last thing we need is another seizure of people’s property that turns into an expensive boondoggle.”Shandro said the Trudeau gun grab is political and is not about gun safety.
