Sask introduces Firearms Act to protect firearms owners from Trudeau’s gun grab | Western STandard - Christopher Oldcorn
December 1, 2022 - "The Saskatchewan government has introduced the Saskatchewan Firearms Act (SFA) to protect lawful firearms owners from the Trudeau government’s firearms ban. Corrections, Policing, and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell said the government does not want to take guns away from responsible owners.
'This act will help address concerns of responsible firearms owners and enhance public safety across Saskatchewan,” said Tell. To protect the public, the Saskatchewan government supports policies going after firearms used by criminals. 'We take public safety seriously and support initiatives that reduce the criminal use of firearms while preventing gang violence and stopping illegal guns from entering our province,' said Tell.
"The SFA establishes 'licensing requirements for businesses or individuals involved in firearms expropriation.' The SFA requires and oversees 'fair compensation for any firearms being seized” and “require forensic and ballistic testing of seized firearms'.... The Saskatchewan Firearms Office (SFO) will administer the SFA and take on 'an expanded role in prosecuting non-violent regulatory firearms offences.... The SFO will have additional firearms officers to support the 'law-abiding firearms community,' and investigate 'incidents associated with mental health, domestic violence, and illegal activities involving firearms.'"
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Saskatchewan's first chief firearms officer promises to target safety issues, Regina Leader-Post, September 27, 2021:
With Saskatchewan Firearms Act, province pushes back against federal gun control | CBC News - Alexander Quon:
December 1, 2022 - "The Saskatchewan Firearms Act passed first reading on Thursday. A news release from the province touts the bill as establishing a 'provincial firearms regulatory system that will promote the safe and responsible use of firearms' and expanding the role of the Saskatchewan Firearms Office in prosecuting non-violent regulatory firearms offences. But under questioning from the media, provincial Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Christine Tell described a bill designed to push back against the federal government's expansion of gun control in Canada....
"She said the provincial government has concerns about the federal firearm buyback program. In May 2020, the federal government passed an order in council banning 1,500 assault-style firearms and certain components of newly prohibited firearms. It announced an amnesty until October 2023 to give owners of the firearms time to comply with the law.
"Tell has already sent a letter to the Saskatchewan RCMP's commanding officer Rhonda Blackmore, stressing that Tell did not want provincial policing resources involved in the federal program. Federal Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino has described that position as reckless and an "abdication" of the vital responsibility to keep citizens safe."
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/firearms-act-introduced-1.6670718
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