{"id":190556,"date":"2023-04-27T10:13:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T14:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=178810"},"modified":"2023-04-27T10:13:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:29:37","slug":"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm &#8216;Buyback&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ottawa announces next phase of gun buyback program\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AsaKdrgLVyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada\u2019s Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino announced Wednesday morning that the federal government is <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/9651758\/canada-firearms-buyback-csaaa-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">initiating the first steps of its Firearms Buyback Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In May 2020, Canada passed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publicsafety.gc.ca\/cnt\/cntrng-crm\/frrms\/index-en.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">new laws against \u201cassault weapons,\u201d<\/a> banning the purchase and ownership of such weapons. The law identified over 1,500 firearm models to prohibit, including AR-15s, the Ruger Mini-14, and AR-10s. Since then, federal and private stakeholders have been debating and strategizing how to confiscate these guns from Canadian citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/oh-canada-your-prime-minister-banned-your-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">Oh Canada\u2026 Your Prime Minister Banned Your Guns<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a press conference on Wednesday, Mendicino stated, \u201cWe\u2019re dedicated to moving forward with this program as quickly as we can, but we also have to make sure that we get the buyback program right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Assault-style firearms belong on the battlefield, and we\u2019ll soon begin a buyback program to get them out of Canada.<br><br>Today we announced an agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/csaaaofficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">@csaaaofficial<\/a>, who will facilitate the buying back of some 11,000 assault style firearms from retailers nationwide. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TQBYPeT2KL\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">https:\/\/t.co\/TQBYPeT2KL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Marco Mendicino (@marcomendicino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcomendicino\/status\/1651264736665665536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In accordance with the proposed buyback program, current retailers and owners of banned weapons must sell their firearms to the federal government or have them rendered inoperable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Firearm Buyback Program: Phase One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Step one of the government\u2019s Buyback Program focuses on the removal of the current stock of banned weapons from Canadian retailers. Mendicino announced Wednesday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/mendicino-first-step-firearm-buyback-industry-1.6822947\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">government allocated $700,000<\/a> and is working with the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (CSAAA) to implement the first phase of the buyback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/caught-on-camera-the-time-trudeau-told-voters-confiscation-will-never-happen-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">Caught on Camera: The Time Trudeau Told Voters Confiscation Will Never Happen In Canada<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a significant milestone,\u201d Mendicino claimed. Of note, Mendicino explained that roughly 11,000 assault-style firearms have been identified thus far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CSAAA Involvement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The CSAAA allegedly agreed to help identify the number and types of banned firearms that are currently stocked by businesses to streamline the program. The goal of the CSAAA in this process is to ensure sufficient representation for Canadian sportsmen as the program comes to fruition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, statements from the CSAAA show mixed feelings about their involvement in the buyback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wes Winkle, president of the CSAAA, took to Twitter to announce that the organization endeavors to make sure retailers \u201care informed of their options and receive full compensation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the organization made it clear that they are \u201cvehemently opposed\u201d to the ban on firearms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CSAAA has not collected or shared any info with Public Safety. &quot;Identifying 11000 firearms\u201d is untrue. Nor have we received compensation from the Government. We support the current lawsuits in and hope for an outcome where this retailer compensation program is not needed at all.<\/p>&mdash; Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (@csaaaofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/csaaaofficial\/status\/1651336486988443653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with <em>CBC News<\/em> <em>Network&#8217;s<\/em>\u00a0&#8220;Power &amp; Politics,&#8221;<em> <\/em>Winkle said that the Association is reluctantly partnered with the government. Further, Winkle claimed that he estimates there are well over 11,000 firearms that will need to be bought and the cost will be in the billions of dollars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, a Twitter post indicates that the CSAAA has no idea where the 11,000 number was derived from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further, Winkle stated, \u201cThis is the one thing that\u2019s a little bit puzzling about the timing of the announcement is that there really is no budgetary allocation yet for this buyback and there\u2019s also no real path forward as to the process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Firearm Buyback Program: Phase Two<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The second step of the Buyback Program entails taking these banned firearms out of the hands of their owners. Thus far, no arrangements have been made for the initiation of this part of the buyback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, CSAAA has been clear that they will not have a hand in the removal of firearms from Canadian households.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although nothing is currently in place, Mendicino stated &#8220;We&#8217;re going to do everything that we can to launch this program.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, owners of banned firearms are in an amnesty period which is set to end in October of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-critics-of-the-firearm-buyback\">Critics of the Firearm Buyback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several critics of the program including the CSAAA as well as Conservatives in the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/canadas-handgun-ban-doesnt-do-anything-to-stop-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">Canada\u2019s Handgun Ban Doesn\u2019t Do Anything to Stop Crime<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Significantly, the CSAAA openly expresses its skepticism regarding the new laws&#8217; effectiveness in reducing crime within the country. The organization has made numerous statements and responses questioning the buyback&#8217;s efficacy and explaining its assistance to the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The goal of reluctantly working with Public Safety was to free up cash flow for these businesses to survive and thrive during the current global recession. Many of our board members are retailers themselves that have had to deal with these cashflow issues for three years now.<\/p>&mdash; Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (@csaaaofficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/csaaaofficial\/status\/1651336482760671241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Raquel Dancho, a Conservative member of Parliament, responded to Mendicino stating, &#8220;[I&#8217;m] very disappointed with today&#8217;s announcement because not one single gun will be taken off the streets.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Liberals spread more disinformation during their morning announcement today, see thread.<br><br>Liberals have starved these small businesses of revenue, and now are throwing them a bone and daring to claim that industry supports their buyback &#8211; it\u2019s cruel insult to injury. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VDox3XDAYP\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">https:\/\/t.co\/VDox3XDAYP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Raquel Dancho (@RaquelDancho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaquelDancho\/status\/1651359051333218305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"canada-announces-first-steps-for-banned-firearm-buyback\" title=\"Canada Announces First Steps for Banned Firearm 'Buyback'\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Conservatives have consistently argued that strengthening law enforcement is a more effective solution for reducing crime in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, Dancho also retorted, &#8220;We know that tens of millions of dollars will be spent on this while our police are being starved of resources and criminals are running rampant on our streets. 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