Canada's Gun Buyback Program: Challenges & Controversies

0:00On April 4, Canada's facing hurdles with its gun by-back program after banning around 2,500 assault-style firearms back in. 2020, right after the Nova Scotia shooting, that killed 22 people. The fed set aside $215 million Canadian dollars to reimburse owners who turn in their weapons, but the whole thing's off to a rough. Start with low turnout in lots of pushback. These all echoes the Montreal massacre from 1989, where 14 women died, sparking calls for tougher laws from survivors like Heidi, Graschen. I'm on. Unlike Australia's quick buyback after Port Arthur, grabbing 650,000 guns, or New Zealand's 56,000 post-Christ Church, Canada's roll-out feels fragmented without the full-back-up measures. Gun shop owners like Frank Nardi say, folks are confused about what's banned, similar rifles get different treatment, and hunters feel targeted while. Mental health issues get ignored. Provinces like Alberta and Saskatchewan are sitting it out, shooting owners from charges,

1:04and even police say it's a burden compared to chasing, illegal guns. Even public safety minister Gary Ananda Sangari got caught on tape questioning the logic last year, though he walked it back. Activists argue the ban misses key models like the SKS, calling it half-measures that waste cash. Over 67,000 guns from 37,000 owners have been declared so far, short of the 136,000 hoped for, with amnesty's stress to October 30th AM. A Supreme Court challenge looms so the program's future hangs in the balance as debates rage on real public safety fixes. That's your update from Global News Today, powered by AI.