New Sask. Firearms Act takes aim at feds buy back planSaskatchewan continues to call its own shots in response to federal gun initiatives, with the introduction of new legislation asserting the province’s role in the federal government’s buy back plan.
On Thursday, the provincial government introduced the Saskatchewan Firearms Act, which Public Safety Minister Christine Tell said “will help address concerns of responsible firearms owners and enhance public safety.”
The new legislation comes after amendments to Bill C-21, the federal government moved to ban hundreds of new models of legally owned firearms and shotguns.
Speaking to media following the announcement Thursday, Tell said the act intends to promote safe gun storage and regulate seizures of firearms in Saskatchewan.
“We want people in this province to be as safe and secure as they can,” she said.
Under the new legislation, agents collecting surrendered firearms, including those entities contracted by the federal government, will be required to be licensed by Saskatchewan’s chief firearms officer.
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