r/canadaguns Jun 07 '26

News / Politics / Activism ASFCP: new page showing collection schedule by province; AB and SK excluded

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/campaigns/firearms-buyback/firearm-collection-timeline.html

From the beginning, the "ASFCP" has included two ominous footnotes alluding to how they're going to violate gun owners that declare their property.

- "Compensation is not guaranteed"

And, should you reside in AB or SK

- "Individuals who live in Alberta or Saskatchewan should consult their provincial government for laws or regulations put in place that may impede or limit their participation in the program."

Now, we know there is a licensing scheme for potential private collection agents in the Alberta legislation. I have not looked into SK.

Should you contact the AB CFO, you will learn the Federal government has not applied for any confiscation agent licensing.

So, the very obvious indication here is that they intend to wash their hands of responsibility in these two provinces and leave any owners who declared property to face the end of the amnesty with no option but to deactivate or surrender their property.

Absolutely shameful how this program has been handled.

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u/Lumindan Jun 07 '26

Mass non compliance is the only way.

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u/boozefiend3000 Jun 07 '26

Still blows my mind they got 67,000 turned in. Extremely disappointing

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u/Banana_war Jun 07 '26

Arenโ€™t 30k of those from stores/businesses?

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u/boozefiend3000 Jun 07 '26

No, the 67,000 was all from individual people ๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿป