RCMP Has Taken Custody of 2,123 Newly Labelled Prohibited Firearms Since 2020 Order

Published on June 21, 2024

With the gun buyback program yet to kick into gear, the RCMP has released data on the number of newly listed prohibited firearms that have been taken out of circulation since 2020. The federal police force says it has taken custody of a grand total of 2,123 such firearms, which have been surrendered, seized, or obtained through other processes. The Liberal government declared in May 2020 that over 1,500 “assault-style” firearm models would now be prohibited, shortly after the mass shooting event in Portapique, Nova Scotia. Since then, an additional 500 variants of firearms have been prohibited. Parliament also passed government Bill C-21 last December to create an evergreen definition of semi-automatic weapons to be banned if they are manufactured after the law came into force....

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