Ottawa says it will complete its delayed gun buyback of what it calls “assault-style” rifles by the end of next year.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said the gun buyback program of the more than newly 2,000 banned firearms will be completed at the latest by the end of next year. The move comes after Ottawa extended the amnesty deadline for gun owners to sell back any banned firearms that was set to be in October of this year.
“It’s something that Canadians expect us to do, and we’re very much looking forward to launching it in the near future,” Anandasangaree said in an Aug. 18 interview with the Toronto Star….