Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith reveals plans to introduce a motion next week aimed at defying Ottawa’s firearm seizure program, utilizing provincial sovereignty legislation. This initiative, announced during the United Conservative Party’s annual meeting, instructs local governments and law enforcement to reject enforcement of the federal buy-back scheme for banned assault-style firearms.
The motion marks a significant escalation in the ongoing debate over gun control, with Smith emphasizing that Alberta’s law enforcement should focus on real criminals, not law-abiding gun owners. If approved, the motion may complicate the role of the RCMP in Alberta, which operates under federal jurisdiction, as tensions rise over 2,500 makes and models of firearms banned since 2020.
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