Albertans should expect to see a provincial firearms act in the spring of 2023, says Premier Danielle Smith.
Speaking on the weekly “Your Province, Your Premier” radio show on Dec. 3, Smith said Justice Minister Tyler Shandro is already “well underway” preparing legislation in response to the federal government’s plan to add more weapons to the 1,500-plus makes and models of “assault-style” firearms already banned in Canada in May 2020.
Federal Bill C-21, an act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act, among other legislation, is now being debated by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security….