OTTAWA—Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the federal government is “looking at a variety of options” to carry out a planned buyback of banned firearms — including enlisting outside help.
Canadian police chiefs have urged the Liberal government not to rely on resource−strapped police forces to deliver the coming gun buyback.
In May 2020, the government announced a ban through order−in−council on over 1,500 models and variants of what it considers assault−style firearms, such as the AR−15 and the Ruger Mini−14.
It said those guns were designed to kill people and had no place in hunting or sport shooting….