Scott Moe’s provincial government today introduced The Saskatchewan Firearms Act, which it says is intended to “protect the rights of lawful firearms owners” from federal gun-control legislation.
Bill C-21, if passed with sweeping amendments now being debated by a House committee, will ban most semi-automatic shotguns and rifles, many of which critics say are ordinary hunting shotguns and rifles purchased legally and which are unrestricted.
“This Act will help address concerns of responsible firearms owners and enhance public safety across Saskatchewan,” said Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell in a Dec. 1 statement. “We take public safety seriously and support initiatives that reduce the criminal use of firearms, while preventing gang violence and stopping illegal guns from entering our province.”…