Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree suggested recently that an acquaintance shouldn't worry about being arrested for refusing to turn in a banned firearm because municipal police have few resources to devote to such matters.

In an audio recording of a conversation Sunday with the unidentified gun owner, Anandasangaree says the latest phase of a federal firearm buyback program will be announced Tuesday, along with a pilot project in Nova Scotia.

The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights circulated the recording , which was made without the minister's knowledge.

Since May 2020, the federal government has outlawed approximately 2,500 types of guns it calls assault-style firearms.

The government says the buyback program will compensate owners fairly for their banned firearms.

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