Al Beeber

Lethbridge Herald

The Alberta government will not be co-operating with the federal government on its new firearms buyback program.

The province stated on Tuesday afternoon it won’t be enforcing what it calls a “gun grab,” saying it’s not an enforcement priority in Alberta.

The federal government will begin a buyback of assault-style firearms – expected to cost more than $700 million – with a pilot project in Nova Scotia, specifically in select areas of Cape Breton, before expanding it across the country.

Starting Oct. 1, firearms owners can file a declaration of interest at a web portal. They can either deactivate their firearms using a licenced gunsmith or return their weapons to police.

A joint statement from Minister of Justice Mickey Amery and Mike Ellis, Minister of Pu

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