REGINA — A Private Member’s Motion calling on the Government of Canada to devolve all parts of The Firearms Act to the province of Saskatchewan to allow it to administer and regulate legal firearms possession has passed in the Saskatchewan Legislature.
The motion was put forward by Carrot River Valley MLA Fred Bradshaw.
According to a Sask. Party caucus press release, the motion was introduced in response to the federal Liberal government’s Bill C-21.
Bill C-21 decrees that legally owned and used handguns could no longer be imported, purchased or transferred.
“Our government will not allow the federal Liberal government to trample on the rights of law-abiding firearms owners,” said Bradshaw. “I am proud to be part of a government that will stand up for these rights and protect the rights of Saskatchewan’s many legal firearms owners.”
Last year, the Government of Saskatchewan passed The Saskatchewan Firearms Act to establish licensing requirements for seizure agents involved in firearms expropriation, require and oversee fair compensation for any firearms being seized, and require forensic and ballistic testing of seized firearms. the release states.
“Many rural residents across the province depend on firearms to protect their livestock and to hunt,” said Ray Orb, Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities president.
“Responsible firearm owners who practice gun safety and abide by the licensing requirements legislated by the Government of Saskatchewan should not be criminalized.”
