The Government of Saskatchewan brought forward amendments to Bill 194 to protect the rights of legal firearm and handgun owners within the province on June 16.
These legal modifications will limit the ability to ban firearm and handgun ownership in Saskatchewan through municipal bylaws.
“These amendments are proactive steps that will ensure law-abiding citizens maintain the right to safe, legal firearms ownership in Saskatchewan,” Government Relations Minister Lori Carr said. “Clear and consistent firearms ownership rules are needed to avoid a potential patchwork of regulations.”
The federal government indicated they were planning to pass legislation intended to delegate municipalities the capability of banning handguns or other firearms in their localities.
“The Government of Saskatchewan prefers to take the position of encouraging education and safety with a focus on current enforcement efforts, while taking a tough stance on criminals who are breaking the existing laws, rather than further restricting legitimate firearms ownership,” Carr sustained.
The amendments were made to The Miscellaneous Municipal Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 – an act originally introduced in the autumn of 2019. Other amendments include clarifying municipal responsibilities whenever public notices are posted.
Municipalities are required to publish the following items within their local or regional newspapers: restructuring notices, local status and boundary changes, completion of assessment rolls, assessment notices and the last day for assessment appeals.
The Miscellaneous Municipal Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 is available on Publications Saskatchewan at https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/#/products/103943.
