Alberta chief firearms officer Teri Bryant is asking the federal government to delay or drop the backdoor long gun registry..Bryant's letter to Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino raises several concerns around federal Bill C-71 requiring additional verification of Possession and Acquisition Licenses (PALs) for non-restricted firearm ownership transfers and more burdensome record-keeping by businesses..The renewed long gun registry is set to become effective May 18.."Taken together, the federal measures are the first steps in recreating a national registry for non-restricted firearms, which will not prevent criminals from accessing firearms illegally," said a Government of Alberta news release..The May 18 deadline will not provide adequate lead time to prepare for the profound impact this will have on law-abiding firearms owners and retailers, the press release said..Alberta Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro repeated the registry will do nothing to impact gun crime in Canada..“Once again, the federal government is misplacing the burden of public safety on law-abiding firearms owners and retailers with this misguided policy. I am glad we created the chief firearms office to advocate for common-sense firearms legislation that avoids wrapping up simple transactions in red tape,” Shandro said..Bryant added that the lack of sufficient lead time will create practical, bureaucratic, and financial burdens on stakeholders..“Despite the federal government claiming Bill C-71 is important to our public safety, distressingly little has been done to prepare individuals, businesses or my staff. Our office has been inundated with calls since news of the deadline emerged because Alberta firearms owners do not understand the changes and are concerned about the potential for a new backdoor long gun registry.” said Bryant..Alberta’s chief firearms officer’s recommendation to the Government of Canada called for an immediate one-year moratorium on the introduction of the new requirements to allow for proper consultation and refinement. Her other suggestion was to abandon the project in its entirety.
Alberta chief firearms officer Teri Bryant is asking the federal government to delay or drop the backdoor long gun registry..Bryant's letter to Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino raises several concerns around federal Bill C-71 requiring additional verification of Possession and Acquisition Licenses (PALs) for non-restricted firearm ownership transfers and more burdensome record-keeping by businesses..The renewed long gun registry is set to become effective May 18.."Taken together, the federal measures are the first steps in recreating a national registry for non-restricted firearms, which will not prevent criminals from accessing firearms illegally," said a Government of Alberta news release..The May 18 deadline will not provide adequate lead time to prepare for the profound impact this will have on law-abiding firearms owners and retailers, the press release said..Alberta Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro repeated the registry will do nothing to impact gun crime in Canada..“Once again, the federal government is misplacing the burden of public safety on law-abiding firearms owners and retailers with this misguided policy. I am glad we created the chief firearms office to advocate for common-sense firearms legislation that avoids wrapping up simple transactions in red tape,” Shandro said..Bryant added that the lack of sufficient lead time will create practical, bureaucratic, and financial burdens on stakeholders..“Despite the federal government claiming Bill C-71 is important to our public safety, distressingly little has been done to prepare individuals, businesses or my staff. Our office has been inundated with calls since news of the deadline emerged because Alberta firearms owners do not understand the changes and are concerned about the potential for a new backdoor long gun registry.” said Bryant..Alberta’s chief firearms officer’s recommendation to the Government of Canada called for an immediate one-year moratorium on the introduction of the new requirements to allow for proper consultation and refinement. Her other suggestion was to abandon the project in its entirety.
