Cory Morgan: Alberta’s Refusal to Participate in Gun Confiscation Program Puts Feds in a Tough Spot

Commentary
It appears firearm rights will cause the latest battle between Alberta and Ottawa, and it may spell the end of the RCMP as the primary police force in Alberta. It really was only a matter of time before this issue came to a head.
The Trudeau government’s blanket ban of 1,500 types of “assault-style” firearms in response to the mass shooting in Nova Scotia in 2020 was arbitrary and not well received in Alberta. The clock began ticking with a two-year amnesty period for firearm owners, and time has run out. The government wants those firearms, and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has requested that the Alberta government support efforts to locate and seize the remaining weapons. Alberta’s Justice Minister Tyler Shandro pretty much told Mendicino that wasn’t going to happen, and the standoff begins….