Mendicino defends new Liberal gun bans as response to rising 'gun crime'

Liberal gun bill a necessary response to rising gun crime, Mendicino tells Commons committee

Mendicino appeared before the Commons Public Safety committee Tuesday to defend the Liberals’ proposed handgun freeze, which is contained in legislation currently working its way through Parliament.Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.

The governments of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan have all called on the government to abandon the mandatory buyback program and have said they do not want local police resources used to enforce the program. Conservative MP Raquel Dancho said Mendicino should be focusing on rising crime rates instead of diverting resources that police need.Article content

“The problem certainly is gun smuggling, but you’re investing considerably less money in border enforcement and considerably less money in community protection,” she said to Mendicino. “You’re planning to redirect RCMP resources and possibly other police resources to your confiscation regime.” The government has set a price list for the roughly 1,500 models of firearms it is prohibiting that it says it will reimburse to firearm owners who lose their guns. But it hasn’t completely outlined how the program will work. It is asking provincial governments to help implement the program with local police.

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