VICTORIA (NEWS1130) – Residents with unwanted guns kicking around their homes will be able to get rid of them in June.
The BC government has declared a gun amnesty for that month, with police departments collecting weapons from the public.
People who want to surrender guns, replica weapons or ammunition can call their local police, who will come and pick up the firearms _ people are being warned not to take the guns to the police.
The government says similar programs going back to 1997 have collecting thousands of weapons, including a machine gun and a rocket launcher.
Attorney General Shirley Bond says taking guns off BC streets reduces crime and makes the province safer.
The amnesty won’t apply to weapons used to commit a crime.
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Silvercore will pay cash for suitable firearms. Help promote public safety during the provincial government firearms amnesty by bringing your unwanted firearms to Canada’s largest federally certified firearms training institute. Firearms donated or sold to Silvercore will be used to promote public safety through the federal firearms safety course and the provincial hunter education course.
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They are not taking guns off the street, they are basically taking them out of the closet and cheating people out of the money they can get for them. My friend runs an ad for old guns and gets quite a few, and the people get money for them, more than they would from any buy back.
As for Concealed carry, the laws also exist in Canada, but only “special people” can get the permit, you and I are not special enough. Concealed carry was fairly common in Canada till the late 60′s. In fact most gun laws in Canada can be traced to keeping guns out of politically undesirables or people of certain races.
I still don’t feel safe walking around the neighborhood during the day. Concealed carry permit is the way to go.
You should be allowed to pack a gun just because you don’t feel safe?