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14 Sep 2024

Canada tried to copy New Zealand’s gun buyback program — what went wrong?

Author: admintech | Filed under: Finance/ Money
A gun is displayed after being destroyed using a hydraulic press during a firearm buy-back collection event on July 04, 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand.

The Canadian government sought to follow New Zealand’s lead in 2020 when it launched a program to force gun owners to surrender military-style firearms. But while New Zealand acted quickly in 2019, Ottawa is still struggling to implement its own plan.