September 18, 2025
RED FM News Desk
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has announced that the federal government will soon release details on the next steps and mechanics of the gun buyback program.
He stated that he is confident that collection facilities for firearms will be available in Ontario, despite the Ontario Provincial Police service saying it will not directly participate in the program.
“They represent 26% of the overall policing in Ontario,” Anandasangaree said. “This doesn’t mean that we can’t continue with the gun buyback program.” He added that other police services have signed on, though he did not specify which ones.
During the last federal election, the Liberals promised to implement an efficient buyback program for banned firearms.
The amnesty period for the possession of thousands of prohibited firearms is set to expire on October 30. The Liberal government under then-prime minister Justin Trudeau first announced a ban on more than 1,500 models and variants of “assault-style” firearms in 2020. The government had promised to compensate owners of these weapons through a buyback program and initially gave them a two-year amnesty under the Criminal Code, which was later extended.
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