PJ The Belt - January 29, 2026


Canada’s Gun Grab Just COLLAPSED!!


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8 minutes

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1,244

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137

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Summary

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Canadians are being told to hand over their guns to the federal government as of October 31st. Gun owners have until March 31st to turn them in or face up to 10 years in prison. But will they comply?

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00:00:00.560 Gun owners wielding now-banned firearms are being invited to raise their hands as of Monday
00:00:06.520 if they want to turn them in for federal cash.
00:00:09.980 Every assault-style firearm out of our communities is a step forward for public safety.
00:00:15.360 2,500 makes and models of assault-style weapons have been declared illegal since 2020,
00:00:21.000 and permit holders who are still in possession of any of those weapons at the end of October
00:00:25.280 will be breaking the law.
00:00:26.860 The feds will be reaching out to owners by mail or email.
00:00:30.440 They can join the program until March 31st.
00:00:33.560 So far, Quebec is the only province fully participating.
00:00:36.620 Well, this is it.
00:00:38.580 Canada's gun grab just failed, and the Liberals know it.
00:00:42.660 For years, they told you this was inevitable,
00:00:45.780 that low-abiding Canadians would line up, hand over their property, and say thank you. 0.51
00:00:50.760 But that's not what happened.
00:00:52.880 Firearms owners said no.
00:00:54.760 Then the provinces said no.
00:00:56.860 And the police did the same.
00:00:59.240 And now the federal government is stuck with a confiscation scheme that looks strong on paper,
00:01:05.440 but has no one willing to enforce it.
00:01:08.400 And even though they'll never admit to it publicly,
00:01:11.380 their little authoritarian experiment is blowing up in their faces.
00:01:16.000 It's actually collapsing.
00:01:17.400 We expect all Canadians to abide by the rule of law.
00:01:23.720 We also expect police or jurisdiction to be able to enforce the law.
00:01:28.060 The fact remains that there is a responsibility for all in law enforcement to ensure compliance as of October the 31st.
00:01:34.980 Why would we want to take on that whole headache?
00:01:37.060 Alberta and Saskatchewan have passed legislation barring the program from their jurisdictions.
00:01:41.960 We're hopeful that we can find compromises.
00:01:44.520 A pilot project in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, last year collected just 25 firearms from 16 people.
00:01:51.120 The federal government has devoted $700 million to the program since its inception in 2020.
00:01:57.040 They admit not everyone who applies will be paid.
00:01:59.720 That's saying that all levels of government and police within the province, including RCMP,
00:02:03.980 have been instructed not to participate in any gun confiscation.
00:02:09.460 What do you intend to do on the firearms file specifically?
00:02:12.160 And what do you make a pre-rismissed position?
00:02:14.000 Well, I'm not going to the exact quote.
00:02:18.180 Maybe I'll leave the quote aside, but I'll pick up one word there.
00:02:21.040 Confiscation.
00:02:21.540 This is not about confiscation.
00:02:22.760 This is about voluntary return of firearms for compensation, for compensating.
00:02:29.840 So let's talk about the biggest lie when it comes to this.
00:02:33.580 This buyback was never voluntary.
00:02:37.040 It was a compliance-based confiscation.
00:02:40.740 And Ottawa's entire plan depended on one thing, obedience.
00:02:45.660 But here's what they didn't plan for.
00:02:48.640 Canadians did not obey.
00:02:50.340 Most legally-owned firearms have not been turned in.
00:02:54.840 Owners aren't lining up.
00:02:56.960 They're digging in.
00:02:58.660 Now look at the provinces.
00:03:00.640 Alberta and Saskatchewan have openly moved to block enforcement,
00:03:05.700 passing laws and directives that prevent local police and municipalities
00:03:09.360 from acting as federal confiscation agents.
00:03:13.120 And then there's the police themselves.
00:03:15.740 Police leaders across the country have been very clear.
00:03:19.140 They do not want this job.
00:03:21.740 They're not set up for it.
00:03:23.240 And they're not interested in turning millions of law-abiding citizens
00:03:26.880 into criminals for Ottawa's politics.
00:03:29.740 So here's what you're left with.
00:03:32.040 A gun grab with no buyers, no enforcers, and no provinces.
00:03:37.560 Just press releases and delays.
00:03:39.780 Despite the government calling it voluntary on the tech briefing for journalists,
00:03:44.960 the bureaucrats made it very clear, this is not voluntary.
00:03:47.780 You will either hand over your gun to the government,
00:03:50.440 you will have it destroyed on your own dime,
00:03:53.180 or you will face criminal charges.
00:03:55.260 You will be in violation of the law.
00:03:56.900 There's no voluntary aspect of like,
00:04:00.220 you know, I just don't feel like participating.
00:04:02.600 You have to participate in one of the ways or face up to 10 years in jail.
00:04:08.300 But, you know, remember, Jeanette, these are guns that were banned back on May 1st, 2020,
00:04:14.780 about two weeks after the Nova Scotia mass casualty.
00:04:19.020 And we call it the mass casualty rather than just shooting because people died in other ways.
00:04:24.380 And the government used that event to try and say,
00:04:27.960 well, this is proof that we need more gun control.
00:04:30.900 And we perhaps do at the border,
00:04:33.760 but we don't need to take guns away from legal licensed gun owners. 0.98
00:04:37.540 Because Gabriel Vortman, who was the perpetrator in that,
00:04:42.220 he smuggled his guns in from the United States.
00:04:45.500 He had illegal guns.
00:04:47.120 They had been reported to the RCMP, by the way, multiple times.
00:04:50.560 And the Mounties did nothing about it.
00:04:52.660 The government knew at the time that these were illegal guns.
00:04:56.900 This is exactly why Ottawa keeps moving the goalposts.
00:05:01.100 Why their deadlines just keep getting pushed back
00:05:03.720 and why their language continues to change.
00:05:07.100 Because they've lost control of the ground.
00:05:10.140 You can't confiscate what people won't surrender.
00:05:13.260 You can't enforce laws your own police won't touch.
00:05:16.480 And you can't ram this through in a country that is pushing back.
00:05:21.120 Chris Kabersky owns this central Edmonton gun shop.
00:05:24.060 He estimates sales revenue dropped by 60% since Ottawa introduced the buyback program
00:05:29.100 and banned 1,500 assault-style firearms in 2020.
00:05:33.060 That program will reopen for businesses in a few weeks.
00:05:36.580 We're just in the midst of deciding exactly how we're going to proceed with it,
00:05:40.300 but we are currently sitting on inventory.
00:05:42.020 Some feel the program targets legal gun owners
00:05:44.780 while not having an impact on the illegal gun market.
00:05:48.080 It's irresponsible.
00:05:49.440 It's a waste of time and money.
00:05:51.440 It's to try to control the criminal action on the wrong spot.
00:05:56.300 What you got to do, you got to keep the criminal in jail.
00:05:58.800 Alberta's justice minister issued a joint statement
00:06:00.980 with Alberta's public safety minister,
00:06:03.160 saying the province will not enforce what it calls a gun grab
00:06:05.840 and that they expect law enforcement to focus on violent criminals,
00:06:09.260 not hunters and sport shooters.
00:06:11.100 The policeman is not knocking at every door
00:06:13.460 to check what is in the end of each Canadian.
00:06:16.700 They are seized when they are moved, when there's an event.
00:06:20.660 So it will be the same.
00:06:21.860 The nationwide declaration period is expected
00:06:24.600 after the Nova Scotia pilot ends at some point next year.
00:06:28.380 The Edmonton Police Service confirms
00:06:29.820 it does not plan to take part in the program
00:06:31.920 based on current staffing and resources.
00:06:34.400 Would you say as a firearms policy researcher,
00:06:37.600 is this the most efficient use of taxpayer dollars
00:06:40.900 to reduce gun violence?
00:06:43.080 No, we know that the majority of gun violence in Canada
00:06:45.680 is not being caused by people who have gone through
00:06:48.240 Canada's rigorous licensing system.
00:06:51.020 So here's the real question.
00:06:52.960 Do you think this gun grab ever gets finished
00:06:55.380 or does it quietly get ignored
00:06:58.000 until even Ottawa stops talking about it?
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