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Podcast: Closer Look
Episode: Why lots of people are up in arms about the federal gun buyback program
Description: Nearly six years ago, the Trudeau government banned more than 2,000 makes and models of assault-style firearms, including the notorious AR-15.The legislative change raised the obvious question: If a person purchased one of those guns back when they were legal, what are they supposed to do with it now?The answer took years to materialize, but the promised federal buyback program is now live. Gun owners have until March 31 to declare their interest in receiving compensation in exchange for their firearms — and by the end of the year, it will be a Criminal Code offence to...