Premier Smith Says Alberta Won’t Cooperate With Federal Gun Buyback Program

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her province won’t participate in the Liberal government’s gun buyback program and that its municipal police forces will focus on “real” policing priorities.

“Alberta’s government will not be cooperating with this gun grab against law abiding firearms owners,” Smith said in a Sept. 23 X post. “We expect law enforcement to focus their time and resources on real provincial policing priorities, like policing violent criminals, not hunters and sport-shooters.”