Canadian police chiefs are pleading with the federal government to not entrust a proposed gun buyback to resource-constrained police units.
The government announced a ban on more than 1,500 makes and models of what it regards as assault-style weapons, such as the AR-15, two years ago.
The Liberals plan a mandatory buyback program to offer compensation to affected owners and businesses.
The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police’s representative before a House of Commons committee, Regina Police Chief Evan Bray, claims that the buyback will be a labor-intensive administrative procedure.
Bray informed the MPs that the police are already overworked and underequipped to manage the buyback scheme.
He urged that people give in their firearms with the aid of a different organisation or courier services.
Ottawa’s police chiefs advise against relying on the military to manage the gun buyback programme.
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