Alberta Uses New Firearms Act for First Time to Block Confiscation Efforts

Alberta Uses New Firearms Act for First Time to Block Confiscation Efforts
Rifles and shotguns on display in an Ottawa hunting store, in a file photo. Jonathan Hayward/CP Photo
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Alberta has used its new Firearms Act for the first time in order to restrict municipalities and police from entering into agreements with the federal government, the province announced on April 5.

In a news release, the province said it had moved to use the first regulation under the Alberta Firearms Act since it was introduced on March 7.