The Alberta Firearms Act is a sad smokescreen sold to gun owners as a means of protecting our lawfully owned property.
Having read it, it seems that half the bill sets the stage for all the relevant restrictions to be set by OIC. OIC is fine when you have a friendly government as Danielle Smith's UCP seems to be. But she will not be in power forever. What if a less friendly person took the head of government? Without needing to repeal Bill 8, they could simply loosen restricitons through the OIC channels set up in the bill. Overnight, protections could evaporate with the stroke of a pen. When Tyler Shandro sells it as "being flexible" what he is doing, is setting the stage for a future hostile government to scoop the guns up.
The Alberta bill is weak and offers no protection compared to the Sask firearms bill. The Sask Firearms Act is full of bite, laying out an impossible scenario for confiscation agents to follow requiring hundreds of years to execute and tens of millions of dollars in new infrastructure. To remove it, will require it to go through the legislative process which could buy gun owners critical months to mount resistance to the bill.
The Alberta Firearms Act, is not cause to celebrate. In fact, I see it as a means to make us complacent and easier to victimize when we least expect it.
