Ottawa extends long-gun amnesty for another year

WINNIPEG – The federal government has once again extended its amnesty for long-gun owners who haven't registered their firearms.

Treasury Board President Vic Toews says it's still the government's intention to kill the registry for long-gun owners – something opposition parties would have to agree to in the minority Parliament.

But for now the government is giving people another year to sign up their unregistered, non-restricted firearms. It's also waiving fees for licence renewals and upgrades for another year.

"We are preventing the pointless criminalization of non-restricted gun owners, who are working to come into compliance with our firearms laws," Toews said in a statement.

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