Submitted by the Office of James Bezan
Selkirk, MB – James Bezan, Shadow Minister for National Defence and Member of Parliament for Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman issued the following statement regarding the Liberal’s firearms buy back program:
“As a licensed, responsible firearms owners, I am extremely disappointed by Justin Trudeau’s misguided approach to gun control. Conservatives have, and will always, support common-sense firearms policies that keep guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals.
“Recently, the Trudeau Liberals’ along with NDP and Green MPs, voted against a Conservative firearms bill and defeated it. Bill C-238 would have imposed tougher sentences for criminals smuggling or who are found in possession of illegal firearms. The Liberals’ rejection of this bill shows they are not serious about stopping dangerous criminals from getting their hands on illegal guns.
“The fact is the vast majority of gun crimes are committed with illegally obtained firearms. A future Conservative government would invest in the Canada Border Services Agency, and increase support to police anti-gang and gun units, to provide law enforcement and CBSA with the resources needed to stop illegal smuggling operations and get dangerous criminals and gangs off the streets.
“Instead, Justin Trudeau is following the tradition of lazy Liberal anti-firearms policy that’s easy for government, but completely ineffective. Conservatives will continue to stand up for law-abiding firearms owners and legislation based on evidence, not on ideology.”
