Feds examining Alberta decision to take over firearms prosecution

Justice Minister David Lametti commented on Thursday on Alberta's announcement earlier in the day that the province's Crown prosecutors would determine whether or not to pursue charges under the federal Firearms Act starting June 1, 2023.

The province's own justice minister, Tyler Shandro, said anyone who obtained their firearm prior to May 2020 will not be prosecuted in Alberta. Anyone who had their firearm reclassified as prohibited on May 1, 2020 would also not be prosecuted.

Lametti said the government would be examining the decision, saying he was "not understanding" what the province was trying to do. He said firearms offences "are already prosecuted by provincial prosecutors for the most part across Canada.

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