Canadian Mandatory Buyback Nets Few Turn-Ins Despite Spending Tens of Thousands Per Firearm

Summary

Canada's mandatory buyback program, targeting AR-15s and similar firearms, has cost Public Safety Canada $800 million to date. With only 32,000 firearms turned in, the program has spent approximately $25,000 CAD (or $18,254 USD) for each gun collected, facing significant non-compliance and cost overruns.