Lack of Indigenous consultation showed ‘incoherence’ of failed firearm amendment: leaders
Chief Jessica Lazare of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake told MPs the realities of Indigenous people who take their firearms on trips to hunt for food are being overlooked due to lack of consultation.
The government moved last November to build on the ban by enshrining an evergreen definition of assault-style firearms in gun-control legislation that also contains measures concerning handguns, licence revocations and smuggling operations. That lack of comprehensive consultation is evident in the “incoherence and inconsistency” of the bill, she said.The amendments would have prohibited a broad spectrum of hunting rifles, shotguns and other long guns used by Mohawk hunters, Lazare said.Story continues below advertisement
Lazare urged MPs to focus on firearm safety training, awareness about gun violence, and mental health issues that lead to such tragedies.Kyikavichik said the Gwich’in Tribal Council supports “the restriction of high-powered, automatic assault weapons that are generally utilized in military applications.”
“If some of these models are to be listed under this legislation, then a practical and proper process for a buyback program would be of interest to our participants and communities to compensate for any loss that may result from the passing of this potential legislation,” Kyikavichik said.Police, nonpartisan public servants advised gun bill amendment: minister
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