Overview
- Letters responding to coverage of the Liberal gun buyback pilot, reported to have collected 25 weapons, label the effort an embarrassment and a waste of public funds.
- Writers argue criminals will not surrender firearms through voluntary programs and say current measures mostly burden lawful owners.
- Several correspondents call for enforcement that targets smuggling routes and illegal sources, noting uncertainty about how many crime guns enter the country.
- One Edmonton-area letter warns that expanding the program into Alberta could prompt organized resistance and risk an unpleasant escalation.
- A separate Calgary letter disputes claims that a U.S. invasion of Venezuela would be to seize oil, citing the heavy crude’s costs, decayed infrastructure, and limited incentives for American producers.