Firearms owners and constituents worried about property rights in Canada have sent me many letters and e-mails to express their deep concern over the RCMP’s decision to re-classify the Swiss Arms family of rifles as prohibited.

Some constituents wrote to me, asking if the federal government was going to offer compensation for the Swiss Arms Classic Green rifle.

First of all, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Steven Blaney stated on March 14th that the “owners of the affected firearms can rest assured that they will face no sanctions as a result of the continued possession of their private property.”

In addition, our Conservative government will build on this amnesty and bring measures forward that will protect all law-abiding firearms owners from these types of retroactive and unpredictable decisions.

I enjoy hunting and have used firearms since I was a boy. I was shocked that a bureaucrat would expose thousands of lawful firearms owners to criminal sanction at the stroke of a pen. We will not rest until this matter is resolved.

I’m Brad Trost, your Member of Parliament in Saskatoon-Humboldt. You can reach my office in Saskatoon at 975-6133. Feel free to drop by my two offices for a visit: Saskatoon (Monday to Friday) or Humboldt (Tuesday and Wednesday). I always appreciate your feedback.