Rally against federal gun prohibitions, buyback planned for Saturday in Quebec City

People opposed to the federal government’s firearms ban and compensation program are planning a rally Saturday in Quebec City to accuse Ottawa of unfairly singling out law-abiding gun owners.
The event will come about six weeks into the sign-up period for gun owners to declare interest in a federal program offering them money for turning in or permanently deactivating firearms that Ottawa says belong only on the battlefield.
The rally outside the Quebec national assembly also will take place just weeks after a mass shooting in British Columbia, which has led to some criticism of the timing.
Since May 2020, the Liberal government has outlawed about 2,500 types of firearms, including the AR-15 and the Ruger Mini-14.
Prohibited firearms and devices must be disposed of — or deactivated — by the end of an amnesty period on Oct. 30.
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The National Firearms Association says disarming law-abiding Canadians in the hope that criminals will somehow be affected is ideological scapegoating, not public safety policy.