Will Canada’s Gun Buyback Program Actually Work? | The Rundown

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is furious about the federal government’s gun buyback program. No surprise — the prime minister disagrees. So how does it work? Ottawa has banned more than 2,500 makes and models of what it calls assault-style firearms. Owners who turned them in before today may get compensation. Those who didn’t will have until October 30 to get rid of them. But the program is facing criticism and issues with uptake, as several police forces have opted out, citing a lack of resources. We talk to Edward Burlew, a lawyer who specializes in firearms cases; and Irvin Waller, professor emeritus at the University of Ottawa and author of “The Science and Secrets of Ending Violent Crime” about whether the buyback program is targeting the right issues — and what kind of impact it will have. 00:00 Will Canada’s Gun Buyback Make Us Safer? 1:15 Will It Prevent Mass Casualty Events? 2:18 How Many Guns Will Actually Be Collected? 3:07 How Legal Gun Owners Are Responding 4:48 Are Assault‑Style Rifles the Right Focus? 6:00 What Policies Actually Reduce Gun Violence? 8:00 Why People Own AR‑15s in Canada 10:02 Handguns, Smuggling, and Urban Gun Crime 14:02 If You Ran Public Safety Canada, What Would You Do? 16:58 A Realistic Path Forward on Gun Violence About The Rundown: The Rundown is your nightly half-hour deep dive into just one headline. With host Jeyan Jeganathan, we’ll cover everything from housing and health care to climate and AI. We’ll break down why each topic matters, who’s living it, and what’s being done to make things better – starting right here in Ontario. Slow down. Tune in. Make sense of the moment. And tell us what you think. Follow on social media: Instagram –   / therundowntvo   Facebook-   / therundowntvo   X-   / therundowntvo   Bluesky- https://bsky.app/profile/therundowntv... Subscribe to TVO Today to watch more content like this:    / @tvotoday   Listen to the podcast: https://www.tvo.org/podcasts/the-rund... Check out the rest of the TVO ecosystem TVO Docs -    / @tvo   TVO Kids -    / @tvokids   TVO Learn -    / @tvolearn   Download the TVO Today App Apple - https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tvo-tod... Available on: Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Samsung, LG, Amazon Fire TV Enjoying this content and want to make a meaningful impact? Consider donating today! https://support.tvo.org/site/Donation... Photo credit: www.freepik.com