Overview
- Police report multiple fatalities, including the suspected shooter, and numerous injuries at the British Columbia high school, with differing casualty counts across outlets.
- Key facts remain unconfirmed as the investigation continues, including the firearms involved and the precise toll.
- Since the 2020 Nova Scotia massacre, the federal government has banned more than 2,500 assault‑style models and instituted a national freeze on handgun sales.
- A voluntary buyback for individual owners is open with compensation through March 31, and an amnesty requiring disposal or deactivation runs until October 30; an earlier business program collected over 12,000 guns.
- The buyback faces political and logistical hurdles, with Alberta and Saskatchewan declining to participate and several police services plus Canada Post refusing collection roles, while rural and Indigenous hunting needs fuel criticism.