NTI to challenge gun ban after Ottawa rejects prolonged Inuit exemption – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 7, 2026
Inuit need rapid-reload rifles for polar bear protection and big-prey hunting, says NTI vice-president Adamie Itorcheak
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. will continue exploring how to keep some newly banned guns in the hands of hunters, after the federal government rejected a call to prolong an amnesty period for turning these weapons in.
“I’m sure this will be a continuing file to be looked at by the board,” Adamie Itorcheak, vice-president of NTI, said in an interview about his organization’s next steps.
More than 2,500 makes and models of assault-style weapons are banned under a federal law passed by the Liberal government in May 2020, saying these guns are “designed to kill as many people as possible, as quickly as possible” and are not appropriate for sport shooting or hunting.
