The Saskatchewan government, joined by Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick, is sticking to its guns regarding the federal firearm buyback program.

A joint news release was issued in the wake of the meeting of Canadian ministers responsible for justice and public safety.

The four provinces are calling on the federal government to halt plans to use RCMP and municipal police resources to confiscate what they describe as “over 100,000 legally acquired firearms from Canadians.”

They also called on the federal government to ensure that no funding for the Guns and Gang Violence Action Fund, or other public safety initiatives, be diverted to the federal buyback program.

Saskatchewan’s stance is that the province doesn’t support initiatives that, “impact law abiding, hunters, sport shooters, ranchers, farmers and Indigenous people who use firearms for lawful and good reasons.”