67,000 firearms declared under Liberals' 'buy back' program, well short of budgeted plan

OTTAWA — The federal government says more than 67,000 guns have been registered to be turned in for compensation under its program for banned weapons. 

Public Safety Canada announced the figure on Wednesday, one day after the compensation window, which opened in mid-January, closed for owners of the more than 2,500 makes and models of firearms...