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EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will move next week to block enforcement of Ottawa’s new firearm legislation, marking one of the strongest sovereignty-based challenges her United Conservative Party has launched against federal authority to date.

Speaking to supporters more than an hour late at the UCP AGM in Edmonton, Smith said her government will table a motion under the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act ordering all provincial agencies — including municipalities and police services — to refuse to enforce or prosecute the federal gun grab program.

She said the motion will also direct law-enforcement agencies not to charge Albertans who use firearms in self-defence inside their homes.

“Here’s a tip for low-life criminals out there: If you don’t want to get shot, don’t break into someone’s house,” Smith told the crowd, arguing Ottawa has focused on “farmers, ranchers, sport ...