TheGunBlog.ca — Police on Twitter across Canada began to protest the governing Liberal Party’s crackdown against hunters, sport shooters and firearm collectors, opposing the instant prohibitions targeting federally licensed firearm owners. About 25 of the country’s almost 70,000 municipal, provincial and federal peace officers have responded to the Twitter campaign started yesterday evening, plus about…
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Highlights This Week
– Trudeau Reiterates Plan for Municipal Handgun Confiscations
– Over 150,000 People Have Signed Change.org Petition Against Rifle Bans
– Police Briefings on Nova Scotia Attack Raise Questions
– News Bullets From Other Media
TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today ordered federally licensed gun owners to surrender many of our rifles to police within two years, while promising to allow “grandfathering” for confiscation at death. Gun Ban Plan Criminalize owners immediately with a two-year “amnesty” (Stay Out of Jail card) Re-classify many “Non-restricted” and “Restricted” rifles and…
(Correction April 30: Corrects list of guns. Updates models and details, adds Trudeau comment.) Newest update: April 30 at 23:20 Toronto time. TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s governing Liberal Party may order new gun prohibitions this week as the first step in its mass confiscations against hunters, farmers, sport shooters and collectors, CBC News reported. TheGunBlog.ca estimates…
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Highlights This Week
– RCMP Updates History of Regulations Against Gun Owners
– Avoid Saying ‘Active Shooter,’ Say ‘Active Attacker’
– News Bullets From Other Media
https://youtu.be/PHlc1EXJhho?t=3943 TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP outlined the details and timeline of last weekend’s shooting massacre in Nova Scotia in a statement and . . . This content is for subscribing members. Please sign in below, or subscribe.
TheGunBlog.ca — More than 24% of respondents to an informal Statistics Canada survey of about 200,000 people were “very or extremely” worried the Covid-19 crisis could lead to civil disorder, the statistics agency said today.
https://youtu.be/vIgLWl_4hI8?t=1712 TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today his plans to order mass gun confiscations against federally licensed owners were “ready to go” last month when the House of . . . This content is for subscribing members. Please sign in below, or subscribe.
https://youtu.be/1Hvf5zAhtJo?t=2794 TheGunBlog.ca — The man behind last weekend’s mass attacks in Nova Scotia didn’t have a Firearms Acquisition Certificate, the RCMP said today in addressing whether he had a gun licence. Canadian gun owners breathed easier on the assumption the police meant a . . . This content is for subscribing members. Please sign in…
https://youtu.be/FUblBdLaGYI?t=1141 TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister Bill Blair used a weekend shooting attack in Nova Scotia to reiterate their plans to target federally licensed firearm owners with new restrictions and mass gun confiscations. RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki also commented on the . . . This content is for subscribing members. Please…
TheGunBlog.ca — The number of Canadians with a federal gun licence rose for the 10th straight year in 2019 to a new record, driven by demand for firearms for sport and collecting to home safety and hunting. Why It Matters The number of licence holders is the best indicator we have of: private gun ownership…
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Highlights This Week
– RCMP Says PAL Renewals by Mail Are ‘Significantly Impacted’
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Highlights This Week
– The Liberals Are Gaining Popularity on COVID-19, Survey Shows
– Hopes and Concerns Over Liberal Gun Confiscations Amid Covid-19 Crisis
– News Bullets
– B.C. Hunting Licences, Wild Game Permits Almost Double
– NFA: COVID-19 and Firearm Owners Q&A
– OFAH: COVID-19 Restrictions and Closures Affecting Ontario Hunting
– NRA: ‘Crack Marksmen’: Canada’s Aboriginal Snipers in WWI
TheGunBlog.ca — Following are the most-viewed articles and pages at TheGunBlog.ca for the periods indicated. Note: These pageview rankings don’t include content from the Bullet Points e-newsletter and other e-mail updates sent exclusively to supporting/sponsoring members. High Interest in Personal Protection and Safety Combining readership of these two articles would rank just outside…
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– Liberals Say New Restrictions on Gun Owners ‘Remain a Crucial Priority’: Canadian Press
– Most Viewed Articles in March 2020
– COVID-19: Global Politics & Society, Poverty & Hunger in Canada
– News Bullets
TheGunBlog.ca — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Canadian Firearms Program, which controls private gun ownership, said it’s experiencing “significant impacts” to licensing from the COVID-19 crisis. Highlights New PALs on hold PAL cards on hold PAL renewals online only, not by mail The following is reprinted from the RCMP website with a date stamp of…
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Highlights This Week
– The Bright Side of Seeing Gun Shops Sold Out
– Mass Media Focus on Rising Gun and Ammo Sales Amid COVID-19
– Talking Points for Media Interviews
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TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP, which controls private gun ownership in Canada, said “it has been recommended” to stop teaching the mandatory firearm-safety courses for a gun licence to avoid COVID-19 contagion. RCMP Comment “It has been recommended that the delivery of the Firearms Safety Course(s) be postponed to follow the social distancing protocols in place…
TheGunBlog.ca — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which controls private gun ownership, said it’s “working hard” through the COVID-19 crisis to process firearm licences, while facing delays. Caroline Duval, a spokeswoman for the regulator in Ottawa, commented by e-mail today in response to questions from TheGunBlog.ca. Q&A With the RCMP on Licensing, Work During COVID-19…
TheGunBlog.ca — The Ontario Chief Firearms Office comments below on its COVID-19 response relating to gun licensing, safety courses and target ranges. Chantal Trahan, the CFO’s Manager of Licensing and Transfers, made the comments yesterday in response to questions from TheGunBlog.ca. The Firearm Safety Education Service of . . . This content is for subscribing…
