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Edward Burlew: Licensed Gun Owners Fight Back

TheGunBlog.ca — Edward Burlew, a leading Canadian firearm lawyer, sent the following letter to TheGunBlog.ca as the governing Liberal Party of Canada plans the single biggest gun confiscation in the country’s history against hunters, farmers, ranchers, sport shooters and firearm collectors. TheGunBlog.ca added paragraph breaks and sub-headings. Background: AR-15 Selling Out in Canada on Concern Trudeau…

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Trudeau Gun Ban Targets 200,000 Long Guns: Global News

TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will order hunters, farmers and sport shooters to surrender about 200,000 of their firearms if re-elected, Global News reported today, citing Bill Blair, the minster for confiscation. The estimate covers what Blair called “assault-style weapons,” Global said, citing Blair speaking to reporters this morning. It would be the…

Dangers and Flaws as Liberals Promise Gun Bans for Election 2019

TheGunBlog.ca — Canadians should be concerned by one of the Liberal Party’s first campaign promises if they win the October election: ordering mass gun bans against hunters, farmers, ranchers, sport shooters and gun collectors. Bill Blair, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minister for confiscation, began his media tour by talking with Canada’s two largest newspapers. The…

Liberals Plan Gun Bans If Re-Elected, Blair Tells Globe and Mail

TheGunBlog.ca — The Liberal Party of Canada will order mass gun bans against federally licensed firearm owners if re-elected to government, Minister Bill Blair told The Globe and Mail as the election campaign ramps up. Liberal Gun-Ban Plan Liberals go after licensed, safe, responsible gun owners. Gun ban is one of first campaign promises for…

Dear PM, Your Gun Bans Won’t Get the Votes You Seek: Edith Iwama

TheGunBlog.ca — Following is a letter sent to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by Edith Iwama, a 94-year-old former law-enforcement officer who also lived through Nazi Germany. Iwama sent a copy of her letter to TheGunBlog.ca and authorized us to publish it. We added the subheadings and extra paragraph breaks for readability. https://twitter.com/TheGunBlog/status/1138237780142821377 Dear Right…

Take This 5-Minute Survey on Shooting, Hunting for OFAH, CSAAA

TheGunBlog.ca — Two of Canada’s leading groups for hunters and anglers and the firearm industry are inviting people across the country to take a 5-minute survey on their spending patterns to assess the size of the market. The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) and the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (CSAAA) promoted…

Doctors for Firearm Safety Says Members Face Workplace Pressure

TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Doctors for Firearm Safety & Responsibility said its members face pressure from colleagues in what could be viewed as workplace harassment. The group includes Gregory Mosdossy and Rida Mirza, who criticized a registered lobby group of doctors campaigning to criminalize safe and responsible firearm users and ban their guns. Read: New Canadian…

Here’s How PM Trudeau Could Ditch New Gun Bans: William Rees

TheGunBlog.ca — The following is a simulated policy statement by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau drafted by Dr. William Rees, a reader of TheGunBlog.ca. The Liberal government will be making some sort of formal announcement soon pertaining to Minister Bill Blair’s inquiry into policy, regulations and legislation on gun ownership, including possible bans on handguns…

RCMP Says Number of CZ 858, Swiss Arms Rifles in Canada Unknown

TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s federal agency in charge of firearm prohibition said it doesn’t know how many CZ 858 and SAN Swiss Arms rifles are in the hands of federally licensed owners since most of the guns don’t require ownership registration. It had previously estimated 10,000 to 15,000. Owners will be required to register their guns…

Tony Clement Comments on Gun-Ban Risk After Trudeau Keeps Silent

TheGunBlog.ca — Tony Clement said he still believes the Canadian government plans more restrictions on federally licensed firearm owners after the member of parliament said last month new prohibitions would be announced this week. Clement, an independent member of parliament who used to be with the opposition Conservatives, spoke with TheGunBlog.ca by telephone today from…

Ministry Comments on Bill C-71 Royal Assent, Orders in Council

TheGunBlog.ca — Following are comments by Canada’s Ministry of Public Safety on when Bill C-71 officially takes effect as a new law against federally licensed gun owners and businesses. Some parts come into force immediately following the Royal Assent ceremony that could happen at any time, and some parts will take effect later through a…

Liberals Demonize Gun Owners by Copying U.S. Senator Feinstein

TheGunBlog.ca — The Liberal Party of Canada is copying the tactics and fallacies of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein by comparing hunters, farmers and sport shooters to murderers and terrorists to promote new gun bans. Many people were unsettled by a Liberal comment today on guns “designed to hunt people” such as worshippers, gays and kids….

Conservatives Reiterate Pledge to Repeal Bill C-71 If Elected

TheGunBlog.ca — The Conservative Party of Canada reiterated its pledge to repeal Bill C-71 if elected to government. The Ottawa-based party e-mailed the following statement to TheGunBlog.ca today. (Le français suit.) Background: Bill C-71 Passes Final Vote in Senate as New Law to Ban Guns https://twitter.com/TheGunBlog/status/1133864147010183169   Justin Trudeau’s Backdoor Gun Registry to Become Law…

Bill C-71 Gun Bans May Create ‘Safe Queens’ By Revoking ATTs

TheGunBlog.ca — The Liberal Party of Canada’s new law against hunters, farmers and sport shooters makes it a crime to take a newly banned gun to a target range without an arbitrary new approval, putting the owners at risk of having “safe queens.” Risk for Gun Owners Many federally licensed shooters are buying new firearms…

RCMP ‘Actively Working’ on 2018 Commissioner of Firearms Report

TheGunBlog.ca — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said it’s “actively working” to prepare the 2018 Commissioner of Firearms report with data on gun licensing and ownership by hunters, farmers, sport shooters and firearm collectors. Tania Vaughan, a spokeswoman for the Ottawa-based RCMP, made the comment to TheGunBlog.ca today by e-mail in response to our questions…

Bill C-71 Passes Final Vote in Senate as New Law to Ban Guns

TheGunBlog.ca — Bill C-71 passed its third and final vote in the Canadian Senate today as the governing Liberal Party’s new law to criminalize hunters, farmers and sport shooters and take away more of their guns. Senators voted 55 in favour and 33 against at 5:34 p.m. in Ottawa with 2 abstentions. Pro-Liberal members supported…

AR-15 Selling Out in Canada on Concern Trudeau to Ban New Owners

TheGunBlog.ca — The AR-15 target rifle is selling out at stores across Canada. Federally licensed sport shooters are snapping up $3,000 guns on concern Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will ban new sales to win votes in the October election. The website of Firearms Outlet Canada showed all AR-15s “Out of Stock” today at 3 p.m….

Gun Ban Concern Rises to Record in Google Canada Searches

TheGunBlog.ca — Concern about gun bans is surging to a record on Google in Canada, as the governing Liberal Party prepares to take away firearms from more hunters, farmers, sport shooters and collectors. Google Trends for Canada shows May is on course for the highest monthly interest in the term “gun ban” using the world’s…

Wolverine Supplies: ‘Never Stop Fighting … Time to Take a Stand’

TheGunBlog.ca — Wolverine Supplies, one of Canada’s largest independent gun stores, made the following comment on Facebook and Instagram today as speculation rises the government will ban new sales of AR-15 target rifles and use Bill C-71 to confiscate the guns from families after the owners die. Wolverine Supplies is based in Virden, Manitoba. Background…

Ministry Comments on How Law Allows Cabinet to Order Gun Bans

TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian law allows the government to ban guns by a cabinet prohibition order and, if Bill C-71 becomes law, will let cabinet delay confiscation by allowing existing owners to retain their guns, the Ministry of Public Safety said today. Zarah Malik, a spokeswoman for the ministry in Ottawa, made the comment to TheGunBlog.ca…