Montreal, Calgary Lead Five Biggest Cities in Number of Shooters
Montreal has the highest number of licensed shooters among Canada’s five-biggest cities, but you’re most likely to bump into a gun lover in Calgary.
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Goodale Wants New Gun Law in ‘Weeks Ahead,’ National Post Says
The Canadian government is working to produce a new gun law “during the weeks ahead,” the National Post reported today, citing Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised while campaigning for the October 2015 election to repeal a law that simplified firearms transport, among eight points related to guns in the…
14-Year-Old ‘Canadian Gun Girl’ Starts YouTube Channel
In a world of middle-aged men comes a new voice: 14-year-old Canadian Gun Girl and her YouTube channel. “I will be showing how young girls — and girls in general — can have fun with guns,” Canadian Gun Girl, a.k.a. Hayley of Chilliwack, British Columbia, said in her inaugural video on Aug. 22. “Guns aren’t…
Did You Know? Canada Has More Than 4,500 Firearms Businesses
Did you know? According to the RCMP Commissioner of Firearms report for 2015: As of December 31, 2015, there were 4,522 firearms businesses in Canada licensed under the Firearms Act, not including carriers and museums. Of these, 2,117 were licensed to sell only ammunition. That’s a lot of jobs for a lot of people, from small businesses to big corporations….
New Canadian Rangers Rifle Civilian Version Arriving in October
The civilian version of the new military rifle for the Canadian Rangers will be in stores from October for about $2,700.
‘Restricted’ Gun Licences Rose to 497,686 at June 30
The number of Canadian licences for handguns, AR-15 rifles and other so-called “restricted” firearms rose to 497,686 at the end of June, the RCMP said today in an e-mailed response to questions by TheGunBlog.ca. That’s an increase of 26,163 from Dec. 31, and the highest level on record. At that rate, the number of “restricted”…
Government Rejects Petition to Reclassify AR-15 ‘Non-Restricted’
The Canadian government rejected a petition to simplify buying and using AR-15 rifles, saying it’s the RCMP’s job to decide such changes. The government doesn’t plan to reclassify the firearm as “non-restricted” from its current label of “restricted,” Ralph Goodale, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, said today in a written response to a…
Premier Shooting Center Could Become Canada’s Snazziest Range
Derek Jones has a dream. For the past three years, in addition to his job making cameras for military drones, he has been meeting designers, planners, politicians, regulators, architects and investors to build Canada’s snazziest shooting club.
Did You Know? Olympic Shooting Facts
Shooting is one of the original sports of the modern Olympics, having been part of the first edition of the games in 1896. The founder of the modern Olympic Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, was a French pistol champion.
RCMP Ban on 10/22 Magazines Unconstitutional, CSSA Lawyer Says
The RCMP’s ban on Ruger 10/22 magazines capable of holding more than 10 cartridges is unconstitutional, the lawyer for the Canadian Shooting Sports Association said, urging owners, importers and sellers of the products to join a legal defence.
Q&A With Team Canada Pistol Shooter Lynda Kiejko
Lynda Kiejko qualified as one of two shooters representing Canada in next month’s Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The 35-year-old resident of Calgary will compete in the women’s 25-metre pistol and 10-metre air pistol. Kiejko began shooting at the age of 11 after her father, a three-time Olympic shooter, now deceased, set up an air-pistol…
RCMP Attack on Ruger 10/22 Owners Unites Gun-Rights Groups
The RCMP’s attack on owners of the popular Ruger 10/22 small-calibre rifle is prompting Canadian gun-rights groups to unite in opposition. The RCMP plans to reclassify 10/22 magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of the .22 LR cartridge as “prohibited devices,” Calibre Magazine said July 18, potentially leading to criminal charges for anyone who owns, transports or sells them….
Government Outlines Priorities for Gun Policies
The following are comments by Canada’s Ministry of Public Safety about the government’s priorities for firearm policies.
RCMP Used to Issue 140,000 ATTs Per Year
The RCMP used to issue about 140,000 Authorizations To Transport (ATT) firearms each year to civilians who asked for permission to take their guns from the store to home, or from home to the target range, the gunsmith or the airport. Most of them were for target practice and sports shooting, the RCMP said in a notice in…
Top YouTube Gun Channels: DemolitionRanch Surges
DemolitionRanch attracted subscribers faster than any other major YouTube gun channel in the first six months of this year, while James Yeager added more videos than any of his peers in that period. The ranking of the top 10 channels has remained unchanged since December, with FPSRussia, hickok45 and FullMag holding onto the first three spots. This…
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Czech Anti-Terrorism Chief Defends Civilian Carry
People around the world are looking for better ways to defend themselves against violent criminals and terrorists since a man shot about 100 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando on June 12. Below are comments about the civilian right to carry firearms by Libor Lochman, chief of the Czech Republic’s elite anti-terrorism unit, URN, from an interview published by Aktualne.cz on June…
Gun Licences Exceed 2 Million for First Time
The number of Canadians with gun licences exceeded 2 million for the first time last year, boosted by shooters in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
Top YouTube Gun Channels: From FPSRussia, hickok45 to tnoutdoors9
FPSRussia dominates the world of gun videos on YouTube, DemolitionRanch is attracting subscribers faster than any of his peers and TAOFLEDERMAUS has the “stickiest” followers. I had a bit of fun analyzing YouTube data, based on DemolitionRanch’s Top YouTube Gun Channels…….ROAST video of June 9, 2014. (Yeah, it’s a good one!) I included channels that didn’t make DemolitionRanch’s list, because today they rank highly on…
Do Police Really Trust Their Lives to a Flawed Gun Database?
A deputy commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police said he supports Quebec’s plans to recreate an expanded firearms registry and would like Ontario to do the same because it increases safety for the police and the public, Orillia Today reported today. “We are not supportive of the elimination of the firearms registry in any way,” Scott Tod…