RCMP Kept Half of Long-Gun Registry Data, 2015 Transcript Shows
10 June 2017The RCMP kept almost half the data from Canada’s so-called “Long-gun Registry” that was stopped by law in 2012, a two-year-old official transcript shows. The law ordered all registration records destroyed. Gun owners are concerned about government’s plans for registry data and suspicious of RCMP statements about what was or wasn’t erased. RCMP kept what…
Anti-Gun Government Advisor Thanks Trudeau for Old Quebec Data
10 June 2017An anti-gun campaigner and government advisor thanked the government for helping to provide Quebec with inaccurate, incomplete and obsolete data on licensed gun owners, saying the flawed list will make people safer.
Over 100 MPs, Senators and Staff Shoot at CSSA-Led Range Day
09 June 2017More than 100 members of parliament, senators and their staff went shooting this week at an annual range day organized by the Canadian Shooting Sports Association in what the group said is one of the largest non-partisan events on Parliament Hill.
Conservative Party Asks NFA to Delete Data After Complaints
08 June 2017The Conservative Party of Canada asked the National Firearms Association to stop using and delete data that were wrongfully obtained and used, after party members complained of unsolicited requests from the shooters’ rights group.
New Law Won’t Recreate Long-Gun Registry, Goodale’s Office Says
07 June 2017The Canadian government said it won’t recreate a database of gun owners and many of our rifles and shotguns when it proposes a new law tomorrow to change legislation that ended the so-called “long-gun registry.”
Meme: How to Win Heart, Mind of Enemy? ‘2 to Heart, 1 to Mind’
05 June 2017“Mommy, how do we win the hearts and minds of our enemies?”
Handgun Imports From Austria Surge (Correction)
02 June 2017(Correction 07 September 2019: Removes industry executive’s comments about importer.) Canada imported 5,481 handguns valued at $1.49 million from Austria in April, data released today by Statistics Canada showed, more than any month since April 2001. In all of 2016, 1,949 revolvers and pistols valued at $811,046 came from Austria. The data don’t show who made the guns…
Owning Guns Is a Privilege, Government’s Crime Policy Unit Says
31 May 2017The Canadian government reminded gun owners today via its Criminal Law Policy Section that it regards the acquisition and possession of firearms as a privilege, not a right.
Andrew Scheer, Maxime Bernier, Guns and Politics: Reflections
28 May 2017Andrew Scheer wasn’t my first choice to lead the Conservative Party of Canada, until party members elected him last night. Now, Scheer is my guy and I want him to be prime minister. Following are some thoughts on what just happened and what comes next.
Andrew Scheer on Guns: Recap of New Conservative Leader’s Policy
27 May 2017Andrew Scheer was elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada today, (hopefully!) putting him on course to become the next prime minister. His proposed gun policy is reproduced below.