Q&A With ‘Firearm Injuries in Youth’ Researcher Natasha Saunders
28 March 2017The following is an interview with Natasha Saunders, the lead researcher and author of a study published yesterday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, “Risk of firearm injuries among children and youth of immigrant families.” (See TheGunBlog.ca’s First Take on the study.)
First Take: Inside Today’s Study of ‘Firearm Injuries’ in Youth
27 March 2017The Canadian Medical Association Journal released a study today showing that an average of one child and young adult was shot each day in Ontario between 2008 and 2012. The following is some context based on what we know and what we don’t know. TheGunBlog.ca has requested an interview with the lead researcher.
Hitler Buys a Gun in Canada: Funny Video Should Be Mandatory
26 March 2017This could be the funniest video in Canadian firearms history. If you watch only one video today, make it this one.
IRunGuns Stirs Debate and Confusion With Post on UN Gun Markings
25 March 2017IRunGuns LLC triggered relief, rebuke and confusion after the Canada-U.S. gun dealer downplayed new UN firearms-marking rules, contradicting industry and shooters’ groups that said the measures will cripple or kill Canada’s gun industry. The Arizona-based company may have spoken too soon.
Q&A With Glock Canada Sales Manager James Cassells
24 March 2017The following is a Q&A with James Cassells, Glock Inc.’s sales manager for Canada. Cassells joined Austria-based Glock about 5 years ago after more than 30 years with the Toronto Police Service, including 10 years with its SWAT unit, the Emergency Task Force. TheGunBlog.ca spoke with Cassells by telephone on March 22 about Glock in Canada…
Glock Cuts Pistol Prices in Canada, Leading to Industry Shakeup
23 March 2017TheGunBlog.ca — Glock Inc. cut the prices of its pistols in Canada by about $100, boosting their appeal for buyers and leading to a shakeup in the firearms industry. A Glock 17, the world’s bestselling handgun, was listed at $780 at Al Flaherty’s Outdoor Store in Toronto this week (and they sold out as this article was being written), compared with $899 previously.…
Kevin O’Leary Changed His Opinion of AR-15, CSSA Reports
18 March 2017Kevin O’Leary changed his opinion of the AR-15 after having angered many shooters last year when he said that automatic versions of the popular rifle were used only to kill and should be banned.
Yes, Maxime Bernier Did Say He’d Replace Canada Firearms Act
16 March 2017Maxime Bernier, the leading candidate running to head the Conservative Party of Canada, proposed replacing the convoluted and unjust Firearms Act a month ago if he wins the vote and is (hopefully!) elected prime minister.
A Kijiji for Canadian Gun Owners? GunPost.ca
14 March 2017If you ever want to buy or sell a gun in Canada, Andre Perreault hopes you’ll use the website he developed as a Kijiji for firearms: GunPost.ca.
Erin O’Toole Pledges to Scrap Canada Firearms Act if Elected PM
12 March 2017Erin O’Toole deepened his commitment to Canada’s millions of shooters today, pledging to scrap the country’s complex and restrictive Firearms Act if he wins the vote to lead the Conservative Party and is elected Prime Minister.