Gun Licences Exceed 2 Million for First Time
05 June 2016The 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
31 December 2015FPSRussia 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?
10 December 2015A 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…
Don’t Be a Turkey Expecting Good Times Forever
26 November 2015Today’s celebration of Thanksgiving in the U.S. reminds me of two things: I am thankful for my life, and I want to avoid being a turkey who expects the good times to last forever. The “turkey problem” was popularized by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2007 book, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. “Consider…
Homicide Stats Show It’s Time to Ban Knives
25 November 2015Stabbing was again the leading method of homicide in 2014, Statistics Canada said today, so it’s time to ban knives.
Paris Attacks Show How Gun Laws Get People Killed
13 November 2015Tonight’s attacks that resulted in more than 120 deaths around Paris show how restrictive gun laws get people killed.
Trudeau Officially Begins Attack on Gun Owners
13 November 2015Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau officially began his attack on gun owners today, following through on promises made to win the Oct. 19 election.
Relieved Over Goodale? You May Be Missing the Real Threat
06 November 2015TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian gun enthusiasts who are relieved over this week’s naming of Ralph Goodale as Minister of Public Safety instead of a more militant enemy of private firearm ownership may be missing the real threat. It could be the Ministry of Justice, not Public Safety, that fulfills the new government’s campaign promise to make…
Reminder: Ontario Liberals Want to Ban Firearms
11 October 2015Here’s something to remember as we elect the next government of Canada: the Ontario Liberal Party wants to ban firearms.
Liberal Party Platform Shows Ignorance About Gun Laws
05 October 2015The Liberal Party’s election platform, released today, shows ignorance about Canada’s gun laws.