RCMP Q&A on February 26 ‘Nullification’ Notice to 1,865 More Gun Owners
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE14 April 2021TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP comments below on its 26 February 2021 “nullification” notice to 1,865 more gun owners targeted by its May 2020 regulatory attacks, after a “technical issue” led to them being missed last year. More than 70,000 people have now been notified. Read our Q&A with the RCMP.
RCMP Provides 2020 Data on Gun Licences and Registrations
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE13 April 2021TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP provided the following data at 31 December 2020: – Number of individuals with a firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) – Number of individuals with at least one gun registered with the RCMP – Number of firearms registered with the RCMP – Table of firearm registrations by type of firearm
Gun Licences Fell in 2020 for First Time in a Decade on Covid-19
12 April 2021TheGunBlog.ca — The number of Canadians with a federal gun licence fell last year for the first time in a decade, as shutdowns to stop Covid-19 prevented people from applying for a permit. This year is on course for a new drop.
Canada Gun News: Week of 2021 April 05
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE11 April 2021Highlights – Canada Gun Imports Rose in February to Six-Month High – Bill C-71: ‘Significant Elements’ to Take Effect This Summer, Blair’s Office Says – Trudeau Says O’Toole ‘Promised to Make Assault Weapons Legal Again’ – Bill Blair: ‘Everybody in the Extremist Is in the Gun Lobby’ – M.D. Charlton Wins $1 Million Contract to…
Five Points Gun Owners Get Wrong About the Liberal+RCMP Attacks
07 April 2021TheGunBlog.ca — Many Canadian gun owners are confused about the Liberal+RCMP political attacks begun in May 2020. Here are five points to help you get what they are, and what they aren’t.
Canada Gun News: Week of 2021 March 29
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE04 April 2021Highlights – Most-Viewed Reports in First Quarter 2021 – Section 74: Alberta Judge Allows Hearing to Decide Jurisdiction in 4 Cases – CACP Supports Criminalizing Owners of Items That Look Like Guns – Liberals May Allow Provinces to Confiscate Handguns as Parties Oppose Bill C-21
Canada Gun News: Week of 2021 March 22
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE28 March 2021– Section 74: Alberta Justice Fradsham Says Crawford Hearing Can Proceed – Some Mayors Against Bill C-21 Are NOT Our Friends – Toronto Police Data Show Illegal Shootings Doubling Under Tory, Liberals – Newmarket, Ontario, Mayor Wants National Handgun Confiscation – RCMP Warns of Possible Ransomware Attack – Reader Comment: I Will Not Do Business…
Canada Gun News: Week of 2021 March 15
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE21 March 2021– Manitoba Says Bill C-21 ‘Unfairly Targets Legal Firearm Owners’ Names Advisory Group – CSSA: Liberals to Offer Choice of Gun Destruction, Confiscation or Home Alarm – CSAAA: Liberals May Be Secretly Setting Up Businesses to Promote Gun Destruction – Trudeau ‘A Traitor’ Unless Gun Bill Overhauled, Say Families of Polytechnique Victims – NFA: List…
Bill C-21 Is ‘Harmful’ to Olympics, Shooting Federation of Canada Tells Blair
20 March 2021TheGunBlog.ca — The Shooting Federation of Canada told Minister Bill Blair that his new draft law to criminalize federally licensed gun owners is “harmful” to Olympic and Paralympic disciplines and “will fundamentally choke our sport off at the roots.”
Canadian Firearms Safety Course Sets New Download Record at Publications Canada
18 March 2021TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian Firearms Safety Course student handbook set its second annual record as the top download at the Government of Canada Publications website.