Huntsville, Ontario, Plans Firearm By-Law; OFAH’s McRae Responds
05 August 2020TheGunBlog.ca — The town council of Huntsville, Ontario, is preparing a by-law to restrict gun users beyond what’s in federal and provincial prohibitions. Brian McRae, who oversees municipal hunting and fishing issues for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, comments below. The OFAH is one of Canada’s biggest associations of firearm users. Details The…
Canada Gun News: Week of 2020 July 27
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE02 August 2020Updated daily throughout the week. Highlights This Week – RCMP Says July 20 Nullification Notice Isn’t a Revocation Notice – Federal Court Holds First Meeting With Teams Fighting Gun Bans – Saskatchewan Smashes Liberal Anti-Gun Bias in Naming Freberg CFO – OFAH Analyzes Survey on Newly Banned ‘Non-Restricted’ Guns – NFA: Cassandra Parker Sees ‘Months…
RCMP Responds to Questions on 20 July 2020 Nullification Notice
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE31 July 2020TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP responded July 27 to our questions about its 20 July 2020 letter to firearm owners saying their ownership certificates were nullified following a May 1 confiscation order.
Dante Owner Rudy Venditelli Comments on Business, Confiscations
30 July 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Rudy Venditelli, the owner of Dante Inc., one of Canada’s biggest independent gun stores, comments below on business, the market outlook, and the effects of the governing Liberal Party’s May 1 firearm-confiscation order. TheGunBlog.ca edited the interview from a series of e-mail and phone conversations from May until now. Venditelli, who took over…
Federal Court Holds First Meeting With Teams Fighting Gun Bans
29 July 2020Newest Update: Aug. 02 TheGunBlog.ca — The five teams fighting the governing Liberal Party of Canada’s gun-confiscation order in federal court had their first meeting with the Federal Court today. Includes downloadable motions to intervene from: – Canadian Taxpayers Federation – National Firearms Association – Coalition for Gun Control
Ontario CFO’s Trahan Comments on Firearm Transfer Time, Quantity
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE28 July 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Chantal Trahan, the manager of licensing and transfers for the Ontario Chief Firearms Office, comments on firearm transfers, as well as on the May 1 federal confiscation order, and Authorizations To Transport firearms.
Saskatchewan Smashes Liberal Anti-Gun Bias in Naming Freberg CFO
28 July 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Saskatchewan named Robert Freberg as its new Chief Firearms Officer, hiring a high-profile advocate for hunters, farmers and sport shooters.
Canada Gun News: Week of 2020 July 20
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE26 July 2020Updated daily throughout the week. Highlights This Week – CSSA Sees ‘Trickery’ in RCMP Gun-Ownership Cancellations – OFAH Asks Bill Blair to Extend PALs to Deal With Backlog – CCFR Won’t Organize Mass Filing Against RCMP Ownership Cancellations – NFA: Challenging Firearm Reclassification Under Section 74 of Firearms Act – Liberals Hold Majority in Newest…
Glock Expects Canadian G45 in Late 2020, Seeks More Local Models
24 July 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Glock, the maker of the world’s most-popular handgun, expects a Canadian version of its model 45 pistol to arrive in Canada late this year after delays from Covid-19, and aims to sell more country-specific editions.
Human Rights Commission Rejects Complaints That Gun-Ban Order Is Racist
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE22 July 2020TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian Human Rights Commission rejected complaints that the governing Liberal Party’s firearm-confiscation order of May 1 is racist for creating different rules for different races of gun owner. Following is their response to several complaints.