RCMP Publishes Expanded List of Guns Ordered for Confiscation
16 June 2020TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP, which controls private gun ownership in Canada, published an expanded list of the rifles and shotguns it’s preparing to confiscate from federally licensed owners and businesses. The list of roughly 9,500 models follows rising criticism of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for secretly using its Firearms Reference Table to ban guns…
Canada Gun News: Week of 2020 June 08
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE14 June 2020Updated daily throughout the week. Highlights This Week – Conservative Leadership Update & Analysis – CSSA Says ‘Do NOT Call’ RCMP to Ask If Your Guns Are Prohibited – ‘Gun Ban Canada’ Video Documentary Airs By Wild TV, CCFR – ‘Grave Concern’ More Gun Stores Will Close Over Confiscations – Invade Canada! Liberal Gun Confiscations…
Conservative Leadership Election: Quick Take Before Next Week’s Debates
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE13 June 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Here’s an update and analysis of the Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership election, and what it means for gun owners. Update June 14: An analysis published June 14 by Macleans shows Liberals winning a majority as Conservative support falls.
CBSA Withholds Details on Seizure of What It Calls 65 ‘Prohibited Guns’
12 June 2020TheGunBlog.ca — The Canada Border Services Agency said it “will not disclose” key details on a confiscated shipment of what it described as 65 “prohibited guns” labeled as starter guns.
O’Toole Pitches Most-Detailed Gun Policies for Conservative Leadership
10 June 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Erin O’Toole proposed the most-detailed and comprehensive gun policies today of any of the four candidates running to lead the Conservative Party of Canada. The military veteran outlined plans for both a role in opposition and in case he is elected prime minister in the next general election. See platform below. “An O’Toole…
Canada Gun News: Week of 2020 June 01
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE07 June 2020Updated daily throughout the week. Highlights This Week 1. Protesting the Ban Order – RCMP Confiscation Notices Being Shot, Burned – Vermillion Gun Club Restricts Police Use – Alberta Outlines Policy Changes 2. Solomon Friedman Starts Law Firm With Fady Mansour 3. CSSA Won’t Sue to Stop Bans, Picks Its Top-Two Lawsuits 4. Jim Shockey…
Gun Imports Sank in January-April, Even Before Covid-19 Crisis
06 June 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian gun imports sank in January-April even before the Covid-19 crisis hit. Shipments plunged to the weakest April in eight years. January-April 2020: -12% to $47.5 million.
‘Alberta’s Got Your Back,’ ‘We Need Firearms:’ MLAs on Motion 20
04 June 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Opposition is rising across Canada to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s crackdown against honest citizens. The Alberta government is delivering some of the strongest words and actions against Trudeau’s May 1 order for mass confiscations targeting federally licensed gun owners and businesses. Following are excerpts from an hours-long debate yesterday on Alberta Government Motion…
Alberta’s Kenney, Schweitzer, Glasgo: Media Briefing Transcript
03 June 2020Transcript of media briefing today on gun rights and gun policy with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Minister of Justice Doug Schweitzer and MLA Michaela Glasgo.
Alberta Vows to Defend Gun Rights Against Trudeau’s Attacks
03 June 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney vowed today to use the Canadian Constitution, provincial regulations and possibly a lawsuit to defend the rights of hunters, farmers and sport shooters against the federal Liberal Party’s attacks. Why It Matters The plans show Kenney as one of the strongest and most-vocal defenders of justice and the rule…