Ontario CFO Peer to Remain After Promotion Until Successor Named
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE26 February 2020TheGunBlog.ca — The Ontario government said Chief Firearms Officer Dwight Peer will stay in the role until his successor is named, even after the Ontario Provincial Police promoted him last month to a new rank with new command duties. Ministry Comment “Chief Superintendent Peer remains in the role of Chief Firearms Officer in addition to…
Bullet Points: Week of 2020 February 24
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE24 February 2020Updated daily throughout the week. Highlights This Week – RCMP Publishes Public Firearms Reference Table (FRT) for First Time – Ontario CFO Peer to Remain After Promotion Until Successor Named – Blair Reiterates Plan to Confiscate Rifles at SECU Committee – Conservative Leadership: Eight ‘Approved Applicants’ By Deadline – News Bullets From Other Media
MP Tako Van Popta Gets Surge of Support With Gun-Safety Photos
24 February 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Member of Parliament Tako van Popta attracted a surge of online fans after sharing photos of himself taking the mandatory safety course for a federal gun licence. “This is great!” Allan Harding, a three-time national pistol champion, replied on Twitter. “Thank you for taking time to do this.” The newly elected Conservative…
Ministry Comments Suggest 3 Steps for Rifle-Confiscation Order
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE23 February 2020Comments by Canada’s Ministry of Public Safety suggest three stages for the governing Liberal Party’s confiscation order: 1. Pre-Confiscation Order to re-classify firearms as “Prohibited” “safe queens” 2. Spending Request to Parliament 3. Confiscation/Surrender Order
Bullet Points: Week of 2020 February 17
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE17 February 2020Updated daily throughout the week. Highlights This Week – Clarifying the Steps for Liberal Rifle Confiscation – Desmond Inquiry Shines Light on Gun-Licensing System – Petition Rises to 175,310 Signatures Following Validation – Bill C-71: “All of the Measures” Will Take Effect After Budget, Blair Tells iPolitics
Petition E-2341 Analysis: Risks, Benefits and What They Mean
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE16 February 2020Canadian Petition e-2341 against a Liberal order for mass gun confiscation closed yesterday with 175,310 signatures, making it the No. 1 e-petition in House of Commons history. Following is an analysis of the petition’s risks and benefits, and significance for Canadian gun owners.
RCMP Air Marshals Picked Glock 19 After Five 30,000-Round Tests
15 February 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Glock GmbH, the world’s biggest handgun maker, said Canada’s airplane police picked the Glock 19 as their duty pistol a few years ago, after some of the world’s most-rigorous testing. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s In-Flight Security Officer program selected the model 19 Gen 4 after 30,000 shots fired through each of five…
Wolverine’s John Hipwell Designs New WS-MCR Semi-Auto Rifle
14 February 2020TheGunBlog.ca — John Hipwell, the founder of Wolverine Supplies Ltd., said today he designed the new WS-MCR multi-calibre rifle, his second semi-automatic model taking AR-15 ammunition magazines. The made-in-Canada firearm is classified “Non-restricted” in Canadian law, Virden, Manitoba-based Wolverine said today in an e-mailed press release signed by Hipwell. He said he was inspired by…
Bullseye London CEO Patience Q&A on Gun Bans, ‘Urgent’ Expansion
14 February 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Bullseye London, a major Canadian independent gun shop, is tripling in size as “very high levels of growth” for firearms, ammo and accessories offset concern over gun bans. The company continues to oppose the governing Liberal Party’s plans to order mass gun confiscations against federally licensed stores and hundreds of thousands of firearm…
Why the Conservative Leadership Race Matters to Gun Owners
13 February 2020The Conservative Party of Canada is the only major federal party standing in the way of mass confiscations targeting safe and responsible gun owners.