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.
Bullet Points: Week of 2020 February 10
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE11 February 2020TheGunBlog.ca newsletter for members. Includes news, analysis and insight on Canadian gun culture, politics and policy. Highlight This Week – Why the Conservative leadership race matters to gun owners
Olympics Picks Shooter as First Torchbearer of 2020 Games
07 February 2020(Correction: Corrects headline and article to remove reference to historical first.) TheGunBlog.ca — The first torchbearer for this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be a shooter. The Hellenic Olympic Committee unanimously selected Greece’s Anna Korakaki, an Olympic pistol gold medalist, for the ceremonial role leading to this year’s games, Olympic.org said today. Harding: ‘Awesome!’…
‘Secret’ Memo Says Most PAL Holders Aren’t Public Safety Threat
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE07 February 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Ministry of Public Safety said in a “secret” 2018 memo that most adults with a federal firearm licence don’t pose a threat to public safety, undermining the governing Liberal Party’s plans for mass gun confiscations. First Memo “Most licenced firearms owners comply with the law and do not pose a threat to…
Airbnb Pledges $300,000 to Group Campaigning Against PAL Holders
05 February 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Airbnb Inc. just became one of Canada’s top activists against hunters, farmers and sport shooters. The U.S. lodging company pledged $300,000 to Canadian Doctors for Protection From Guns, which lobbies the government to ban guns from the country’s 2.2 million adults with a federal firearm licence. ‘A First Step’ “I view this partnership…
Bill Blair Gets New Communications Director
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE03 February 2020Canadian Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair has a new director of communications.
Liberal Gun-Confiscation Order Possible via Bill vs. OIC: CBC
03 February 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s governing Liberal Party has yet to decide how it will order mass rifle confiscations against hunters, farmers and sport shooters, CBC News reported last week, citing the Ministry of Public Safety. The government “hasn’t yet determined the mechanism” for confiscation and “isn’t excluding the possibility of proposing a bill” to parliament, CBC…