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…
Bullet Points: Week of 2020 February 03
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE03 February 2020Highlights – Airbnb becomes one of Canada’s top anti-gun activists – Bill Blair gets new communications chief – Liberals could confiscate via new bill in parliament vs. OIC – Conservatives vs. Liberals in House of Commons on red-flag laws – Ducks Unlimited responds to criticism for not sharing petition
TACCOM 2020: Organizer Fred Pellegrino Discusses His Bold Plans
31 January 2020TheGunBlog.ca — It’s impossible to talk with Fred Pellegrino without feeling excited about the future of Canada’s shooting community. Pellegrino is the owner and organizer of TACCOM, the Tactical & Competitive Sport Shooting Show. The September 2019 edition was the first and largest expo of its kind ever held in Canada. Optimism, Enthusiasm It filled…
‘Significant Concern’ Over Trudeau Gun Confiscation: Yukon Party
30 January 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Following is a letter from Yukon Party Interim Leader Stacey Hassard to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau citing “significant concern” over Trudeau’s plans to order mass firearm confiscations from hunters and sport shooters. The Yukon Party published Hassard’s letter today on Facebook and Twitter. https://twitter.com/yukonparty/status/1222982254978310144 Context The opposition movement against Trudeau’s planned seizures…
Glen Motz Comments After Petition to Stop Bans Takes First Place
30 January 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Following are comments by Glen Motz, the Canadian member of parliament who sponsored Petition e-2341, after it surged to become the most-signed e-petition in House of Commons history. More than 136,000 people have signed to stop the governing Liberal Party from using an executive order for mass confiscations against honest men and women.…