Bullet Points: Week of 2020 April 13
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE13 April 2020Updated daily throughout the week. Highlights This Week – RCMP Says PAL Renewals by Mail Are ‘Significantly Impacted’ – News Bullets
Canada’s Booming Demand for Guns Is Amazing, And Has Drawbacks
10 April 2020TheGunBlog.ca — We may not like the cause, but the boom in demand for guns from the Covid-19 crisis is doing more for Canada’s firearm industry, gun culture and “gun rights” than anything else in modern times. It also comes with drawbacks, besides the mass death, infection and economic devastation from the virus and the…
Bullet Points: Week of 2020 April 06
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE07 April 2020Updated daily throughout the week. Highlights This Week – The Liberals Are Gaining Popularity on COVID-19, Survey Shows – Hopes and Concerns Over Liberal Gun Confiscations Amid Covid-19 Crisis – News Bullets – B.C. Hunting Licences, Wild Game Permits Almost Double – NFA: COVID-19 and Firearm Owners Q&A – OFAH: COVID-19 Restrictions and Closures Affecting…
Most Viewed Articles in First Quarter 2020
05 April 2020TheGunBlog.ca — Following are the most-viewed articles and pages at TheGunBlog.ca for the periods indicated. Note: These pageview rankings don’t include content from the Bullet Points e-newsletter and other e-mail updates sent exclusively to supporting/sponsoring members. High Interest in Personal Protection and Safety Combining readership of these two articles would rank just outside…
Bullet Points: Week of 2020 March 30
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE01 April 2020Updated daily throughout the week. Highlights This Week – Liberals Say New Restrictions on Gun Owners ‘Remain a Crucial Priority’: Canadian Press – Most Viewed Articles in March 2020 – COVID-19: Global Politics & Society, Poverty & Hunger in Canada – News Bullets
RCMP Firearms Program Updates on COVID-19 Impact on Services
26 March 2020TheGunBlog.ca — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Canadian Firearms Program, which controls private gun ownership, said it’s experiencing “significant impacts” to licensing from the COVID-19 crisis. Highlights New PALs on hold PAL cards on hold PAL renewals online only, not by mail The following is reprinted from the RCMP website with a date stamp of…
Bullet Points: Week of 2020 March 23
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE26 March 2020Updated daily throughout the week. Highlights This Week – The Bright Side of Seeing Gun Shops Sold Out – Mass Media Focus on Rising Gun and Ammo Sales Amid COVID-19 – Talking Points for Media Interviews – News Bullets
RCMP: ‘It Has Been Recommended’ to Stop Gun-Safety Courses on COVID-19
25 March 2020TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP, which controls private gun ownership in Canada, said “it has been recommended” to stop teaching the mandatory firearm-safety courses for a gun licence to avoid COVID-19 contagion. RCMP Comment “It has been recommended that the delivery of the Firearms Safety Course(s) be postponed to follow the social distancing protocols in place…
RCMP ‘Working Hard’ on Gun Licences With Delays From COVID-19
23 March 2020TheGunBlog.ca — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which controls private gun ownership, said it’s “working hard” through the COVID-19 crisis to process firearm licences, while facing delays. Caroline Duval, a spokeswoman for the regulator in Ottawa, commented by e-mail today in response to questions from TheGunBlog.ca. Q&A With the RCMP on Licensing, Work During COVID-19…
Ontario CFO’s Chantal Trahan Comments on COVID-19 Response
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE23 March 2020TheGunBlog.ca — The Ontario Chief Firearms Office comments below on its COVID-19 response relating to gun licensing, safety courses and target ranges. Chantal Trahan, the CFO’s Manager of Licensing and Transfers, made the comments yesterday in response to questions from TheGunBlog.ca. The Firearm Safety Education Service of Ontario, which oversees the province’s firearm-safety instructors, said…