TheGunBlog.ca — The petition to stop Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from ordering mass confiscations against honest men and women surged to the country’s No. 1 e-petition on record last night. Petition e-2341 on Democratic Process and Parliamentary Democracy had more than 132,540 signatures as of 12:45 p.m. Ottawa time today, the most of any…

(Update 23:45: Adds that petition is now No. 1 on record.) TheGunBlog.ca — Toronto Mayor John Tory, briefly Canada’s most-vocal anti-gun activist, didn’t mention firearm bans in his new safety policy today, the third strike in a week against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plans for mass confiscations. Although Tory told the media “My own view…

TheGunBlog.ca — Peter MacKay, a top candidate to lead the Conservative Party of Canada, promised to “undo” the governing Liberal Party’s gun confiscations against hunters, farmers and sport shooters if he is elected prime minister. “Whatever they do, we will undo,” MacKay said on Twitter today, sharing an article from The Post Millennial about Liberal…

Highlights This Week – Week-Ahead Agenda – How Soon Will the Liberals Publish Their Prohibition Order? – About That Petition — Extrapolation – Did You Notice Blair’s Language Shift on Compensating Confiscation Victims? – Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About the Firearm-Marking Regulations? – Anti-Gun Extremists Are Trying to Smear Gun-Rights Advocates as Far-Right Extremists

TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Joël Lightbound last month as Parliamentary Secretary to help Minister Bill Blair confiscate a quarter-million rifles from hunters, farmers and sport shooters. Here’s some background.

TheGunBlog.ca — Andrew Scheer, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, made the following comments about the governing Liberal Party’s plans for mass gun confiscations against PAL holders. He spoke during a speech to Conservative members of parliament and senators on Jan. 24 in Ottawa.

TheGunBlog.ca — A report by Canada’s firearm regulator shows there are “no reasons why” the country’s 2.2 million men and women with a gun licence shouldn’t have firearms, suggesting the prime minister’s plans for mass confiscations are unjustified.

TheGunBlog.ca — Lynda Kiejko won Canada’s only spot to compete in shooting in this year’s Olympics in Tokyo, the second time in a row she has qualified for the summer games.

TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s minister for mass gun confiscation said he expects a prohibition order against federally licensed firearm users and stores “in the near term,” and is working to further restrict home gun ownership.

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