Bullet Points: Week of 2020 January 27
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE27 January 2020Highlights 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
Meet Joël Lightbound, Bill Blair’s Rifle-Confiscation Assistant
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE26 January 2020TheGunBlog.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.
Liberal Gun Confiscations Are an ‘Attack’ on PAL Holders: Scheer
25 January 2020TheGunBlog.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.
RCMP New Report Undermines Trudeau’s Planned Gun Confiscations
23 January 2020TheGunBlog.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.
Lynda Kiejko Wins Canada’s Only Shooting Spot for 2020 Olympics
22 January 2020TheGunBlog.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.
Bill Blair Expects Rifle Prohibition Order ‘In the Near Term’
21 January 2020TheGunBlog.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.
Bullet Points: Week of 2020 January 20
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE20 January 2020TheGunBlog.ca newsletter for members. Includes news, analysis and insight on Canadian gun culture, politics and policy. Updated throughout the day, every day. In focus this week: Timing of rifle-confiscation order, Petition update, Blair’s language shift.
Calgary Councillor Against PAL Holders Proposes New Task Force
18 January 2020TheGunBlog.ca — A Calgary councillor who wants to expel federally licensed firearm owners is working with the mayor to propose a panel to study “gun violence,” a favourite phrase of anti-gun activists.
Manitoba Premier Says Municipal Handgun Bans Won’t Boost Safety
17 January 2020https://youtu.be/ktf90979tC0?t=1060 TheGunBlog.ca — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said this week Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plans for municipal handgun prohibitions won’t improve safety because violent offenders can easily work around them. Pallister made the comment to reporters in Winnipeg on Jan. 15, according to a YouTube video of the media briefing shared by the Manitoba…
Bullet Points: Week of 2020 January 13
MEMBER EXCLUSIVE13 January 2020TheGunBlog.ca newsletter for members. Includes news, analysis and insight on Canadian gun culture, politics and policy. Updated throughout the day, every day.