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TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s firearm industry is often silent against inaccurate or biased media reports pushing gun bans. It could mimic FedEx Corp.’s firm and unapologetic response to a New York Times article saying the U.S. parcel-delivery company paid no federal taxes last year. “The New York Times published a distorted and factually incorrect story on…

TheGunBlog.ca — Michael Hunter, the owner-chef at Antler Kitchen and Bar, is speaking out against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Toronto Mayor John Tory’s plans for mass gun bans against hunters, farmers and sport shooters. Hunter, a hunter who serves wild game, made international headlines last year after he butchered a deer in front…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noTsuarczzc&feature=emb_logo TheGunBlog.ca — Gun bans targeting lawful firearm owners are political cheap talk that should be rejected in favour of working to stop violent gangs, Stephen LeDrew, a former president of the Liberal Party of Canada, said yesterday in the National Post. LeDrew, also a lawyer and broadcaster, spoke in a YouTube video published on…

https://www.abbynews.com/community/students-at-old-abbotsford-school-trained-for-the-war/ TheGunBlog.ca — The Abbotsford Virtual School in Abbotsford, British Columbia, trained students to fire rifles during World War II so they could protect the community if fighting came to Canada, the Abbotsford News reported. https://twitter.com/AbbyNews/status/1193997963275595777 The students learned to shoot at the range in the basement of what was then Philip Sheffield High School,…

https://youtu.be/xkKgT1G_T1c TheGunBlog.ca — Alberta will consider appointing its own Chief Firearms Officer instead of having a federal employee in the role, as Premier Jason Kenney aims to “advance the province’s interests.” Kenney asked the new Fair Deal Panel to study the switch in a broad policy review presented to the Manning Centre conference on Nov.…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD3QIhoesgM TheGunBlog.ca — Toronto City Council’s Board of Health wants hundreds of thousands of hunters, farmers and sport shooters across Canada in jail unless we surrender our guns. What Happened The Board of Health today held a 3.5-hour meeting. It was livestreamed on YouTube. The councillors on the board supported the massive national gun bans…

TheGunBlog.ca — The following letter published today by Dennis Young outlines how police in Canada assess applications to carry loaded handguns for personal protection. The Ottawa-based Information Commissioner sent the Nov. 5 letter to Young in response to his complaint about how the RCMP handled his requests for information related to Authorizations To Carry. (See…

TheGunBlog.ca Newsletter For Members Only About TheGunBlog.ca Newsletter E-mail with bullet-point news, analysis and insight for members only. Join here, or click the red button at the top of the page. Cancel anytime, no questions asked.   Highlights of Nov. 8 Edition E-mailed to members on Friday 08 November 2019 at 17:08 Toronto time. Commentary…

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