TheGunBlog.ca — The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters called on the Canadian government to invest in preventing violence instead of wasting tax dollars to confiscate and buy guns from federally licensed firearm users. “We are not going to tolerate more wasted tax dollars on government schemes that target hunters, sport shooters and gun collectors,”…

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TheGunBlog.ca — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police comments below on its Firearms Reference Table, a private catalogue of its opinions on how firearms should be classified within the law. Caroline Duval, a spokeswoman for the Ottawa-based agency, e-mailed the comments to TheGunBlog.ca today in response to our questions. Who are your clients for the FRT?…

TheGunBlog.ca — Tony Bernardo, the executive director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, comments below on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Firearms Reference Table. We spoke with him by phone on Nov. 25. The Q&A was edited for clarity.   What is the Firearms Reference Table? It is the No. 1 catalogue of guns in…

TheGunBlog.ca — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police redesigned the website for its Canadian Firearms Program, which manages licensing for the country’s 2.2 million gun-licence holders and tracks when they buy and sell guns. “The Canadian Firearms Program website has a new look!” the Ottawa-based agency said today on its new homepage. “The website has been…

TheGunBlog.ca — The Alberta government passed a motion today to support hunters, sport shooters and other safe and responsible firearm users against the mass confiscations promised by Canada’s prime minister. The motion could be the strongest opposition yet to plans for the biggest instant gun bans in Canadian history.

TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association told Toronto City Council it’s letting down residents by working against gun and ammo businesses and millions of hunters and sport shooters instead of working to reduce crime. The CSAAA, the main group for Canada’s 1,500 firearm-related businesses and their almost 50,000 staff, made the comment…

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TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s federal firearm regulator said it’s still “working at posting” its so-called Firearms Reference Table of opinions on the legal classifications of guns, without any timing to publish the private catalogue. Critical Label The FRT shows the RCMP’s interpretation of whether a firearm should be considered “Non-restricted,” “Restricted” or “Prohibited,” the only three…

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