Trudeau to Order Rifle Bans ‘As Quickly As Possible’: Bill Blair
07 December 2019(Update Dec. 8: Expands Blair quotes, adds context.) TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government will order federally licensed firearm owners to surrender 250,000 of their hunting and sporting rifles “as quickly as possible,” Bill Blair, the minister for gun bans, told reporters yesterday. It’s the first time the government said it will use an “order in…
Trudeau’s Mass Confiscation Order Will Include Mini-14 Owners
06 December 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will include owners of the popular Ruger Mini-14 rifle when he orders hundreds of thousands of families to surrender their guns or face jail. Trudeau didn’t name the rifle today during a speech in the House of Commons, while offering one of the strongest hints that it’s among…
Trudeau Expands Municipal Gun-Ban Plan to Include ‘Communities’
06 December 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau changed the wording of his plans for mass gun bans yesterday, expanding the scope of municipal handgun prohibition to include “communities.” He introduced the new language in the so-called Speech from the Throne outlining his priorities. The speech is written by the prime minister’s office and was delivered…
Trudeau Renews Pledge of Mass Gun Bans, To Address Parliament
05 December 2019https://youtu.be/J7WRWNVaGKk?t=4573 TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau renewed his election promise to ban guns from hundreds of thousands of families who use firearms for hunting, sport shooting and on farms and ranches. He will speak to the House of Commons in Ottawa tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. New Smear Today’s Speech from the Throne to…
OFAH Calls on Trudeau Government to Target Violence, Not Hunters
04 December 2019TheGunBlog.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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RCMP Comments on Firearms Reference Table Users, Access, Fees
02 December 2019TheGunBlog.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?…
CSSA’s Tony Bernardo Comments on RCMP’s Firearms Reference Table
02 December 2019TheGunBlog.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…
RCMP Redesigns Canadian Firearms Program Website
28 November 2019TheGunBlog.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…
Alberta Passes Motion to Support Hunters and Sport Shooters
27 November 2019TheGunBlog.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.