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…

This edition was e-mailed to members on Friday 08 November 2018. Highlights Gun Industry Is Hurting, Who Is Responsible? Anxiety Around Nov. 20 RCMP Alert on Silencers Sold as ‘Solvent Traps’ In the News

TheGunBlog.ca — The government of Alberta is planning a law to shield residents from lawsuits when they use force legitimately to protect their lives and property at home. https://twitter.com/TheGunBlog/status/1192516252507496450 Government Press Release To defend the rights of law-abiding property owners, the government will introduce changes to the Occupiers’ Liability Act. These changes would eliminate the…

TheGunBlog.ca — The following letter from a reader shows the significance of guns and hunting for many Canadians. We are printing the text with the author’s permission. The three-dot ellipsis marks … were in the original, and we separated some into paragraphs. Send letters to: [email protected] See also our Reader Comments page of quotes from…

TheGunBlog.ca — Following are the most-viewed articles and pages at TheGunBlog.ca for the periods indicated.   Notable: High Interest in Armed Protection Combining readership of these two articles would rank just outside the top-10 most-viewed of all time: Two Canadians Have ‘Authorization To Carry’ Guns, Filing Shows (08 Nov 2018) One Person in Canada Has…

TheGunBlog.ca — The Alberta government is working to protect rural residents against a wave of attacks and thefts, while Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is working to disarm them. https://twitter.com/TheGunBlog/status/1188142459471253506 Schweitzer Doug Schweitzer, the provincial minister of justice, has said he wants to clarify rules on self-defence and boost property rights so innocent people stay…

TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will elaborate on his plans for mass gun bans against hunters, farmers and sport shooters after parliament resumes next month, the office of his minister for confiscation said today. Federally licensed firearm users are working to stop or avoid Trudeau’s incarceration/confiscation orders and wondering how soon they may…

TheGunBlog.ca — Canadians who value safety, liberty and good government are working to stop Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plans for the biggest gun bans in the country’s history following his re-election on Oct. 21. One of their hopes is that provincial governments will refuse to enforce Trudeau’s confiscation order against hundreds of thousands of hunters,…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaG9ESmJz_w TheGunBlog.ca — The Liberal Party of Canada will fail to stop criminal gangs with its plans for mass gun confiscation targeting federally licensed firearm owners, Garry Clement, a former RCMP official, told Power and Politics on CBC News. Clement, a former national director of the Proceeds of Crime Program at the Ottawa-based Royal Canadian…