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…

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…