RCMP Says It Deleted Bill C-71 Web Info in June After Law Passed
11 September 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s RCMP, the agency that approves and tracks gun users, said today it deleted web pages about Bill C-71 in June after the government passed the new law against hunters, sport shooters and gun stores. The two pages provided information for more than 10,000 families and businesses targeted by the first round of…
Quebec Threatens Hunters With Gun Seizures, Then Asks for Help
09 September 2019TheGunBlog.ca — The Quebec government is asking hunters to help stop an animal disease while threatening to confiscate their rifles and shotguns. An advocate for shooters’ rights urged hunters to refuse the call. The Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks asked hunters to target males, females and fawns of white-tailed deer in specific areas to…
RCMP Removes Bill C-71 Web Pages
07 September 2019TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP removed its web pages on Bill C-71, the Canadian government’s new law against federally licensed hunters, sport shooters and gun stores. Two pages outlining the law’s first round of gun prohibitions and confiscations from individuals and businesses appear to have gone offline days or weeks ago, sometime after the legislation was…
TACCOM: Quick Peak at ‘Mini SHOT Show’ Before Tomorrow’s Opening
05 September 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Gun stores from across Canada and gun makers from around the world were setting up their display booths this evening for tomorrow’s opening of TACCOM, the Tactical & Competitive Shooting Sports Show. Firearms Outlet Canada Inc., the organizer, is transforming the industry with an exhibition that feels like a small version of SHOT…
Police Movement Against Trudeau-Tory Gun Bans Grows With Regina
30 August 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Regina Police Chief Evan Bray is at least the eighth police leader in Canada opposing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Toronto Mayor John Tory’s efforts to ban hunters, farmers and sport shooters from having guns. The growing movement from the RCMP to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police to Toronto’s own chief…
Gun Licence Fees to Rise 2.2% in March 2020, RCMP Says
29 August 2019TheGunBlog.ca — The price of a gun licence for the 2.2 million Canadian men and women with police permission to have firearms will rise by 2.2% next March to reflect inflation, the federal agency in charge of licensing said today. PAL: $61.32. A firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) limited to so-called “Non-restricted” rifles and…
TACCOM: Visit Canada’s Tactical & Competitive Shooting Show
23 August 2019TheGunBlog.ca — TheGunBlog.ca is excited to be among the leaders of the Canadian shooting community, firearm industry and thousands of shooters heading in two weeks to TACCOM, the Tactical & Competitive Shooting Sports Show. The three-day gathering in Toronto is the largest event of its kind in Canada. Top Brands & Celebrities From Aimpoint to…
Liberal Voters Want Gun Owners Gone From Cities, Ekos Poll Shows
18 August 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Almost all Liberal Party of Canada supporters want gun owners evicted from cities, according to a new poll by Ekos Research Associates, confirming the party as the most-hostile political force against millions of men and women. About 86% of Liberals surveyed agreed with the statement: “I think that there should be a strict…
Halifax Police Joins Movement Against Trudeau-Tory Gun Bans
15 August 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Halifax Regional Police joined a growing movement of police groups and leaders across Canada opposing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s and Toronto Mayor John Tory’s campaigns for gun bans against hunters and sport shooters. Halifax Police Quote “We believe we have necessary laws and regulations in place in relation to firearms,” HalifaxToday reported today…
CACP Police Chiefs Lobby Opposes Gun Bans: The Canadian Press
14 August 2019TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, which lobbies the government to restrict hunters and sport shooters, doesn’t support new gun bans against them, The Canadian Press reported today, citing the CACP president. Adam Palmer, also the Vancouver police chief, is among at least six active and retired police leaders who oppose the…