Liberals Plan Gun Bans If Re-Elected, Blair Tells Globe and Mail
14 June 2019TheGunBlog.ca — The Liberal Party of Canada will order mass gun bans against federally licensed firearm owners if re-elected to government, Minister Bill Blair told The Globe and Mail as the election campaign ramps up. Liberal Gun-Ban Plan The Liberals will order owners to surrender “some military-style assault weapons,” the Globe said in the interview…
Dear PM, Your Gun Bans Won’t Get the Votes You Seek: Edith Iwama
10 June 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Following is a letter sent to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by Edith Iwama, a 94-year-old former law-enforcement officer who also lived through Nazi Germany. Iwama sent a copy of her letter to TheGunBlog.ca and authorized us to publish it. We added the subheadings and extra paragraph breaks for readability. https://twitter.com/TheGunBlog/status/1138237780142821377 Dear Right…
Take This 5-Minute Survey on Shooting, Hunting for OFAH, CSAAA
10 June 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Two of Canada’s leading groups for hunters and anglers and the firearm industry are inviting people across the country to take a 5-minute survey on their spending patterns to assess the size of the market. The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) and the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (CSAAA) promoted…
Doctors for Firearm Safety Says Members Face Workplace Pressure
06 June 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Doctors for Firearm Safety & Responsibility said its members face pressure from colleagues in what could be viewed as workplace harassment. The group includes Gregory Mosdossy and Rida Mirza, who criticized a registered lobby group of doctors campaigning to criminalize safe and responsible firearm users and ban their guns. Read: New Canadian…
Here’s How PM Trudeau Could Ditch New Gun Bans: William Rees
05 June 2019TheGunBlog.ca — The following is a simulated policy statement by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau drafted by Dr. William Rees, a reader of TheGunBlog.ca. The Liberal government will be making some sort of formal announcement soon pertaining to Minister Bill Blair’s inquiry into policy, regulations and legislation on gun ownership, including possible bans on handguns…
RCMP Says Number of CZ 858, Swiss Arms Rifles in Canada Unknown
04 June 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s federal agency in charge of firearm prohibition said it doesn’t know how many CZ 858 and SAN Swiss Arms rifles are in the hands of federally licensed owners since most of the guns don’t require ownership registration. It had previously estimated 10,000 to 15,000. Owners will be required to register their guns…
Tony Clement Comments on Gun-Ban Risk After Trudeau Keeps Silent
04 June 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Tony Clement said he still believes the Canadian government plans more restrictions on federally licensed firearm owners after the member of parliament said last month new prohibitions would be announced this week. Clement, an independent member of parliament who used to be with the opposition Conservatives, spoke with TheGunBlog.ca by telephone today from…
Ministry Comments on Bill C-71 Royal Assent, Orders in Council
03 June 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Following are comments by Canada’s Ministry of Public Safety on when Bill C-71 officially takes effect as a new law against federally licensed gun owners and businesses. Some parts come into force immediately following the Royal Assent ceremony that could happen at any time, and some parts will take effect later through a…
Liberals Demonize Gun Owners by Copying U.S. Senator Feinstein
30 May 2019TheGunBlog.ca — The Liberal Party of Canada is copying the tactics and fallacies of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein by comparing hunters, farmers and sport shooters to murderers and terrorists to promote new gun bans. Many people were unsettled by a Liberal comment today on guns “designed to hunt people” such as worshippers, gays and kids.…
Conservatives Reiterate Pledge to Repeal Bill C-71 If Elected
29 May 2019TheGunBlog.ca — The Conservative Party of Canada reiterated its pledge to repeal Bill C-71 if elected to government. The Ottawa-based party e-mailed the following statement to TheGunBlog.ca today. (Le français suit.) Background: Bill C-71 Passes Final Vote in Senate as New Law to Ban Guns https://twitter.com/TheGunBlog/status/1133864147010183169 Justin Trudeau’s Backdoor Gun Registry to Become Law…