TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Library of Parliament published a summary of Bill C-71, the government’s planned law against hunters, farmers and sport shooters, in December. It provides a different analysis than The Bill C-71 Book, which you can buy from our Bill C-71 page. Highlights Overview of legal framework, timing and technicalities of the bill, without…

TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government will undertake “pretty big measures” this year to further limit gun owners as it considers new bans for hunters, farmers and sport shooters, Minister Bill Blair told CTV News yesterday. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said separately to a Senate committee in Ottawa he expects Blair will have “something pretty…

TheGunBlog.ca — A man shot 50 people dead and injured 34 others at two mosques on March 15 in Christchurch, New Zealand, the New Zealand Herald reported. The following are personal thoughts related to the event and its significance. How Mass Murderers and Terrorists Run the World Here’s how criminals and terrorists hack democracy to…

TheGunBlog.ca — CBC, Canada’s state broadcaster, will show “Year of the Gun” tomorrow as a new film about individuals and gangs who shoot people illegally and their victims, the latest in a string of programs presenting firearms only as tools of crime. The media company updated articles promoting the point-of-view documentary following this story. Summary…

TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government’s proposed law against hunters, farmers and sport shooters will require the federal police to record contacts between licensed gun owners who buy, sell, give or receive firearms, creating a “connections registry” that violates personal privacy. The workings of the plan were reiterated by a government spokesman quoted today in iPolitics.…

TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s opposition Conservative Party said the government must scrap its planned laws to criminalize hunters, farmers and sport shooters and “stop its repeated attacks on responsible firearm owners.” Michelle Rempel, a member of parliament in Calgary, made the comment today in an e-mailed statement to TheGunBlog.ca. The full text is below. Rempel, a shooter,…

TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian by-elections yesterday provide a reality check for gun owners who believe Justin Trudeau can’t win the general election in October or who believe Maxime Bernier can. The three by-elections suggest Prime Minister Trudeau has a solid chance of winning again to pursue his policies hostile to hunters, farmers and sport shooters.…

TheGunBlog.ca — A Canadian government politician working to take away guns from their owners said “the proposal is a ban on private ownership,” with forced storage at a “secure, licensed facility.” Toronto Member of Parliament Nathaniel Erskine-Smith of the Liberal Party made the comment on Twitter yesterday. He was one of the first MPs to organize a…

TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government replaced the chair of its Firearms Advisory Committee and named two new members as it prepares gun bans and other restrictions against hunters, farmers and sport shooters. Wallace Oppal joined the group today as the new chair to replace John Major, Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale said today in…

TheGunBlog.ca — Sandra Honour, the president of the Shooting Federation of Canada, said laws such as Bill C-71 that threaten her shooting heritage and culture could push her to run for political office. Honour, a hunter, recreational shooter and former Team Canada competitor, made the comment last night to the Senate committee reviewing Bill C-71,…