How Statistics Canada Shapes Gun Politics and Perceptions
17 February 2019TheGunBlog.ca — On Aug. 27, less than 24 hours before Canada’s prime minister ordered the examination of a “full ban” on more than a million guns owned by hunters, farmers and sport shooters, Statistics Canada published a special report: “Firearm-related violent crime, 2009 to 2017.” On Sept. 4, StatCan Chief Statistician Anil Arora wrote to…
‘Straw Buyers:’ Under 2 People Charged Per Year, Research Shows
12 February 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Fewer than two Canadians a year are charged with making so-called “straw purchases” of guns, according to a researcher who analyzed public reports. Here’s a look at the numbers in context, why the RCMP doesn’t have the data, and what it all means. Summary No stats. Canada doesn’t have any official statistics on…
Senator Dean ‘Unimpressed’ If You Worry About Being Disarmed
07 February 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Senator Tony Dean said today on Twitter he’s “unimpressed” by recreational shooters who worry about being disarmed as he promotes Bill C-71 as a law to take away their guns. Update Feb. 8: The comment drew the most replies of any tweet by Dean, after TheGunBlog.ca shared his post on Twitter (@TheGunBlog) and…
Canadian University Shooting Federation: Q&A With the President
07 February 2019TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian University Shooting Federation has added two shooting clubs as members this year, expanding to six clubs and about 250 students. Lethbridge College in Alberta joined in January, and University of Saskatchewan joined this month. Following is an interview with David Fahlman, the president of the CUSF. We spoke by e-mail last month…
Not One Letter in Support of Bill C-71, Senator Tells iPolitics
05 February 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Senator Mobina Jaffer hasn’t received a single letter supporting Bill C-71, but has gotten many letters opposing the government’s planned law against hunters, farmers and sport shooters, iPolitics reported yesterday, citing the politician. “I haven’t received one letter that is in support of the bill,” the news website quoted Jaffer as saying in…
Why, Where and How People Get Guns Illegally: 2010 Government Study
02 February 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Following are excerpts from a 2010 report to the Canadian government on why, where and how people get guns illegally.
New Canadian Doctors Group Aims to Ban Guns From Licensed Owners
02 February 2019TheGunBlog.ca — A new group of Canadian doctors backed by the country’s main medical organizations is urging the government to ban and seize guns from federally licensed hunters, farmers and sport shooters. Its leader compared new restrictions to a “preventative vaccine” against a disease. “No civilian needs access to guns,” Najma Ahmed, the activist behind…
Ontario Police Ex-Chief Negates ‘Domestically Sourced’ Storyline
01 February 2019TheGunBlog.ca — The former chief of Canada’s No. 1 provincial police force negated a central narrative line of attack by the federal government, the mayor of the country’s largest city and others in their campaign against him and other hunters, farmers and sport shooters. “The majority of our crime guns are smuggled in from the…
You Started It
31 January 2019TheGunBlog.ca — I was talking about you when I said this on Twitter: You Started It It started with You. ——— I was talking about you. Yes, really. You. That e-mail you sent, that you thought nobody read. That comment you made, that you thought nobody noticed. That post you shared, that you thought nobody saw.…
A Canadian Approach to Public Safety (Humour)
31 January 2019TheGunBlog.ca — Following is an imaginary conversation based on real laws for Canada’s 2.2 million men and women hunters, farmers and sport shooters with police authorizations to own guns. Albert: If we want to improve public safety, what if we tracked the people who threaten it? We know a lot of them, but we won’t touch…