TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government’s Bill C-71 is a “piece of crap” that will threaten the lives of farmers and penalize honest hunters and sport shooters while doing nothing to stop criminals, Senator David Tkachuk told the Senate today. Tkachuk, a member of the opposition Conservative Party, said the proposed law fails to address the…

TheGunBlog.ca — Canada legalized buying, selling and using cannabis for fun in certain limited cases this month. We asked the federal police, which licenses gun owners, how the legal purchase or use of weed might affect eligibility to get and keep a firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL). Here is their response.

TheGunBlog.ca — Residents of Ontario, home to more than one-fourth of Canada’s registered gun owners, vote Oct. 22 for their mayors, municipal councillors and school-board trustees. Here’s a quick and dirty guide to avoid electing a gun grabber if you have to make a quick decision and have zero clue about the candidates.

TheGunBlog.ca — Canadians need a licence authorized by the federal police to legally buy, sell, own or transport any gun, and to buy ammunition. Here’s a humorous take on what a licence application might say if it were written as a letter. Dear Federal Police, I’d like to please request your permission to own firearms.…

TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Senator Pierre Dalphond proposed eight questions for the Senate committee reviewing Bill C-71, the planned law seeking new prohibitions and penalties for hunters and sport shooters. If the goal of the bill is greater public safety, honest answers to his questions will sink the bill. Dalphond, a member of the Independent Senators…

TheGunBlog.ca — The mayor of Winnipeg, Brian Bowman, joined his counterpart in Toronto in wanting to confiscate handguns from lawful owners, the Winnipeg Sun reported yesterday, quoting the mayor. Active and retired police leaders across Canada have said they don’t favour new bans.

TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government is assisting ISIS fighters in Syria and working to bring them to Canada, while persecuting hunters, Olympic shooters and other responsible citizens at home.

TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ramped up his campaign against federally licensed hunters and sport shooters today with a survey to promote gun bans and a brochure that said “any ban of handguns or assault weapons would primarily affect legal firearms owners.”

TheGunBlog.ca — Rob Pincus, the executive director of the Personal Defense Network and the executive vice president of the Second Amendment Organization, analyzes a video of a man taking a selfie at a target range while pointing a loaded gun at his friend. Pincus focuses on lessons for trainers, target-range managers and range-safety officers in…

TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP said it will publish the 2017 Commissioner of Firearms report on gun-owner licensing, firearm registrations, prohibitions and other data this fall. The annual report was released in the spring in the past two years.