Wanstalls Leads Retail Opposition to C-71 With Ad in Calibre Mag
19 April 2018TheGunBlog.ca — Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms just became the poster child of gun-industry opposition to the Canadian government’s Bill C-71 through a full-page ad in Calibre magazine. “We’re a very politically minded store,” Matt Mendel, the manager of the gun store near Vancouver, said in an interview. Bill C-71 is a draft law to…
C-71 Hurts Lawful Gun Owners, MP Gladu Says in Sarnia This Week
18 April 2018TheGunBlog.ca — Following are comments opposing Canada’s Bill C-71 by Marilyn Gladu, the member of parliament for Sarnia-Lambton in southwestern Ontario.
RCMP to Help ‘Strengthen Controls on Handguns, Assault Weapons’
16 April 2018TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP, which helps decide who is allowed to own guns in Canada and which guns they are allowed to own, said in its annual plan today that it will support government efforts “to strengthen controls on handguns and assault weapons.” The plan comes the very day Brenda Lucki steps into her new…
Defence Staff Told to Not Fight Back If Attacked: National Post
12 April 2018TheGunBlog.ca — Almost every civilian mass-shooting has been stopped by bullets: the attacker shoots himself or is shot by someone else. Office staff at Canada’s Department of National Defence are trying a different approach: sharing their feelings and hiding.
Liberals May Back Down on C-71 If Strong Outcry, MP Zimmer Says
11 April 2018TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government may back down from its proposed law to ban more guns and further restrict lawful hunters and sport shooters if enough people voice their disapproval, said Bob Zimmer, an opposition member of parliament.
House of Commons ‘Urgently’ Working to Fix Glitch With Petitions
09 April 2018TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian House of Commons said it’s “working urgently” to fix its petitions website after it stopped displaying the number of new signatures on all motions including a petition to stop Bill C-71. All signatures are still being counted.
‘Huge Rush’ on Bill C-71 Could Make It Law by Fall, MP Motz Says
07 April 2018TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government has put a “huge rush” on Bill C-71 to ban more guns and further restrict hunters and sport shooters, said Glen Motz, an opposition MP and Deputy Shadow Minister for Public Safety. He said the proposed law could be adopted as early as the fall.
Government Goal to Cut Lead Ammo Further Pressures Gun Owners
07 April 2018TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government is considering prohibiting lead in ammunition.
RCMP Corrects Website to Say We Can Buy Guns Without Showing PAL
07 April 2018(Check out the Bill C-71 page to see why and how to oppose it.) TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP corrected its web page on buying guns to align with Canadian firearm law and a tweet by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: You don’t have to show your Possession and Acquisition Licence to buy a gun.
Top-10 Most Viewed Articles at TheGunBlog.ca in First Quarter 2018
05 April 2018TheGunBlog.ca — Following are the 10 most-viewed articles at TheGunBlog.ca from Jan. 1 to March 31. We’re in another critical period for the rights of Canadian gun owners. In addition to TheGunBlog.ca’s original and exclusive reports on politics, policy and industry, the website dominated live coverage of the government’s Guns and Gangs Summit on March…