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…
February Gun Imports Decline to Lowest in Six Years
05 April 2018TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian gun imports, an indirect measure of the strength of the firearm industry, fell to the lowest February in six years, with rifles, shotguns and handguns all down. It was only the second time in the past six months that shipments exceeded $10 million, as companies prepare for another year of turbulence.
Officials Wrongly Count Crime Guns as Domestic, Toronto Sun Says
05 April 2018TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian officials count guns seized from criminals as coming from within the country even when their origin is unknown, the Toronto Sun said, without saying where it got the information.
Petition to Stop C-71 Is Now the Most-Signed E-Petition on Guns
31 March 2018(Update 22 July 2018: The petition stops on Thursday 26 July. It’s the second-most popular e-Petition ever, but most PAL holders haven’t signed it. Why not sign e-1608 and e-1605 now?) TheGunBlog.ca — A petition to stop Bill C-71 took less than three days to become Canada’s most-signed electronic petition related to firearms. Nationwide opposition…
Gun Imports 2017: Overview of the Firearm Industry in Charts
29 March 2018TheGunBlog.ca — Canada imports almost all the guns and ammunition sold in the country, making import data a key indicator of the industry. Companies keep their accounts private, so the figures published by Statistics Canada are one of the only windows into the market. Following are more than a dozen charts and factoids (below the…
‘Secret’ RCMP Files on Firearm Classification-Registration, 2010
28 March 2018TheGunBlog.ca — The attached document wasn’t verified or authenticated by TheGunBlog.ca. It appears to show 41 pages of declassified “Secret” slides, e-mails and memos by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 2010.
Use OneClearVoice.ca to Easily Tell Your MP You Oppose Bill C-71
27 March 2018TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government proposed a law to ban more guns a week ago. Within hours, Doug McComber had set up OneClearVoice.ca. In a few mouse clicks and less than a minute, it tells your elected officials that you oppose Bill C-71. I tried it. And as of today, so have about 17,000 others.…
Gun Licences Rose in 2017 at Slowest Pace in at Least Five Years
27 March 2018TheGunBlog.ca — Canadians got new gun licences in 2017 at the slowest pace in at least five years. The rate of increase in buying handguns, AR-15 rifles and other so-called “Restricted” firearms also weakened.