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Canada Gun News: Week of 2021 April 19

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Highlights
– Blair’s Office Says Estimating Gun-Confiscation Costs ‘Underway’
– Alberta Is in ‘Final Stages’ of Naming New CFO After Law to Block Handgun Bans
– Liberal Budget 2021 Doesn’t Mention Cost of Mass Gun Confiscations
– Conservative MP Blaine Calkins Asks Blair for Cost of Gun Confiscations

Greg Dunn Q&A After Winning Stark Court Case on ‘Nullification’

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TheGunBlog.ca — Greg Dunn of Dunn & Associates comments below after winning the first court case for gun owners against the May 1 regulatory attacks by Canada’s governing Liberal Party and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Dunn, based in Calgary, was the lawyer for Ryan Stark in his request to access a Section 74 hearing…

Alberta CFO Sent This Letter to ATRS Ordering Business Shutdown

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(Update Dec. 1: Adds RCMP comment.) TheGunBlog.ca — Alberta’s Chief Firearms Office, a unit of Canada’s federal police, ordered Alberta Tactical Rifle Supply to stop making, selling or advertising its rifles, jeopardizing the company’s existence and leading to a lawsuit. Ken Dobie, a firearms officer with the Edmonton-based regulator, signed the three-page letter dated Oct….

Alberta’s Kenney Wants New Chief Firearms Officer to Stop Liberals

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TheGunBlog.ca — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney yesterday reiterated his plan to hire the province’s own Chief Firearms Officer to fight the federal Liberal Party’s attacks against hunters, farmers, ranchers and sport shooters. Kenney, one of Canada’s strongest defenders of gun owners’ rights, was outlining the priorities of Kaycee Madu as Alberta’s new Minister of Justice…

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Canada Gun News: Week of 2020 August 03

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Updated daily throughout the week.

Highlights This Week
– CCFR Organizes Ottawa Rally to Fight Liberal Party Attacks
– Firearm Imports Slump 23% in Second Quarter 2020
– Alberta Updates Wildlife Regulation to Boost Hunting, Conservation
– Self-Defence Shooting: Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Peter Khill
– Black Creek Labs Plans First Canada-Made Pistol in Over a Decade
– Ontario Superior Court Judge David Harris Shows His Gun Hate

Cold Lake, Alberta, Asks Towns to Fight Gun-Confiscation Order

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TheGunBlog.ca — The town of Cold Lake in Alberta is fighting the Liberal Party of Canada’s attacks on hunters, farmers and sport shooters, and called on other municipalities to join. Why It Matters Opposition to the May 1 Liberal firearm-confiscation order is growing day by day, boosting the probability it will fail. Towns and cities…

‘Alberta’s Got Your Back,’ ‘We Need Firearms:’ MLAs on Motion 20

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TheGunBlog.ca — Opposition is rising across Canada to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s crackdown against honest citizens. The Alberta government is delivering some of the strongest words and actions against Trudeau’s May 1 order for mass confiscations targeting federally licensed gun owners and businesses. Following are excerpts from an hours-long debate yesterday on Alberta Government Motion…

Alberta Vows to Defend Gun Rights Against Trudeau’s Attacks

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TheGunBlog.ca — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney vowed today to use the Canadian Constitution, provincial regulations and possibly a lawsuit to defend the rights of hunters, farmers and sport shooters against the federal Liberal Party’s attacks. Why It Matters The plans show Kenney as one of the strongest and most-vocal defenders of justice and the rule…

Alberta Will Name Its Own CFO, May Back Lawsuit Against Gun Bans

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TheGunBlog.ca — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney expects to pass a motion to name a provincial Chief Firearms Officer “in the days to come,” and may back a lawsuit to stop the federal government’s gun confiscations.

Includes
– Video of Kenney and Doug Schweitzer
– Transcript
– Text of CFO motion

Alberta Passes Motion to Support Hunters and Sport Shooters

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TheGunBlog.ca — The Alberta government passed a motion today to support hunters, sport shooters and other safe and responsible firearm users against the mass confiscations promised by Canada’s prime minister.

The motion could be the strongest opposition yet to plans for the biggest instant gun bans in Canadian history.

Alberta to Study Naming Its Own Chief Firearms Officer: Kenney

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TheGunBlog.ca — Alberta will consider appointing its own Chief Firearms Officer instead of having a federal employee in the role, as Premier Jason Kenney aims to “advance the province’s interests.” Kenney asked the new Fair Deal Panel to study the switch in a broad policy review presented to the Manning Centre conference on Nov. 9…

Alberta Plans Law to Shield People Using Force for Home Defence

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TheGunBlog.ca — The government of Alberta is planning a law to shield residents from lawsuits when they use force legitimately to protect their lives and property at home. https://twitter.com/TheGunBlog/status/1192516252507496450 Government Press Release To defend the rights of law-abiding property owners, the government will introduce changes to the Occupiers’ Liability Act. These changes would eliminate the…

Alberta Acts to Protect Residents, Trudeau Aims to Disarm Them

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TheGunBlog.ca — The Alberta government is working to protect rural residents against a wave of attacks and thefts, while Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is working to disarm them. https://twitter.com/TheGunBlog/status/1188142459471253506 Schweitzer Doug Schweitzer, the provincial minister of justice, has said he wants to clarify rules on self-defence and boost property rights so innocent people stay…