Topic: Exclusives
CSAAA Says Government Canceling Most of Gun-Confiscation Contract
16 August 2024 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The CSAAA said the government is canceling most of its contract for the Liberal Party’s mass gun confiscations over frustration with CSAAA pointing out flaws with the crackdown. The industry group will keep working as an occasional consultant.
Canada Gun Rights News: Week of 2024 July 29
Highlights – RCMP Asks Retired Police to Help With Liberal Gun Confiscations – Government Comments on May 2020 Gun Confiscation Timeline – Liberals Hide Title of Briefing Note to LeBlanc
RCMP Asks Retired Police to Help With Liberal Gun Confiscations
30 July 2024 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP is asking retired and former police in its Reserve Program to help with the Liberal Party of Canada’s mass criminalizations and confiscations targeting government-licensed firearm owners.
Liberals Say 723 Guns Surrendered Under May 2020 Confiscation Order
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Liberal Party-led administration said 723 firearms have been surrendered under its May 2020 confiscation order targeting government-licensed individuals and businesses.
RCMP Comments on 2022 Commissioner of Firearms Report
TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP responds to our questions on data and information in the 2022 RCMP Commissioner of Firearms Report, which was published a year late last week.
Canada Gun Ranges Plunge 36% Since Liberal 2020 Confiscation Order
TheGunBlog.ca — More than a third of Canada’s shooting ranges have vanished since the Liberal Party-led administration ordered its mass gun confiscations of May 2020 against government-licensed firearm users.
Government Comments on New Restrictions on Propellant Powder, Black Powder, Tannerite
21 May 2024 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Natural Resources Canada responds to our questions about its new restrictions coming into force tomorrow targeting buyers and sellers of propellant powder, black powder, and reactive targets such as Tannerite and Thundershot.
Sidney Island Deer Cull Used CZ Bren 2 Ms Rifles and 30-Round Mags
06 May 2024 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The Sidney Island deer cull in British Columbia last December used CZ Bren 2 Ms rifles and 30-round ammo magazines, reasonable gear choices that are illegal for government-licensed hunters.
Government Outlines Bill C-21 Coming Into Force
19 March 2024 - Member Exclusives, NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government responds to our questions about the coming into force of Bill C-21, the Liberal Party’s newest legislative attack against gun users.
Canada Gun Licences Rise to Record in 2023 With Big Annual Increase
TheGunBlog.ca — The number of Canadians with a gun licence rose to a record in 2023, increasing in every province and territory.
NFA President Rick Igercich: In Conversation (Video)
TheGunBlog.ca — Watch our video conversation with NFA President Rick Igercich.
Government Says Cabinet Can No Longer ‘Downgrade’ Gun Classifications
27 December 2023 - Member Exclusives, NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government said today in response to our questions that Bill C-21’s passage into law removed cabinet’s authority to “downgrade” the classification of any firearm.
Government Declines to Provide Details on Planned OIC Against Owners of ‘Pinned’ Mags
30 November 2023 - Member Exclusives, NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Department of Public Safety responds to our questions about the government’s planned order in council (OIC) to criminalize owners of riveted (“pinned”) rifle and shotgun magazines.
Gun Owners Appeal Federal Court’s Validation of Liberal Confiscations
29 November 2023 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — At least three groups of gun owners filed with Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal to challenge a judge’s ruling that supported the Liberal Party’s mass gun confiscations.
Liberals Ask Federal Court to Order Gun Owners to Pay Government’s Legal Bill
09 November 2023 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The Liberals asked the Federal Court to order gun owners to pay part of the government’s legal bills in the cases to stop the firearm confiscations begun in May 2020.
Liberals Want Bill C-21 in Law ‘Before Christmas,’ Senate Staffer Says; Senator Dean Comments on Timeline
08 November 2023 - Member Exclusives, NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The Liberals want to pass Bill C-21 into law “before Christmas,” a Senate staffer told TheGunBlog.ca. Senator Tony Dean, the chair of the Senate committee studying the bill, declined to comment on a specific deadline.
Government Responds to Non-Publication of New ‘Amnesty’ Expiry Date
03 November 2023 - Member Exclusives, NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government responds to our questions about not publishing the new regulations to extend the “amnesty” related to its May 2020 gun confiscations, after saying October 11 it “will extend” the deadline.
Liberals Say They’re ‘Committed’ to Paying Gun Owners Under May 2020 Confiscations
01 November 2023 - Member Exclusives, NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Department of Public Safety responds to our questions after the Federal Court upheld the governing Liberal Party’s May 2020 gun-confiscation order.
Federal Court to Rule This Month on Liberal Gun Confiscations, Generoux Says
04 October 2023 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Federal Court will rule this month on the governing Liberal Party’s crackdown begun in May 2020 against government-licensed gun owners.
Watch: CSAAA’s Wes Winkel on 2023 Gun Industry Trends, CSAAA ‘Legends’ (Video)
11 September 2023 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Watch our conversation with CSAAA President Wes Winkel as he discusses topics including: firearm-market trends market outlook, honouring industry “legends,” and contracting with the Liberals while opposing their gun confiscations.