Topic: Exclusives
Glock Canada’s James Cassells Discusses Handgun Market and Glock’s Future in Canada (Video)
05 September 2022 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Watch our video with James Cassells, Glock’s Canadian sales manager, discussing the handgun market and the company’s future in Canada as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau works to kill the handgun market for government-licensed firearm users. Glock is the No. 1 handgun brand in Canada.
Canadians Bought 90,000 Handguns Since Trudeau Said He’s Killing the Market, RCMP Says
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s government-licensed firearm users bought almost 90,000 handguns in the seven weeks after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he’s killing the legal market, a shopping spree that wiped out supply and set records. We estimate the total now exceeds 100,000.
Jim Newman on Publishing His Book, ‘That Dog Don’t Hunt’ (Video)
04 August 2022 - ProfileTheGunBlog.ca — Watch our video interview with Jim Newman about preparing, producing and publishing his book, “That Dog Don’t Hunt: Tales From the Hunt Camp Porch.” (FriesenPress, 2021) You’ll be especially interested if you are one of the many gun users who dreams of being a published author with a book of your own. (Contact…
Canada Gun Rights News: Week of 2022 July 25
Highlights – Price List: Liberals Offer $1,337 to AR-15 Owners in Mass Gun Confiscations – Saskatchewan CFO Opposes Bill C-21 Prohibitions on Handgun Transfers – Liberals Extend Deadline By 2 Weeks on Gun-Confiscation RFI
Wes Winkel: Handgun Sales, Inventory and Market Outlook (Video)
19 July 2022 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Watch our video chat today with Wes Winkel, the president of the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition and Association (CSAAA) and the owner of Ellwood Epps Sporting Goods. We discuss record-high handgun sales, restocking and inventory, and the market outlook.
Senate Q&A: How the Senate Can Fast-Track an Order in Council (OIC)
10 June 2022 - Member Exclusives, NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s anti-gun Firearms Act empowers the Senate to fast-track planned regulations targeting gun users, and cabinet can then activate the new regulations by Order in Council (OIC). Here’s how it works.
RCMP Comments on New Bill C-71 ‘Non-Restricted’ Gun Transfer Processing, Penalties
08 June 2022 - Member Exclusives, NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP responds below to our questions on transferring so-called “Non-Restricted” rifles and shotguns since May 18, when new criminalizations from Bill C-71 (2019) targeting government-licensed gun owners took effect.
Liberals Plan Bill C-21 Amendment to Confiscate More Long Guns
04 June 2022 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Canadian PM Justin Trudeau will update Bill C-21 with an amendment to expand the rifle and shotgun confiscations he began in May 2020, Marco Mendicino said May 30 in comments that many people missed.
Liberals Could In Theory Kill Legal Handgun Market Any Day
02 June 2022 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The Liberals could use their planned Order in Council (OIC) to kill the legal handgun market any day, and certaintly before the fall. Here is a snapshot of the process behind the timing.
Almost All Gun Owners Rejected Trudeau Confiscation Order
TheGunBlog.ca — Almost all the gun owners targeted by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s May 2020 mass criminalizations rejected his confiscation order and kept their firearms, according to new government data.
Canada Gun Licences Rise to New Record in 2021
TheGunBlog.ca — The number of Canadians with a government-issued gun licence rose 1.8% in 2021 to a year-end record, as firearm ownership for protection, sport, collecting and other activities continues to gain in popularity.
Interview: Allan Harding, Canadian National Pistol Champion (Video)
13 March 2022 - ProfileTheGunBlog.ca — Watch our interview with Allan Harding, Canadian national pistol champion. We cover topics including: shooting a pistol at 50 metres, traveling with guns and ammo, mental training for competition and for life, and aiming for the next Olympics.
Interview With Donovan Dewis of Canadian Access To Firearms (Video)
28 February 2022 - ProfileTheGunBlog.ca — Watch our interview with Donovan Dewis, the publisher of Canadian Access To Firearms (CATF).
Government Won’t Say If It Planned ‘Nullifications’ for May 2020 Attacks
25 February 2022 - Member Exclusives, NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government department running the mass criminalization of licensed gun owners since May 2020 declined to say if it intended the “nullification” of our firearm-registration certificates as part of its crackdown. The response strengthens the view that the RCMP – Canadian Firearms Program invented the tactic, possibly without basis in law or…
Government Comments on Gun-Confiscation Questionnaire E-Mailed to 23 Businesses
17 February 2022 - Member Exclusives, NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Department of Public Safety comments below on its “technical consultations” questionnaire e-mailed to 23 gun businesses last week, as it fails to convince owners to surrender their guns for destruction.
Wes Winkel: Canada’s 2022 Gun Market Outlook and Challenges (Video)
14 February 2022 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Watch our interview with Wes Winkel, president of the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association and owner of Ellwood Epps Sporting Goods. Recorded today. Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes.
Beretta Group Canada Sees ‘Fantastic’ 2021 Gun Sales Continuing to 2022
30 December 2021 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian subsidiary of Beretta Holding Group, one of the world’s biggest gun companies, said 2021 sales were “fantastic” and 2022 looks “exciting,” boosted by its brands including Beretta, Benelli, Holland & Holland, Sako and Tikka.
Silvercore Owner Travis Bader: Conversation ‘Swapcast’ (Video)
TheGunBlog.ca — Watch our conversation “swapcast” with Travis Bader, the owner of Silvercore and the producer of the Silvercore Podcast. We blend the personal and professional as we take turns sharing our experiences in Canada’s gun community.
Beretta Group Canada Interview, With Spyros Chrysochou (Video)
16 December 2021 - NewsWatch our interview with Spyros Chrysochou, who runs the Canadian operations of Beretta Holding Group as general manager of Stoeger Canada. Beretta Holding is one of the world’s biggest gun companies. brands include Beretta, Benelli, Holland & Holland, Sako and Tikka.
Canadians Bought 30,000 AR-15 Target Rifles in Lead-Up to Trudeau’s May 2020 Attacks
TheGunBlog.ca — Canadians bought roughly 30,000 AR-15 target rifles in the lead-up to PM Trudeau’s political attacks of 01 May 2020. The data, shared here for the first time, show the magnitude of the shopping spree to counter the crackdown.