Topic: Industry
Canada Gun Rights News: Week of 2024 August 26
Highlights – Canada’s Firearm Market Is Struggling Under Prohibitions and Prices, CSAAA Says – Liberals’ New ATC Rules in Bill C-21 Take Effect October 01 – Colt CZ Group Gets Municipal Approval to Expand Factory in Kitchener, Ontario
Canada’s Firearm Market Is Struggling Under Prohibitions and Prices, CSAAA Says
26 August 2024 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s firearm market is struggling as Liberal Party-led prohibitions, rising prices and falling demand have created “a perfect storm for the industry,” the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association said today.
Canada Gun Rights News: Week of 2024 August 12
Highlights – CSAAA Says Government Canceling Most of Gun-Confiscation Contract – Canada Firearm Imports Fall 20% in First Half of 2024 Vs. H1 2023 – Alberta Group Working to Add Gun Ownership to Province‘s Bill of Rights
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’s Gun Industry in ‘Significant Downturn’ From Liberals, CSAAA Says
26 July 2024 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — The Liberal Party of Canada’s policies to suppress gun users and businesses have pushed the firearm and hunting industry into a “significant downturn,” the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association said today.
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.
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.
Savage Arms Gets Provincial Help To Expand Ontario Rifle Factory
03 April 2024 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Savage Arms Inc., which runs the biggest gun factory in Canada, will expand its Ontario plant with provincial-government funding, a welcome change from the federal Liberal Party’s attacks on the firearm industry.
Canada Gun Imports Plunge in 2023 After Liberals Criminalize Handgun Buying
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s gun imports plunged in 2023 after the governing Liberal Party made it a crime for government-licensed firearm users to buy handguns.
Liberal ‘Invitation To Qualify’ Seeks Companies to Execute Attack on Gun Owners
08 December 2023 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s governing Liberal Party invited companies to join its attacks against government-licensed firearm users through an “Invitation to Qualify” to execute mass gun confiscations.
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.
Canada Gun Imports Soar to Record in 2022
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s gun imports soared to a record $238.4 million in 2022, as government-licensed firearm users snapped up rifles, shotguns and handguns before the governing Liberal Party’s new prohibitions. Explore our Interactive Charts
In Conversation: Bullseye North Owner Scott Patience (Video)
19 December 2022 - ProfileTheGunBlog.ca — Watch or listen to our conversation with Scott Patience, the owner of Bullseye North, one of Canada’s largest independent gun stores.
CSAAA’s Wes Winkel Discusses Bill C-21 Mass Gun Confiscations (Video)
30 November 2022 - NewsTheGunBlog.ca — Watch our video conversation with Wes Winkel, the president of the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association (CSAAA), the country’s main group for the firearm industry. We discuss the mass gun confiscations in Bill C-21 and their impact on Canada’s firearm industry.
Canada’s Top-10 Handgun Brands (RCMP Data): S&W, Ruger, Glock, SIG, CZ, and Five More
TheGunBlog.ca — Here are Canada’s top-10 handgun brands among government-licensed owners, based on the number of personally owned pistols and revolvers registered with the RCMP.
Canada Handgun Transfers Total 160,815 From May 30 to September 30, RCMP Says
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s government-licensed handgun users requested 160,815 handgun transfers from May 30 to September 30, after Trudeau said he’s killing the legal handgun market.
Calibre Magazine Publisher Daniel Fritter on Gun Publishing and Politics (Video)
TheGunBlog.ca — Watch our video conversation with Daniel Fritter, the founder and publisher of Calibre, which calls itself Canada’s firearms magazine.
Jenn Gadbois Is Upbeat About Canada’s Gun Community (Video)
20 September 2022 - ProfileTheGunBlog.ca — Watch our video conversation with Jenn Gadbois, the most upbeat person we know when it comes to Canada’s gun community and our future.
Canada Gun Rights News: Week of 2022 September 05
Highlights – Glock Canada’s James Cassells Discusses Handgun Market and Glock’s Future in Canada (Video) – Alberta to Boost Provincial CFO to Fight Liberal+RCMP Attacks – CSAAA Plans Legal Challenge Against Liberals
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.