RCMP Invites Gun Stores to Apply as Gun Destroyers
TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP, which regulates Canada’s gun stores, is inviting them to apply to become licensed firearm destroyers, as it works with the government to attack gun users and businesses.
Industry
Canada Guns 2020, Part 2: Firearm Import Highlights and Analysis
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s gun imports fell for the third consecutive year in 2020, one of the most-turbulent years for the firearm industry.
We analyze the highlights based on the December 2020 import data Statistics Canada published today.
Canada Guns 2020, Part 1: Five Factors That Defined the Market
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s gun market in 2020 was one of the most-turbulent in the history of the firearm industry.
Following are five factors that defined the market. Many of them continue to affect business in 2021.
Glock Canada’s Cassells Comments on Record 2020, Plans for 2021
TheGunBlog.ca — Following are comments by James Cassells, Glock GmbH’s Canadian sales manager, about topics ranging from the Austrian company’s record-high business in Canada in 2020 and plans for 2021 to why police are switching to 9 mm and Cassells’ background with Glock.
Glock Canada Sales Rise to Annual Record; New Models for 2021
TheGunBlog.ca — Glock GmbH, the maker of the world’s most-popular handgun, said its sales in Canada rose to a record last year, driven by demand for its G17 Gen 5 pistol and the smaller G19 Gen 4 “Canadian.”
Canada Gun News: Week of 2020 December 21
Highlights This Week
– Attorney General of Canada Responds in Section 74 Application: PDF
– Attorney General: Over 140 Gun Owners Have Applied for Section 74 Court Hearings to Fight ‘Nullification’
– Liberals Stop Mentioning ‘Grandfathering’ As Confiscation Option
– Liberals Invite Candidates for Next Election
– Calgary Police Say January Shooting Deemed ‘Non-Culpable Homicide’
Alberta CFO Sent This Letter to ATRS Ordering Business Shutdown
(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….
ATRS Sues RCMP, Alberta CFO Staff for $70 Million in Gun-Confiscation Damages (Correction)
Alberta Tactical Rifle Supply (ATRS) sued the Canadian government and four RCMP and Alberta CFO employees for $130 million in damages from the May 1 gun bans. It’s the first cororate case of its kind in Federal Court.
Canada Risks More Shortages of Guns and Ammo, Suppliers Say
TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian firearm owners and stores risk expanded shortages of guns and ammo, an industry group said last week, quoting several suppliers.
Canada Rifle Imports Rise, on Course for First Annual Gain in 3 Years
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s rifle imports rose 6.4% in the first nine months of the year, Statistics Canada data showed today, putting shipments on course for their first annual increase in three years.
Shotgun and handgun imports dropped.
Black Creek Labs Owner Rob MacIntyre Q&A: Business, NEA, PX19
Black Creek Labs CEO Rob MacIntyre discusses topics including:
– working as a security contractor in Iraq
– early involvement with Northeastern Arms
– how he’s responding to the Liberal confiscations
– BCL’s new PX19 pistol
– Possible collaboration on a new semi-auto rifle
Black Creek Labs Plans PX19 as New Pistol Made In Canada
(Update Aug. 15: Adds comment by BCL owner Rob MacIntyre.) TheGunBlog.ca — Black Creek Labs plans to sell its new PX19 pistol this year as the first made-in-Canada handgun in more than a decade. It will follow up with the larger PX17. ❤️ 🇨🇦 ❤️ “The PX19 will be available in late 2020 in black,…
Gun Imports Slump 23% in Second Quarter 2020 Vs. 2019
TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian gun imports, a key health indicator for the firearm industry, slumped 23% in the second quarter of this year from last year, as shipments of Italian shotguns, Finnish rifles and Czech handguns declined.
Dante Owner Rudy Venditelli Comments on Business, Confiscations
TheGunBlog.ca — Rudy Venditelli, the owner of Dante Inc., one of Canada’s biggest independent gun stores, comments below on business, the market outlook, and the effects of the governing Liberal Party’s May 1 firearm-confiscation order. TheGunBlog.ca edited the interview from a series of e-mail and phone conversations from May until now. Venditelli, who took over…
Glock Expects Canadian G45 in Late 2020, Seeks More Local Models
TheGunBlog.ca — Glock, the maker of the world’s most-popular handgun, expects a Canadian version of its model 45 pistol to arrive in Canada late this year after delays from Covid-19, and aims to sell more country-specific editions.
Gun Imports Sank in January-April, Even Before Covid-19 Crisis
TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian gun imports sank in January-April even before the Covid-19 crisis hit.
Shipments plunged to the weakest April in eight years.
January-April 2020: -12% to $47.5 million.
Black Creek Labs Exits Canada Semi-Auto Rifle Market After Bans
TheGunBlog.ca — Black Creek Labs Inc. is exiting Canada’s semi-auto rifle market after politicians and police banned the company’s flagship product under mass confiscations to weaken citizens and cripple the firearm industry. Key Quote Black Creek Labs “has made the decision to halt all research, development and manufacturing of semi-automatic rifles made specifically for the…
U.S. Shotgun Exporters Risk Confiscation Under Liberal Ban: NSSF
TheGunBlog.ca — The trade group for the world’s largest gun industry warned shotgun exporters to Canada they risk confiscation after last week’s surprise bans by the Liberal Party. The U.S. National Shooting Sports Foundation’s “important alert” shows how the prohibitions could batter firearm companies worldwide. In the middle of business on May 1, Prime Minister…
Canada’s Booming Demand for Guns Is Amazing, And Has Drawbacks
TheGunBlog.ca — We may not like the cause, but the boom in demand for guns from the Covid-19 crisis is doing more for Canada’s firearm industry, gun culture and “gun rights” than anything else in modern times. It also comes with drawbacks, besides the mass death, infection and economic devastation from the virus and the…
Bullet Points: Week of 2020 March 23
Updated daily throughout the week.
Highlights This Week
– The Bright Side of Seeing Gun Shops Sold Out
– Mass Media Focus on Rising Gun and Ammo Sales Amid COVID-19
– Talking Points for Media Interviews
– News Bullets