2023 Q1 Review and Outlook for Canadian Gun Rights (Video)
TheGunBlog.ca — Watch our review and outlook for Canadian gun rights at the end of the first quarter 2023.
It isn’t all bleak. There’s some good news.
Laws
Government Comments on Using OICs to Prohibit/Confiscate Guns
TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government responds below to our questions on using a so-called “Order in Council” (OIC) to prohibit and confiscate guns from government-licensed owners and businesses.
Liberals Aim to Expand Rifle and Shotgun Confiscations After Withdrawing Amendments From Bill C-21
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s governing Liberal Party will work with the NDP and Bloc Québécois on new ways to expand its rifle and shotgun confiscations after withdrawing two amendments from Bill C-21 today.
Alberta Expands Actions to Protect Gun Owners From Trudeau’s ‘Increasingly Hostile’ Attacks
TheGunBlog.ca — Alberta said today it’s expanding measures to protect gun owners from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “increasingly hostile” attacks, further undermining the country’s anti-gun regime.
Silvercore Podcast on Bill C-21 With Nicolas Johnson, Travis Bader and Daniel Fritter (Video)
TheGunBlog.ca — Watch or listen to today’s Silvercore Podcast on Bill C-21 with Travis Bader of Silvercore.ca, Nicolas Johnson of TheGunBlog.ca, and Daniel Fritter of Calibre magazine.
CSAAA’s Wes Winkel Discusses Bill C-21 Mass Gun Confiscations (Video)
TheGunBlog.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.
Bill C-21 Ban List: Rifles and Shotguns To Be Confiscated
TheGunBlog.ca — Below is the list of rifles and shotguns that the Liberal Party of Canada wants to prohibit and confiscate from government-licensed gun owners under Bill C-21.
Liberals Aim to Ban SKS and All Other Semi-Auto, Centrefire, Mag-Fed Rifles And Shotguns
TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is working to ban all semi-auto, centrefire rifles and shotguns that can take detachable ammo mags.
RCMP Comments on New Bill C-71 ‘Non-Restricted’ Gun Transfer Processing, Penalties
TheGunBlog.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
TheGunBlog.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.
Trudeau Files New Regulations and Law to Kill Legal Handgun Market By Fall
TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau filed new regulations and a draft law today to kill the legal handgun market by this fall, as he works to weaken citizens, destroy shooting sports, and eliminate personal gun ownership.
Trudeau to Propose New Anti-Gun Law Next Week
TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will begin his newest legislative attack against government-licensed gun owners and businesses next week, according to the latest House of Commons Notice Paper.
A Gun-Rights Proposal for Canadian Municipalities, By Patrick Plunkett (Video)
TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian municipalities have legal powers they could use to protect gun owners from the federal government’s political and regulatory attacks, according to a law student’s analysis.
Mendicino Plans New Anti-Gun Law ‘Soon,’ Maybe More Bans By OIC
TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government will propose a new law against gun users “soon,” Minister Marco Mendicino told a parliamentary committee today, as he outlined plans to further suppress government-licensed firearm owners and businesses.
Bill C-71 Will Take Effect From July to September, Blair Says; Outlines New Restrictions
TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government will activate Bill C-71, its 2019 law against gun owners and businesses, in stages from July to September, Minister Bill Blair said.
Government Comments on Activating Bill C-71 This Year, Planned Gun-Storage Laws
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Liberal-Party led government, which works to further criminalize gun owners, said it will activate Bill C-71 this year and will draft its new restrictions on home firearm storage over the next two years.
Alberta Is in ‘Final Stages’ of Naming New CFO After Law to Block Handgun Bans
TheGunBlog.ca — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the province is in the “final stages” of hiring its own Chief Firearms Officer, as he works to block the federal government’s political attacks against hunters, farmers, ranchers and sport shooters.
Government Says Bill C-21 Storage Rules Target All Gun Owners
TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Department of Public Safety says its planned gun-storage restrictions in Bill C-21 target licensed owners of “all classes and types of firearms,” and violating municipal by-laws would risk “licence revocation and criminal sanctions.”
Bill C-21: Blair Outlines New Rules for Handgun Safes, Insurance
TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government’s Bill C-21 against licensed firearm owners will invent new rules for the thickness and locks of our handgun safes and let cities and towns require mandatory gun insurance, Minister Bill Blair said today.
‘Frankly Frickin Ridiculous’: Stubbs Confronts Blair on Bill C-21
TheGunBlog.ca — Conservative Party MP Shannon Stubbs said a comment by Liberal Minister Bill Blair to the House of Commons today was “frankly frickin ridiculous,” as he presented his new draft law to criminalize Canadian gun owners.