TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s governing Liberal Party reiterated its aim of criminalizing hunters, farmers and sport shooters in today’s Speech From the Throne, as it pursues its attacks against government-licensed gun owners and businesses.
TheGunBlog.ca — The RCMP is playing politics and favourites in the mass firearm confiscations it’s running for the governing Liberal Party, signalling a breakdown in its role as federal police and regulator of gun owners.
TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale reiterated the federal police’s controversial opinion that Ruger 10/22 cartridge magazines for more than 10 rounds are “Prohibited,” while stopping short of saying their owners could face prison. Goodale made the comment May 24 in answer to Petition No. 421-02388, according to the response filed July…
TheGunBlog.ca — Gun policy in Canada and other countries fails in part because it takes an approach of “one size fits all.” Using a single legal-institutional framework backfires because people use guns for different motivations and goals, and in different ways. Here are five broad categories of gun users who would benefit from different policies.
TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government said it’s reviewing gun policies to boost public safety, cut paperwork and address outdated regulations. The last part is new.
The following are comments by Canada’s Ministry of Public Safety about the government’s priorities for firearm policies.