“We do not endorse the banning of firearms here,” Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said in 2018.[i] Justice Minister Don Morgan doubled down on Premier Moe’s well-publicized position this week. “We don’t want this to go ahead in this form,” Morgan said.[ii] Morgan said he would rather collaborate with the federal government to come up with solutions that focus on stopping violent criminals … [Read more...]
Winnipeg Police Service: Handgun Ban Won’t Stop Criminals
Constable Rob Carver, Winnipeg Police Service, on handgun bans. When we seize handguns, the handguns are always almost 100% in the possession of people who have no legal right to possess them. They’re almost always stolen or illegally obtained. I simply don't see, as a 27-year veteran, how adding another layer of law will make any difference anywhere in this country. There are handguns all … [Read more...]
Danielle Smith, Tony Bernardo and Canada’s proposed gun buyback program
Danielle Smith Speaks With Tony Bernardo, Executive Director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, about gun bans and Canada's coming $600 million long gun buyback program. … [Read more...]
The FULL Story on Canada’s Safe Storage Requirements for Firearms
If you read the prime minister’s mandate letter to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair[i] but don’t know anything about Canada’s firearm laws, you will be forgiven for coming away with the impression there are no safe storage regulations on the books in Canada. The prime minister’s letter deliberately gives that impression. To set the record straight, and to shine the light of truth on the prime … [Read more...]
Glen Motz M.P. sponsors Petition to stop the Liberals from confiscating firearms
*** Please sign this petition *** Petition to the Government of Canada Initiated by Bradley Manysiak from Medicine Hat, Alberta Sponsored by Glen Motz M.P. (Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner) Whereas: The Government of Canada has expressed its intention to ban, what it refers to as “military-style assault rifles”, through an Order in Council; Public Safety Canada’s information notes this is … [Read more...]
Minister Blair’s Mandate Letter is Filled With Contradiction
It’s fitting that Justin Trudeau delivered Public Safety Minister Bill Blair’s Mandate Letter on Friday, December 13th.[i] It’s bad luck for gun owners, and bad luck for anyone who believes in evidence-based policy on firearms. “We are committed to evidence-based decision-making that takes into consideration the impacts of policies on all Canadians and fully defends the Canadian Charter of … [Read more...]
Team CSSA E-News | December 11, 2019
“Preaching to the Choir”
Some housekeeping matters... It's a rare week that goes by where we don't receive e-mails suggesting we should send our Team CSSA E-News to the media or politicians instead of “preaching to the choir.” We felt we should set the record straight. Each and every issue of Team CSSA E-News, every press release and special bulletin we write, is sent to 450 members of the media and is … [Read more...]
Team CSSA E-News | December 3, 2019
Violent people, not objects, commit violent crime
CSSA Position Statement on Firearm Prohibition Orders People, not objects, commit crime. While many groups campaign against legal guns and legal gun ownership, we know firearms are harmless unless a person with evil intent picks it up and uses it to commit an evil act. That's why we're pushing the government to strictly monitor over 443,000 people courts deem too dangerous to possess guns, not … [Read more...]
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