The RCMP finally managed to spit out the truth and, in doing so, confirmed the CSSA’s assessment of their recent letter to gun owners. “[T]he letter is not a Firearm Registration Certificate Revocation Notice.”i The CSSA saidii the recent RCMP letter is not a Firearm Registration Certificate Revocation Letter. Our assessment was confirmed by the legal opinion of Toronto Lawyer Arkadi … [Read more...]
Bill Blair: So is it a Revocation Letter? Yes or No.
The RCMP’s recent letter claiming to “nullify” registration certificates for restricted rifles banned by the Liberal government’s May 1st Order in Council is causing confusion across the firearms community. On July 21st, we published our opinion that - while the letter informs you that your certificate has been cancelled - the RCMP’s letter is NOT a Firearm Registration Certificate Revocation … [Read more...]
Bill Blair: So is it a Revocation Letter? Yes or No.
The RCMP’s recent letter claiming to “nullify” registration certificates for restricted rifles banned by the Liberal government’s May 1st Order in Council is causing confusion across the firearms community. On July 21st, we published our opinion that - while the letter informs you that your certificate has been cancelled - the RCMP’s letter is NOT a Firearm Registration Certificate Revocation … [Read more...]
Special Report – Next Chief Firearms Officer Selected By Provincial Government
From the Government of Saskatchewan – Next Chief Firearms Officer Selected By Provincial Government July 28, 2020 After an exhaustive and competitive process of reviewing numerous qualified applicants, Robert Freberg has been selected as Saskatchewan’s next Chief Firearms Officer (CFO). “We were very happy with the response we received to the job … [Read more...]
Bob Zimmer M.P. demands answers from Bill Blair
July 24, 2020 Bob Zimmer M.P. demands answers from Bill Blair On Thursday, July 23, Member of Parliament Bob Zimmer, stepped forward to defend the rights of firearms owners against the latest attack on the legal rights of Canadians against the confiscation of their personal property. Thank you once again Mr. Zimmer. Canada's lawful firearms owners owe you much gratitude for your principled … [Read more...]
The RCMP’s “Not A-Registration-Certificate-Revocation” Letter
Nullified: make legally null and void; invalidate. Revocation: the official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise. Late last week, a letter from the RCMP began landing in the mailboxes of gun owners across the country. It arrived in a plain envelope and stated the following: Firearm Registration Certificate Impacted by the Amended Classification Regulations “Certain … [Read more...]
FAIL! Bill Blair Cuts CBSA Funding, Redefines the Word ‘Invest’
Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety, misleads both the House of Commons and the Canadian people when he says he increased funding for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). For the past three years, Minister Blair has repeated the same announcement, $51.5 million over five years to beef up border security. He’s a broken record, repeating the same tired announcement every time a microphone … [Read more...]
Bill Blair: Get Your Ministerial House in Order
On May 1st, 2020, the Liberal government banned a swath of semi-automatic firearms by Order in Council (OIC), all of which are commonly used for hunting and sporting purposes in Canada. Every week we also learn of more horror stories based on SOR/2020-96. This week we learned of an RCMP memo sent to Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The letter advised “some AR-15 parts” are now prohibited … [Read more...]
Public Interest Litigants Judicial Review of SOR/2020-96 Notice of Application Filed in Federal Court
Yesterday, June 29, 2020, Toronto lawyer Arkadi Bouchelev filed a notice of application for judicial review of the Order in Council (OIC) creating regulation SOR/2020-96 in the Federal Court on behalf of nine public interest litigants from across Canada. These are private firearm owners, not firearm business owners whose livelihoods are threatened as a result of this ban, and they are bringing … [Read more...]
CSSA Supports Two Legal Challenges of SOR/2020-96
The CSSA examined in detail all of the possible actions and current legal actions available to us to determine which case or cases provide the greatest opportunity to set a favourable decision for our community. Using our considerable experience in firearms legislation and law, we have determined the two 117.15 actions below represent the best chance of timely success for our members and their … [Read more...]
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