“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...]

If you read the prime minister’s Mandate Letter to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair[i] but don’t know anything about current firearm licencing requirements, you will be forgiven for coming away with the impression there are no mechanisms to revoke a firearms license in Canada. The prime minister’s Mandate Letter to Minister Blair deliberately gives that impression. To set the record straight … [Read more...]

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...]

Every year, as the days of November wane, we can count on one thing with absolute certainty. Like zombies rising from the grave a month ago on Halloween, the Montreal Massacre Media Collective will begin another round of weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth akin to Chicken Little screeching “the sky is falling!” It’s as predictable as Justin Trudeau lying about wearing blackface. This year … [Read more...]

On November 11th, 2019, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Police Minister Stuart Nash announced they would introduce legislation to create Firearm Prohibition Orders (FPOs).[i]   Their rationale? Firearm Prohibition Orders will prevent criminals from possessing firearms after they’ve been prohibited from doing so by the courts.   “FPOs are aimed at those who have already shown a … [Read more...]

Last week, we discussed – some say ridiculed – the New Zealand police for begging criminals to comply with the law. We thought this was a one-time aberration from the New Zealand’s Commissioner of Police and he would get back to doing his job – arresting criminals and putting them behind bars.   We were wrong.   New Zealand’s decision to pander to criminals instead of arresting them gained … [Read more...]

In their effort to take guns out of the hands of gangs and organized crime organizations, New Zealand police have implemented a unique new program to ensure compliance with the nation’s latest gun ban. They’re saying, “Please.”   Gang and organized crime leaders have shown little interest in handing in their guns which, oddly, perplexes Police Commissioner Mike Bush.   “I think it’s fair to … [Read more...]