Its $2.7 billion price tag is what finally ended the Long Gun Registry, not it’s failure to improve public safety. Cost overruns will likewise end the Liberal government’s latest political albatross – its planned gun confiscations – but not before it wastes at least another $2-5 billion of your taxes. The Trudeau government is far more interested in virtue-signalling than it is in protecting … [Read more...]
Why did Toronto Mayor John Tory back off a city-wide handgun ban?
In a surprise announcement this week, Toronto Mayor John Tory walked back his long-standing position of a city-wide handgun ban. “Our police services have been clear that the vast majority of guns being seized are illegal guns from the U.S.,” Tory wrote on Twitter.[i] It’s refreshing to hear Tory admit illegal guns from the U.S. are the problem. This tacit admission that the Liberal … [Read more...]
The Danger of Buying Into Uncertainty and Fear
by Ryan Simper There has not been a time that The Canadian Firearm Industry or The Canadian Shooting Sports Community has been affected by the spectre of speculation and fear as much as it is at present. Those who are on social media and online where Canadian firearm owners congregate have been subject to the rumours of ‘ban lists’, impending Orders in Council to enact prohibitions and … [Read more...]
Saskatchewan Government Joins Alberta in Rejecting Federal Gun Confiscations
“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...]
The FULL Story on Canada’s Firearm Licence Revocation System
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...]
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...]
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...]
“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...]
The Montreal Massacre Media Collective – 2019 Edition
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...]
Court Orders Can’t Stop Criminals From Getting Illegal Guns
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...]
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