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...]
Bill Blair Lied: RCMP is Prohibiting Shotguns via Order in Council
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair lied when he told Canadians his gun ban via Order in Council would not prohibit shotguns. The RCMP’s Firearm Reference Table (FRT) now lists approximately 150 makes and model of bolt-action, pump action and semi-automatic shotguns as Prohibited firearms through Part 87 of the Minister’s OIC gun ban.[i] 87 The firearms of the designs commonly known as the M16, … [Read more...]
Ontario Gun Clubs And Shooting Ranges To Reopen May 19th
The Canadian Shooting Sports Association is very pleased to learn that effective Tuesday, May 19, 2020, gun clubs in Ontario will be able to re-open their doors for business. The announcement was made today by Ontario Premier Doug Ford at his daily news conference. With Ontario’s COVID-19 health indicators continuing to improve, individual recreational sports – including both indoor and outdoor … [Read more...]
Sneaky Liberal Government Bans Firearms by Muzzle Energy
NEW CSSA Legal Opinion opens another Pandora's Box! May 8, 2020 OSHAWA: Public Safety Minister Bill Blair insisted, via a Twitter post, that the CSSA Legal Opinion proving he – through ignorance or incompetence – banned many 12-gauge and 10-gauge shotguns in SOR/2020-96 was wrong. “Both 10- and 12-gauge shotguns are under the 20mm provision, and thus not subject to the prohibition. Our … [Read more...]
Blaine Calkins: Government of Canada Bans Vancouver 9 O’Clock Gun
Hon. Bill Blair thinks the famous 9 O'clock gun in Vancouver's Stanley Park is a Grenade Launcher. Seriously? Kudos to Conservative M.P. Blaine Calkins for his excellent questioning of the Public Safety Minister's abysmal knowledge. Watch Here … [Read more...]
NSSF: New Canadian Gun Ban Poses Risks for Exported American Shotguns
Important Alert: New Canadian Gun Ban Poses Risks for Exported American Shotguns Based on strict reading of the new Canadian law (SOR/2020-96, Section 95) 12-gauge shotguns are banned because with the choke tube removed the muzzle diameter is 20mm or greater (depending on the model). The new law bans any firearm with a bore of 20mm or greater. According to Canadian law, the barrel bore is … [Read more...]
RCMP prohibits first 12-Gauge Shotgun with 20mm Bore Law – CBSA Memorandum backs Firearms Lawyers on Shotgun Ban
May 8, 2020 OSHAWA: On May 5, 2020, CSSA and CSAAA issued a joint news release showing Justin Trudeau and Bill Blair – either through gross ignorance or gross incompetence – banned 12-gauge and 10-gauge shotguns under the 20mm maximum bore diameter restriction in SOR/2020-96.i Minister Blair’s denied this via social media, saying, “Both 10 and 12 gauge shotguns are under the 20mm provision, … [Read more...]
In a Battle Between Virtue Signalling and Principles All Canadians Lose
If virtuous intentions are the yardstick by which we measure good government, then Justin Trudeau’s is the best government Canada has ever had. Unfortunately for Canadians, Trudeau’s May 1st announcement to ban “military grade assault-style weapons” was all show and zero substance, as are the opinion polls trotted out to show “overwhelming support” for it. “Nobody in the world knows what an … [Read more...]
Trudeau and Blair BAN 12 Gauge and 10 Gauge SHOTGUNS!
The Canadian Shooting Sports Association and the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association demand the immediate withdrawal of the Liberal's flawed Order in Council. May 5, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister Bill Blair looked Canadian gun owners in the eye last Friday and said they would not take guns suitable for hunting away from us. Either Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Blair … [Read more...]
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