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...]

“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...]