Bill C-71: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
The much anticipated gun reform bill has arrived. Its aims, directly lifted from the Ministry of Public Safety's press release:
Enhance background checks on those seeking to acquire firearms - by eliminati...
Why Guns Are Political: A Case Study
We do not have a gun crime problem in Canada. At the government’s own summit on Guns and Gangs, held mere days ago, it was admitted that less than one half of one percent of all police reported crimes involve f...
BULK OF CRIME GUNS DOMESTICALLY SOURCED? TRY 33%
For years now, a popular allegation has been the declaration that the “bulk” of so-called “crime guns” in Canada are being sourced domestically. A popular headline that’s again making news in light of a recent ...
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES GUNS AND GANGS FUNDING
Ralph Goodale was in Surrey, British Columbia, to announce the Trudeau government's first step in their "guns and gangs" election promise. Following through on the Trudeau government's election promises of incr...
CANADIAN TIRE DISCONTINUING SKS SALES
We have received confirmation that Canadian Tire will be retiring the SKS rifle from their growing Hunting Pro Shop inventory. This statement from a Canadian Tire spokesperson accompanied confirmation of this n...
LIBERALS PROMISE TO INTRODUCE GUN CONTROL PACKAGE IN WAKE OF LAS VEGAS SHOOTING
According to a report from iPolitics, the Trudeau government is promising to introduce a new gun control package before the end of 2017, after facing criticism from the anti-gun groups Coalition for Gun Control...
CSSA FORMAL POSITION ON LICENSING
In last week’s CSSA E-News we published Tony Bernardo’s response to a question from the floor at the CSSA’s Annual General Meeting regarding our position on licensing. His answer caused concern in some corners ...
NEW MAUSER STUDY: CANADIAN GUN LAWS NOT BEING APPLIED TO VIOLENT CRIMINALS?
Dr. Gary Mauser's latest study of gun ownership, criminality, and gun control was released last week, and examines the number of violent and administrative criminal charges laid in Canada from 1998 to 2015.
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TORONTO POLICE SERVICE SCAPEGOATS PAL HOLDERS
What do Danny Santapaga, Graham Jovanovic, Justin Green and Andrew Winchester have in common? All four men are criminals who used their firearms licenses to legally purchase guns they sold illegally. They are...
THE RCMP FIREARMS INTERNET INVESTIGATION SUPPORT UNIT
The RCMP Canadian Firearms Program and associated enforcement units are as varied as their roles. One of the most interesting components of said investigative units is the Firearms Internet Investigation Suppor...