Bill C-71 passed its third and final vote in the Canadian Senate today as the governing Liberal Party’s new law to criminalize hunters, farmers and sport shooters and take away their guns. Senators voted 55 in favour and 33 against, with 2 abstentions starting at 5:34 p.m. in Ottawa. Pro-Liberal members supported […]
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Liberal gun bill finally set to clear Parliament
A Liberal government gun bill that has drawn resistance from some gun owners since Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tabled it in the House of Commons more than a year ago is set to pass its final vote in Parliament this week. The Senate majority of Independent senators, and a […]
Motion visant à ajouter une interdiction des armes de poing au projet de loi C-71 rejeté au Sénat
La sénatrice Marilou McPhedran a présenté au Sénat une motion du 8 avril visant à interdire les armes de poing au projet de loi C-71, qui a été rapidement rejeté. La motion a été renvoyée devant le Comité sénatorial permanent de la sécurité nationale et de la défense et a […]
Armes de poing bientôt inderdit au Canada?
Il y a quelque temps nous vous avons avisé que ce ne serait qu’une question de temps avant que les libéraux décident de s’en prendre aux armes de poing. Malheureusement le jour est venue… Aujourd’hui, la sénatrice McPhedran proposera la modification du projet de loi C-71 visant à « interdire […]
Minister says new gun-control recommendations due ‘in the coming weeks’
OTTAWA — Federal minister Bill Blair says his ideas for new gun-control rules might come within weeks. Since August, Blair been working on ways to get handguns and assault rifles off Canada’s streets, with measures that might include anything from restrictions on sales to crackdowns on smuggling. Today he told […]
Feds’ gun-control bill might not become law before 2019 election
The predicted timeline for the passage of the Liberals’ new-gun control legislation in the Senate is raising concerns it will not become law before the next federal election. Bill C-71, introduced in the House in March as part of the Liberal government’s delivery of gun-control promises from the last election, finally made […]
Gun groups worried about government’s ability to trace guns to owners
The groups say new marking regulations could be the “final piece” needed to trace every non-restricted gun in the country. Local and national firearms advocacy groups are sounding the alarm over what they perceive as an attempt by the federal government to effectively recreate the long-gun registry, which was scrapped […]
Better gun control required
The PolySeSouvient group traveled to Ottawa on Monday to reiterate the urgency of adopting greater gun control. He denounces that Bill C-71, introduced at the beginning of the year, is still not in force. On the eve of the 29th anniversary of the Polytechnique tragedy, the group fears that the […]
RCMP might be in contempt of Parliament over Bill C-71
Displaying information on its website that gave the public and gun store owners the impression Bill C-71 was already in force has landed the RCMP in trouble. An RCMP bulletin to gun stores and placed on their public website said the Swiss Arms and some Czech CZ 858 rifles are […]