TORONTO — The Conservatives are promising mandatory minimum sentences for certain gun crimes and to list known street gangs in the Criminal Code, similar to the way terror groups are identified, as part of the party’s gun strategy unveiled Friday on the campaign trail. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s policies focus […]
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Colt Suspends Production Of AR-15 Rifles For Civilian Market
Colt is one of the more venerable firearm manufacturers in the country. The AR-15 is one of the more venerable designs still regularly sold in the country today. A Colt AR-15 is one of the better options out there for those looking for what some feel is a top-shelf AR-15 […]
Permis d’armes: plus de vérifications demandées à Ottawa
Il faut vérifier les demandes de permis d’armes à feu OTTAWA | Les trois principaux partis d’opposition fédérale s’engagent à améliorer la vérification des antécédents mentaux de ceux qui veulent obtenir une arme à feu, ce qui n’a pas été fait dans le cas du tueur de la mosquée de […]
Ontario CFO Comments on AR-15 Buying Surge, Gun Licensing
Dwight Peer, the Chief Firearms Officer for Ontario, comments below on the Canada-wide surge in buying AR-15 target rifles in May and June, gun-owner licensing, and related topics. Peer spoke with TheGunBlog.ca on July 4 at his office in Orillia, about 130 km north of Toronto. Ontario Chief Firearms Officer Dwight […]
Bill C-71 Passes Final Vote in Senate as New Law to Ban Guns
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 […]
Handgun Owners Rise to New Records
The number of Canadians with a gun licence rose to a record in March after 24 straight quarterly increases, RCMP data show. The surging appeal of sport shooting also drove Canadian handgun owners to a new high. The country counted 2,186,161 adults with a firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) […]
Liberal long-gun bill likely to pass through Senate, become law
The Senate is set for a final vote Thursday on a Liberal gun-control bill that has been one of the government’s most contentious pieces of legislation since Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tabled it in the Commons more than a year ago. Conservative senators were still engaged Tuesday in a […]
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 […]