The absence of a controversial firearm bill among priority bills the Liberals want to get through Parliament over the next few weeks has both gun lobbies and gun-control groups relieved. When Public Safety and National Security Minister Bill Blair tabled Bill C-21 in the House of Commons last February, the […]
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Tory gun strategy includes mandatory minimums and avoids banning weapons
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
Banning firearms has no effect on homicide/suicide – dr. mirza
With a small but boisterous group of “anti gun lobby” doctors seeking “protection from guns”, we thought we would consult the experts in these areas. The following testament was provided by Dr. Rida Mirza, child & adolescent psychiatrist from London, ON. Dr. Mirza has done extensive research in the areas […]
Une nouvelle pétition prend de l’ampleur
Depuis plusieurs jours certain d’entre vous, avez probablement vu passer la pétition « Contre le registre, pour la santé mentale ». Cette pétition lancée par Pierre Lefebvre est à l’attention du Premier ministre québécois François Legault. Sa pétition qui compte plus de 15000 signatures au moment d’écrire l’article, prend de l’ampleur […]
Police chief calls 2018, with 96 homicides so far, a ‘unique’ year for Toronto
TORONTO — A uniquely violent year in Toronto marked by a major surge in gun-related crimes saw police seize an unusually high number of handguns from city streets, the force’s chief said Thursday. Mark Saunders said officers had recovered 514 handguns so far in 2018 — or 222 more than […]