Capitol Police arrested an 80-year-old Georgia man on Wednesday afternoon for illegally parking on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington after he attempted to deliver documents to the Supreme Court. Tony Payne of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, was taken into custody after he admitted to having guns in his vehicle, a small white van, prompting police to…
Capitol Police Arrest Man, 80, for Illegally Parking on Grounds With Firearms in His Van
October 20, 2022
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New Brunswick Joins Prairies in Opposing Use of Police for Ottawa’s Gun Confiscation Program
New Brunswick has joined forces with Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to oppose the federal government’s gun buyback program. The Yukon Legislature also recently passed a motion against the measures. In a joint statement on Oct. 14, New Brunswick, together with the Prairie provinces, called on the Liberal government to halt plans to use “scarce RCMP and…
Armed and Beltway-ish: More Federal Bureaucrats Than US Marines Authorized to Pack Heat
October 14, 2022
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When Congress authorized $80 billion this year to beef up Internal Revenue Service enforcement and staffing, Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy invoked the language of war to warn that “Democrats’ new army of 87,000 IRS agents will be coming for you.” A video quickly went viral racking up millions of views, purporting to show…
Ottawa’s Gun Buyback Program Cost $3.7 Million, Before Any Firearms Bought
The federal government’s firearms ban and buyback program has so far cost $3.7 million, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), while noting that no guns have been bought back as yet. As part of the program, the federal government created the Firearms Buyback Secretariat inside the Department of Public Safety in June 2020. The CTF…
Mendicino Wants Provinces to Help With Firearms Buyback Program, Despite Prairies Pushback
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino faced questions about his plan to utilize provincial police resources for the federal government’s firearms buyback program, from Conservative MPs on the House of Commons Public Safety Committee on Oct. 4. Last week, the governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba announced that Mendicino asked the provinces for help in confiscating…
Judge Grants Permanent Injunction Against Philadelphia Mayor’s Ban on Guns in City Recreation Facilities
October 4, 2022
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A Philadelphia judge on Monday blocked the city from banning guns at parks and recreation facilities after a gun rights lobbying group argued that the city does not have authority to do so. Judge Joshua H. Roberts of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas issued a permanent injunction (pdf) against the ban and permanently enjoined the city against enforcing the directive. Philadelphia Mayor…
Tory MP Wades Into Spat Between Public Safety Minister and Alberta Over Gun Confiscation Program
A Conservative MP is criticizing federal public safety minister Marco Mendicino over his comments that the government of Alberta is “reckless” and performing a “political stunt” in pushing back Liberals’ gun confiscation program. In a Twitter post on Oct. 2, Dan Albas waded into the firearm confiscation feud between Mendicino and Alberta after the minister…
Cory Morgan: Alberta’s Refusal to Participate in Gun Confiscation Program Puts Feds in a Tough Spot
Commentary It appears firearm rights will cause the latest battle between Alberta and Ottawa, and it may spell the end of the RCMP as the primary police force in Alberta. It really was only a matter of time before this issue came to a head. The Trudeau government’s blanket ban of 1,500 types of “assault-style”…
Alberta Won’t Participate in Federal Government’s Gun Confiscation Program
EDMONTON—The Alberta government says it will not aid in implementing federal legislation to confiscate about 30,000 legally purchased but now-banned firearms, and will also not allow the province’s RCMP to take part in the effort. In an announcement on Sept. 26, Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro said federal Public Safety Minister Marco Medicino requested the…
‘Glock Switches’: Turning Hand Guns Into Machine Guns Becoming Popular Among Gangsters
The rise in murders in recent years has been accompanied by another trend—criminals are increasingly modifying their firearms to enable fully automatic fire, converting simple handguns into tiny machine guns. Houston police brought 19 cases involving guns furnished with these “Glock switches” earlier this year, including a shootout that left three police officers wounded. Last year,…
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