Conservative MP and public safety critic Raquel Dancho today called the Liberal government’s last-minute amendments to their gun control legislation, Bill C-21, “sneaky” and “the largest assault on hunters in Canadian history.” “They’re going after Grandpa Joe’s hunting rifle instead of gangsters in Toronto,” Dancho told reporters in Ottawa on Nov. 24. She told a…
New Liberal Gun Amendments Target ‘Bird Hunters,’ ‘Grandpa’s Hunting Rifle’: Tory MP
Alberta, Saskatchewan Condemn Ottawa’s Bid to Ban More Firearms
EDMONTON—The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan are condemning the federal government’s bid to ban almost all semi-automatic rifles and shotguns through a last-minute amendment to Bill C-21. On Tuesday, Liberal MPs on the House of Commons Public Safety Committee introduced an amendment to proposed legislation to further restrict access to handguns in Canada which would…
York Police Say All Seizures of Guns Used in Violent Crime Whose Origins Were Traced Came From US
According to “Guns, Gangs, and Violence,” a new police report by York Regional Police in Ontario, 100 percent of seized guns whose origin could be traced were found to be illegally smuggled into Canada from the United States. In presenting the report to the York Regional Police Services Board on Nov. 7, Inspector Ahmad Salhia…
Handgun Sale Ban Now Officially in Effect in Canada
The buying, selling, and transferring of new handguns in Canada is now officially outlawed, according to a cabinet order made Nov. 9 under the Firearms Act. The order comes after the federal government announced a “freeze” on handgun importations in August and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino saying on Oct. 21 that the ban was…
Police Chiefs Say Upcoming Gun Control Legislation Doesn’t Address Illegal Firearms
Police experts are warning MPs that proposed legislation to restrict access to handguns in Canada does not address the real issue of illegal firearms. The House of Commons Public Safety Committee met on Oct. 27 to continue its study of Bill C-21. Evan Bray, chief of Regina Police Service and co-chair of the Special Purpose…
Edmonton Police Chief Says Feds’ Handgun ‘Freeze’ Could Result in Increased Crime in Short-Term
Edmonton Police Service Chief Dale McFee is warning MPs that the federal government’s proposed handgun transfer “freeze” legislation could actually increase crime in the short-term. McFee testified on Oct. 20 at the House of Commons Public Safety Committee which is studying Bill C-21, proposed legislation to further restrict access to handguns in Canada. “There’s things…
Canadians Skeptical That Handgun Freeze Will Reduce Crime: Privy Council Study
Many Canadians have doubts that a federal freeze on handguns would be effective in deterring firearms-related crimes, an in-house Privy Council study has found. “Most were unsure as to the practicalities and realities of such a policy,” said the study titled “Continuous Qualitative Data Collection of Canadians’ Views,” which also said that “a large number…
Proposed Handgun Freeze Backed by Limited Data, Public Safety Committee Hears
The Liberal government’s plan to tighten firearms legislation by putting a freeze on handguns is backed by limited data on the potential impact this measure will have on reducing crime, the Commons public safety committee heard on Oct. 4. “I can’t tell you exactly what impact it will have,” Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Safety…
Budget Officer Says Liberals’ Gun Buyback Could Cost up to $756 Million
OTTAWA—The parliamentary budget officer says it could cost the government $756 million to buy back guns now prohibited in the country, depending on how many there are in Canada and how the Liberals structure the program. The high-end buyback figure is the budget officer’s estimate for how much it would cost for the government to…
Commons Committee Censures Firearms Group Over ‘Dangerous’ Comments
A parliamentary committee has censured a firearms group over “dangerous” comments made by its president, an accusation he rejects, about the federal government’s recent gun control legislation. The Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security voted on Feb. 22 to condemn comments made by Sheldon Clare, president of the National Firearms Association (NFA), on…
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