Thank you to every Canadian who signed e-2574 (Democratic process) making it the most signed Parliament of Canada e-petition in history with 230,905 signatures!
"We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Prime Minister to immediately scrap his government’s May 1, 2020, Order in Council decision related to confiscating legally owned firearms and instead pass legislation that will target criminals, stop the smuggling of firearms into Canada, go after those who illegally acquire firearms, and apologize to legal firearms owners in Canada."


Showing posts with label Handgun and so-called assault rifle ban. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Handgun and so-called assault rifle ban. Show all posts

Federal Liberals to campaign on letting cities tighten handgun controls




Toronto Star: Federal Liberals to campaign on letting cities tighten handgun controls "MP Pierre Paul-Hus, the federal Conservative critic for public safety, criticized Blair’s statements, saying the Liberal plan is a desperate move




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Liberals want to prohibit more assault weapons rather than ban handguns




The Globe and Mail: Liberals want to prohibit more assault weapons rather than ban handguns "Ottawa has officially ruled out a countrywide ban on handguns, but the Liberals will be running in the next federal election on a plan to prohibit and buy back some military-style assault weapons that are currently legal in Canada, minister Bill Blair said."




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Liberal caucus divided over handgun, assault rifle ban




iPolitics: Liberal caucus divided over handgun, assault rifle ban "The rift is between MPs who represent rural electoral districts, or small city ridings in rural areas, and incumbents representing large city and urban electoral districts, one veteran Liberal told iPolitics."




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Gun ban rumour irritates firearms owners




Gun ban rumour irritates firearms owners "Anxiety is growing among some Burns Lake residents amid fears the federal government will ban guns - Taking guns away from good, honest citizens isn’t going to help take guns away from criminals.




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A handgun ban in Ottawa would not prevent local shootings




Brian Langille VP Eastern Ontario Shooting Club: A handgun ban in Ottawa would not prevent local shootings "Firearm licence holders literally have a daily police background check - does not apply to parolees, pedophiles, gang members or other criminals




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Brian Lilley: Liberal gun ban likely coming soon




Brian Lilley: Liberal gun ban likely coming soon "AR-15 is not a handgun, it is a rifle — one rarely used in gun crimes in Canada - why is the Trudeau government looking to move against it? - Because it is a black rifle and looks scary




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Gun owners ‘scared’ about possible ban




Gun owners ‘scared’ about possible ban - She says gun owners in Canada “are so licensed, so restricted, so controlled,” and there are “so few incidents” in this country involving firearms.




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Legal gun owners are not the bad guys




The Hill Times: Legal gun owners are not the bad guys "calls to ban the legally owned firearms of law-abiding citizens - diminishes a democratic freedom which does much in the way of defining citizenship - does nothing to address the purported problem.




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Liberal gun bill passes, firearm owners turn to assault rifle ban




iPolitics: Liberal gun bill passes, firearm owners turn to assault rifle ban “It’s painfully clear the Liberals have completely given up on doing anything credible or effective to combat crime,” posted Tracey Wilson




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Angus Reid Survey Exaggerates Support for Gun Bans





ANGUS REID SURVEY EXAGGERATES SUPPORT FOR GUN BANS

Survey Exaggerates Support for Gun Bans

THE KEY WEAKNESSES OF THIS SURVEY:

Question wording is slanted to support government proposals.




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Criminal lawyer Jordana Goldlist: Handgun bans are not the solution to violent crime





Handgun bans are not the solution to violent crime because they chiefly affect law-abiding citizens, says Toronto criminal lawyer and CCFR business member Jordana Goldlist.




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MP Tony Clement raises concern of some guns becoming illegal without parliamentary debate





Parry Sound-Muskoka MP Tony Clement raises concern of some guns becoming illegal without parliamentary debate “Banning law-abiding citizens from owning handguns won’t solve gun crime - Bill Blair knows this but it's political and it gets him votes”




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Lilley: Trudeau's gun ban idea misses the mark





Lilley: Trudeau's gun ban idea misses the mark "Are the Trudeau Liberals ready to spend more than $100 million to seize the guns of law abiding gun owners? - Certainly sounds like it.




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Bill Blair said implementing a national handgun ban is still on the table





OTTAWA – Minister Bill Blair said implementing a national handgun ban is still on the table, and would not rule out issuing a federal order instead of legislation given the limited window of Parliamentary time.




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Andrew Scheer has said that he would scrap and reverse Bill C-71





“Our party leader, Andrew Scheer, has said that he would scrap and reverse Bill C-71 should he come to power in the fall, and he also said that he would reverse a handgun ban.”

— Conservative MP Michelle Rempel




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Trudeau will not be announcing a handgun ban at the big Women Deliver conference





Toronto Star: Trudeau government takes a gender-neutral approach to gun control "Justin Trudeau will not be announcing a sweeping handgun ban when he appears next month at the big Women Deliver conference in Vancouver




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Government of Quebec has confirmed AR-15 likely target of planned OIC





Calibre Magazine: AR-15 likely target of planned OIC "a senior official in the government of Quebec has confirmed that they were told to expect a large news item pertaining to the AR-15




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Gary Mauser: ‘Assault-style’ firearms aren’t the problem





Gary Mauser: ‘Assault-style’ firearms aren’t the problem "Gun control in Canada has not reduced criminal violence, and banning semi-automatic firearms or handguns won’t help, either. Concerns are misplaced.




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Towhey - Handguns aren't to blame for majority of Canadian deaths




Towhey's Two Cents: Handguns aren't to blame for majority of Canadian deaths "Sun News Editor-in-Chief Mark Towhey takes aim at the controversial gun control debate in Canada"




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Data gap in how police collect key firearms information impedes tracing




Data gap in how police collect key firearms information impedes tracing efforts "Even the best firearms labs only succeed in tracing about half the crime guns - police forces don’t have a standard definition of what constitutes a crime gun"




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