Category: Liberal gun ban

Marco Mendicino Says Majority of Illegal Guns in Canada Come From the US

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said law enforcement officers seized 11,000 illegal guns at the Canada–U.S. border last year, admitting that the majority of guns used in crime in Canada originate from the United States. In an interview with Global News’ The West Block on April 30, Mendicino was asked how many crime guns originate…


Fed’s New Amendments to Firearms Ban Still Target Legal Gun Owners: Coalition

A firearms organization with thousands of members across Canada says the federal government’s announcement of new amendments to the previously announced gun ban is a concession, but still targets legal gun owners. Tracey Wilson, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Firearms Rights Coalition (CCFR), said the Liberals figured out “there is no way to ban the…


Liberals Propose Amendments to Ban Only ‘AR-15 Style’ Guns

The federal government has come up with a revised plan for its gun ban under Bill C-21, which Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says will ban certain types of “AR-15 style” firearms after the legislation comes into effect. The new legislation, if passed, would not ban any currently legal long guns, such as shotguns and…


Liberals’ Gun Ban Forces Sport Shooters to Leave Canada to Train, Compete

Baz Kanda bought an AR-15 a few years ago, planning to participate in competitive shooting events. But since the Trudeau government banned a long list of firearms including the AR-15, Kanda has to leave the country to train and compete in his sport. From April 11–20, gun groups and owners were in Federal Court in…


Saskatchewan Joins Alberta in Opposing Ottawa’s Gun Buyback Program

The Saskatchewan government has told the RCMP that it will not financially aid Ottawa in its efforts within the province to implement a federal firearms buyback program. Christine Tell, the province’s minister of corrections, policing, and public safety, wrote a letter to RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore saying that no government money committed to the…


RCMP Commissioner’s Reversal on Releasing Gun Information Suggests Political Interference, Conservatives Say

RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki’s reversal on releasing information about the types of firearms used in the Nova Scotia mass shooting incident suggests she was under political pressure, the Conservatives say. “When the Commissioner of the RCMP tells the government that releasing certain information would compromise an active investigation, that should be the end of the…