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…
LIVE 10:30 AM ET: Supreme Court May End All Gun Control; El Chapo Exposes US Officials in Drug Trade
A recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen could have broader implications than at first appeared. Amid a flurry of lawsuits challenging gun laws across the United States, analysts are now claiming that the top court’s decision could potentially end all gun control laws in…
LIVE: Supreme Court May End All Gun Control; El Chapo Exposes US Officials in Drug Trade
A recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen could have broader implications than at first appeared. Amid a flurry of lawsuits challenging gun laws across the United States, analysts are now claiming that the top court’s decision could potentially end all gun control laws in…
Supreme Court May End All Gun Control; El Chapo Exposes US Officials in Drug Trade
A recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen could have broader implications than at first appeared. Amid a flurry of lawsuits challenging gun laws across the United States, analysts are now claiming that the top court’s decision could potentially end all gun control laws in…
LIVE 10/19, at 10:30 AM ET: Supreme Court May End All Gun Control; El Chapo Exposes US Officials in Drug Trade
A recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen could have broader implications than at first appeared. Amid a flurry of lawsuits challenging gun laws across the United States, analysts are now claiming that the top court’s decision could potentially end all gun control laws in…
GOP Candidates Can Make Democrats Sweat With These 4 Questions on Crime
Commentary The FBI has confirmed what millions of Americans already knew: the Democrat-enabled, post-George Floyd crime surge continued in 2021. Homicides rose another estimated 4.3 percent last year, on top of 2020’s 29 percent spike, according to the FBI’s newly released 2021 crime report. Aggravated assaults, which include the drive-by shootings that are terrorizing urban neighborhoods,…
New York State Asks Court to Keep New Gun Law in Place Amid Appeal
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a motion on Monday asking a federal appeals court to keep a new gun-control law in the state intact while her office appeals a judge’s decision blocking part of the new law. Chief Judge Glenn Suddaby of the U.S. District Court in Syracuse on Oct. 6 had issued a temporary…
Media Spin on Gun Control Doesn’t Match Voters’ Opinions
News Analysis Red flag laws are the top priority of Democrats and gun control advocates. Polls show that Americans overwhelmingly support these measures—by margins ranging between 2-1 and 3-1. Congress recently passed legislation providing funding for states that adopted these laws. But the polling doesn’t really gauge whether Americans understand how these laws operate. The surveys generally just…
Mexico to Appeal Ruling Dismissing Its Lawsuit Seeking Damages From US Gun Companies for Mexican Crime
The Mexican government will appeal its loss in a lawsuit that sought to hold U.S. manufacturers and wholesalers of firearms liable for criminal gun trafficking into Mexico. The announcement came after Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts ruled (pdf) on Sept. 30 in Mexico v. Smith & Wesson…
RCMP Between ‘Two Masters’ as Ottawa Battles Prairie Provinces on Gun Confiscation
The RCMP is caught between Ottawa’s intention to seize firearms and the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, who contract with the force but don’t want to use it to have the guns seized. Two years ago, the federal government declared 1,500 previously legal guns illegal, and subsequently announced a buy-back program whereby owners would…
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