The Saskatchewan legislature unanimously supported the passage of a motion that "calls upon the Government of Canada to devolve all relevant parts of The Firearms Act to the province of Saskatchewan in order to allow it to administer and regulate legal firearms possession." If permitted, this would make the Province of Saskatchewan broadly responsible for the application and administration of the Firearms Act within provincial boundaries. Tabled by Carrot River MLA Fred Bradshaw, the motion was tabled in response to widespread provincial opposition to the federal Liberal Party of Canada's Bil ..read more

Canada Post is refusing to handle shipments of confiscated firearms, according to a letter the postal service has written to the federal government. Leaked, partially, by federal sources who are not authorized to speak on the matter publicly, the letter cited concerns over "employee security," with "one key source of concern" being the potential for conflict between postal workers and gun owners. From this language, it can be assumed that other concerns were presented as well, and likely included concerns about the obvious potential criminal threat posed by theft and robbery from criminal elem ..read more

At the time of writing, most Canadians’ AR-platform rifles are still on the chopping block, thanks to the Liberal government’s Order in Council. But, there is one AR left out there that you can still buy. It’s non-restricted, even, and has a cool quasi-military backstory. And it’s super-affordable to shoot. I’m talking about the AR-7 survival rifle, currently sold by Henry Repeating Arms as the U.S. Survival AR-7. Designed by Eugene Stoner himself in 1959, when he worked for ArmaLite, this gun has an interesting history, and it’s fun to shoot. I’ve been fascinated by these little .22s ever sin ..read more

How’d you like to own a classic Winchester rifle, for under $500? That’s basically impossible these days, as even beater post-64 Model 94 carbines now regularly sell for that, or more. It gets even more silly if you want a vintage rimfire repeater like a Model 62. You can either pay crazy money for a collector’s gun, and then be afraid to shoot it because you don’t want to rough it up. Or, you can pay slightly less-crazy money for a beat-up shooter, and then be afraid to shoot it because it’s worn out and likely to break. Or, you can buy a Rossi 62. It might not have the Winchester name on the ..read more

Cheap ammo, it’s every shooter’s dream. And cheap ammo that’s superbly accurate is enough to give us fainting spells. Unfortunately, cheap and accurate are rarely used together when describing a batch of ammunition. We usually get one or the other, not both; meaning we have to decide which is most important for a given application. While it would be nice if budget considerations weren’t a factor in our use of firearms, that’s not realistic. So, let’s face facts, sometimes cheap wins. And when cheap wins, it often means we’re feeding our guns corrosive ammo. Primer Primer To fully understand co ..read more

“It should be noted that while staffing efforts are underway to grow the team to deliver on all the priorities, current HR pressures and backlogs in issuing security clearances are a challenge, resulting in delays in onboarding.” According to the Deputy Minister of Public Safety’s Transition Book, this is the reason for the delays in the buyback program’s commencement. Stipulating that the program employed 24 people and had a budget of $5.4M, the October 2022 publication went on to claim that Public Safety hoped to begin the buyback program by the end of last year; targeting business inventor ..read more

Roughly three and a half years ago, and just twelve days after the perpetrator of the Portapique massacre had been shot, then Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair somberly declared, "as of today, the market for assault weapons in Canada is closed. Enough is enough. Banning these firearms will save Canadian lives." Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was even more optimistic, “assault-style firearms designed for military use have no place in Canada. By removing them from our streets, we will limit the devastating effects of gun-related violence and help make our country safer.” The Parliamentary Budg ..read more

Bill C-21 is in a holding pattern for the summer, before Parliament resumes for the Fall session, and the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs (SECD) begins their study of the Bill. It is CRUCIALLY important that every gun owner in Canada use this time to contact as many Senators, both on SECD and off, as possible. Inundate their offices with letters, emails, and voicemails. Ensure that whatever component of C-21 you take particular issue with is communicated clearly to these representatives in our House of Sober Second Thought. In fact, ensure that ever ..read more

"The Armed Services of Canada cannot leave themselves at the mercy of other countries for the quantity and quality of the weapons with which they are supplied. Military units have workshops to take care of their immediate requirements, but the military workshop itself must be backed up by an active weapons factory." Article in The Rocket  The Journal of The Canadian Arsenals Ltd, December 1950 Sometimes firearms history is changed with the stroke of a pen. On April 11, 1946,  Col. Jolley, President and  General Manager of Small Arms Limited (SAL), attended the last meeting of th ..read more

Today, the Liberal government tabled a motion in the House of Commons seeking to expand the scope of Bill C-21, allowing extensive amendments to be heard by the Standing Committee on Public Safety while limiting debate time for those same amendments. The motion proposes a maximum of 20 minutes for each amendment's debate and two days for the entire package of over 140 proposed amendments. This would result in a total of 25 hours of debate on the largest gun ban in Canadian history. The motion was not passed today due to a CPC filibuster led by Public Safety critic Raquel Dancho. However, prior ..read more