Gun control fails again and again
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BC Bill 4 is Bait and Switch
BC Bill 4 is Bait-and-Switch. The BC government recently rushed Bill 4 (the Firearm Violence Prevention Act) into law claiming it was an attempt to…
Royal Commission undermines justification for New Zealand gun laws
The Royal Commission undermines Ardern’s justification for New Zealand gun laws. In their December report about the 2019 terrorist attack in Christchurch, the Commission’s findings…
BC Bill 4 misses the target
Bill 4 misses the target. The BC government in March rushed Bill 4 (the Firearm Violence Prevention Act) into law claiming it was an attempt…
Bill C-21 demonizes gun owners
Bill C-21 demonizes gun owners. The Trudeau government misses the target with Bill C-21, which dramatically expands police powers in Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau claims…
Blake Brown’s gratuitous insult to gun owners
A response to a gratuitous insult to gun owners.I am disappointed by R. Blake Brown’s gratuitous insult of millions of gun owners. It was uncalled…
Welcome Conversation readers
Welcome Conversation readers! I hope you discover things that shock your previous assumptions when reading this blog. That’s always a good thing. That’s how I…
Blair promises a red flag law
Blair promises a Red Flag law when he spoke before the House Standing Committee on Public Safety on November 2. He seemed ignorant that 9-1-1 already exists.A “red-flag” law enables…
Trudeau’s Gun Grab goes evergreen
Trudeau’s “buyback” is a gun grab. Blair announces “evergreen” confiscations. Here are brief updates of some of the multiple on-going Liberal attacks on gun owners:…
Congratulations Erin O’Toole!
Congratulations Erin O’Toole! The the new leader of the Conservative Party of CanadaErin O’Toole is a strong supporter of traditional Canada.O’Toole has vowed to roll…
Should firearms owners be licensed?
Should firearms owners be licensed?Why believe the media when they call the Nova Scotia killer a “gunman?” Yes, guns were involved, but so was arson….
The Canadian firearms program has failed
The Canadian firearms program has failed. No convincing empirical evidence can be found that the Canadian firearms program has improved public safety. Violent crime and…
Evidence does not support the Trudeau Liberal’s gun ban
The evidence does not support the Trudeau Liberal’s gun ban Firearms crime in Canada will not be affected by these Regulations. 1. The evidence does…
Did Trudeau ban 12 gauge shotguns?
It’s hard to say if Trudeau banned normal shotguns. Legal opinions are contradictory. It will be decided in court. According to a solid legal opinion…
New Zealand ‘Buy Back’: An Update
How successful was the New Zealand Amnesty and Buy-Back? New information shows that 36% of “military style semi-automatic” firearms (MSSA) stock was surrendered, not 33%…
Was New Zealand’s ‘buy back’ successful?
(Originally published in the CFJ in March 2020.) Canada’s Prime Minister seems to be following the script written by Jacinda Ardern, the socialist leader of…
Medical assisted dying is the most frequent suicide method
Medical assisted dying (MAID) was the most frequent way to commit suicide in 2018, according to Government of Canada reports. (Updated, Saturday 14 March). In…
Will Canadians comply with Trudeau’s ‘buy back’?
Will Canadians comply with Justin Trudeau’s “buy back” of semi-automatic firearms? Despite government claims, cooperation with past gun restrictions hasn’t been all that successful. Trudeau…
Comments on the definition of “crime gun”
I argue here that the most appropriate definition of “crime gun” is the traditional definition that is used by the United States, the United Kingdom,…
Trudeau’s “buy back” is a multi-billion boondoggle
In his Mandate letter to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Prime Minister Trudeau gave the highest priority to prohibiting and confiscating “military-style assault rifles”….
New Zealand Arms Bill is a Red Herring
The New Zealand Arms Bill of 2019 is a red herring. This bill because creates a dysfunctional and expensive bureaucracy that cannot achieve its stated…