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%…
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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…
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…
American news haunts the gun debate in Canada
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” Mark Twain American news haunts the gun debate…
Did the PPC steal two seats from the Conservatives in BC?
Maxime Bernier’s lost his own seat, but the PPC still managed to hurt the Conservatives. Bernier’s egomania helped Trudeau and Blair. The Peoples Party of…
We’re just a mosquito, but we draw blood!
Thanks to your support, BCWF Political Action Alliance stood up for gun owners. PAA may just be a mosquito, but we stand up for BC…
Survey Exaggerates Support for Gun Bans
The recent Angus Reid survey exaggerates support for gun bans: “Canadians appear to come to more consensus, regarding proposed policy responses. Six-in-ten Canadians (61%) say…