Are firearm owners a public safety resource or a threat to public safety?
Are firearm owners a public safety resource or a threat to public safety? Current courts may not accept that Canadians have an individual right to…
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PAL holders are NOT the major source of “crime guns”
The police are increasingly cracking down on life-long, law-abiding people who let their PAL lapse. The RCMP says this is justified because “the majority of…
Can restrictive gun laws stop terrorists?
After the recent terrorist attacks in France and England, we see a lot of candles being lit, teddy bears being distributed, and inclusive gestures made…
Will the Federal Liberals honour their campaign promises?
The Liberals only honour campaign promises they think help them win elections. Therefore, I am confident the Liberals intend to keep their promises about guns. During…
Educating Minister Goodale’s Firearms Advisory Committee
Early in April I sent each member of Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale’s Firearms Advisory Committee this letter enclosing Dr Langmann’s peer-reviewed research article and…
Hubris: Evaluating the Canadian Firearms Program
The Canada Firearms Centre (CFC) claims that over 90% of Canadian firearm owners have a license (either a POL or PAL), but these claims…
Arming and Disarming: A Book Review
R. B. Brown is to be commended for writing the first comprehensive history of gun control in Canada. He shows how governmental attempts to manage…
Some thoughts about reforming CPIC
There are two interrelated problems with the Canadian Police Information Centre [or CPIC] that demand to be solved: (1) the unacceptably low priority assigned to collecting…
The Liberals’ Gun Control Regime Still Missing the Real Target!
Dennis R. Young just wrote a great article. Firearms laws control law-abiding gun owners but those too dangerous to own firearms, not so much. More…
Calibre rates Minister Goodale’s new Firearms Advisory Committee
CANADA’S FIREARMS ADVISORY COMMITTEE: THE SCORECARD Daniel Fritter March 3, 2017 Of the ten members, five represent organizations that are themselves members of the…