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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…