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…
Liberal Party of Canada
Why stronger background checks?
Why does Andrew Scheer support stronger background checks on applicants for firearms licences? On 23 January 2019, Dr Caillin Langmann and I wrote the following…
Senator Pratte stumbles
Senator Pratte stumbles when he claims that: “Over the last 10 years, 193 PAL holders were charged or suspected in homicides involving a firearm. ……
Do crime guns come from “domestic sources”?
The Trudeau government claims “crime guns” come from “domestic sources,” implying that lawful firearm owners are a major source for the guns used by Canadian criminals….
Trudeau’s proposed gun ban
Justin Trudeau’s proposed gun ban is not likely to be effective. Banning what is already illegal does not sound like a smart way to keep…
RCMP wastes millions of dollars issuing ATTs
The RCMP wastes millions of dollars issuing “make work” ATTs. The Trudeau Liberals’ Bill C-71 will require law-abiding firearms owners to make a separate request…
Bill C-71 is a red herring
Bill C-71 is a Red Herring Submission to the Federal Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on Bill C-71 April 2018 Gary A Mauser,…
Indigenous murder rates are shockingly high
A recent murder in rural Canada has captured headlines, but news reports ignore the elephant in the room: indigenous murder rates are shockingly high. Aboriginal…
Do more guns mean more crime?
Rural Canada is “gun country.” But do more guns mean more crime? In 2017 StatsCan reported that both violent crime and property crime rates were…
Shootings in Las Vegas bring out red herrings
The horrific shootings in Las Vegas have attracted excited calls for more gun control in Canada as well as the United States. Most are just…