Should semi-automatic firearms be banned?
Should semi-automatic firearms be banned? All semi-automatic firearms should be prohibited and confiscated, Professor R. Blake Brown urged in his submission to the Mass Casualty…
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Children and firearms safety
Can firearms be kept safely at homes with young children? Yes, with proper precautions. Millions of North Americans have guns at home and do so…
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…
Gun control cannot protect victims
Gun control cannot protect victims from killers. Canada’s gun laws prove it. Both Kim Campbell (in 1991) and Jean Chrétien (in 1995) justified bringing in…
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…
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…
Liberal Party of Canada Policy Platform on Guns
Canadians should not be surprised if the Trudeau government brings in new restrictions on law-abiding gun owners. Here are a few snippets from the Liberal…