This week two bills were introduced in Congress to impose so-called "universal" background checks. The bills, H.R. 8 and S. 42, are being misleadingly described as simply requiring background checks on all sales of firearms, but this is just a small part of what these overbroad pieces of legislation would do. Traps for Law-Abiding Gun... Read more
Month: January 2019
Canadians don’t support handgun bans and here’s why
Tracey Wilson 2019-01-09 The gun debate rages on across the country, with anti gun lobby groups PolySeSouvient and the Coalition for Gun Control spending freely to try and convince voters that Canadians support a ban on legal handguns and that gun owners are responsible for crime. While an enormous amount of resources and work has... Read more
Goodale, RCMP heading to court for violating Access to Information Act
Tracey Wilson 2019-01-09 The CCFR has been following the saga of a Canadian citizen who is in a battle for information with the RCMP. That battle is heading to federal court, on advice from the OIC (Office of the Information Commissioner) after Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale refused to comply with the... Read more
Canada’s gun debate deteriorating into lies and manipulation
Tracey Wilson 2019-01-07 The war on gun owners has been heating up over the past year, with the tragic Danforth shooting sparking a nationwide debate, one that is rife with lies, data manipulation and increased violence. Rewind back to that horrific day in Toronto. A beautiful, warm July 22 evening in Greektown. People enjoying the... Read more
Gun Controllers Want Credit Card Companies to Monitor and Restrict Lawful Purchases
Gun controllers frustrated that their federal agenda has been repeatedly rejected by Americans through their elected representatives are seeking to restrict gun rights by way of the private financial system. The goal is to pressure financial services companies into either not doing business with the firearms industry and gun owners or to comprehensively surveille their... Read more
NRA-ILA 2018 Year in Review
Here is a summary of the top stories brought to you in 2018 via the NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert. 2019 is certain to be a critically important year as new anti-gun leadership in the U.S. House and in many states will come after the Second Amendment with renewed zeal. As we move into 2019, we must... Read more