Category: Firearm News

The firearms community has been abuzz with the usual rumours, conspiracy theories and predictions lately. The annual gun control debate climaxed as of late with the anniversary of the Polytechnique shooting. This horrific, misogynist attack has always been a pivotal sounding board for the anti-gun lobby, complete with hyperbolic hysteria. The CCFR continues to stay... Read more

Yesterday CTV Montreal posted an online poll asking the same question as the very controversial Ekos gun poll, asking participants if they support an all-out ban on firearms in urban centres. Canadians including gun owners jumped at the chance to have their voices heard and the post received a great deal of attention. Gradually the “yes’s”... Read more

A recent poll by Ekos, a polling company contracted by The Canadian Press has garnered huge attention nation-wide as social media shares explode. The controversial poll claims that 69% of Canadians support a “strict ban on firearms” in urban centres. Read more about the story here: Global News Story An e-mail to Ekos Research Associates’  resulted... Read more

In text from the transcript of yesterday’s scrutiny of Regulation Committee, MP Bob Zimmer argued to have the definition of “variant” added. The response from the Department of Public Safety was that too clear a regulation could be “problematic”.  Would a clearly defined regulation not be more favorable, leaving less room for interpretation and re-interpretation?... Read more

The Quebec government, Minister of Public Security, has released a draft form of the new provincial long gun registry regulations. You can download and read it here: QuebecLGR Quebecers will be required to provide detailed information about the firearm, themselves as well as location firearms will be kept. This is all in spite of the... Read more

The CCFR launched it’s exclusive Explainer Video Series over the last year. These are highly shareable, short 2-minute videos with animation and narration that simply and efficiently explain issues facing the Canadian firearm owning community. These are the tools gun owners need in their tool box to debate effectively on social media or just to... Read more