"In Canada, gun ownership is a privilege, not a right," Blair said. "This is a principal that differentiates ourselves from many other countries in the world, notably our colleagues and friends to the south." Canada has had far fewer mass shootings than the U.S. in part because of a ...
Japanese Handguns and Canada’s Gun LawsIf you are not Canadian you may be wondering why I keep talking about guns I have bought but don’t yet have in my possession. Click here to find out about the complications of handgun ownership in Canada: gunlaws.htm...
John Williams of Williams Arms in Port Perry says that only few has taken the promise seriously. Wes Winkle, vice president of Elwood Epps Sporting Goods near Orillia, also noted sales were slower. INSET: HANDG...
An officer noticed that one car was illegally parked, and a check on its ownership revealed it belonged to Keith Alcock, a 40-year-old who was wanted for being unlawfully at large. Alcock is still serving a seven-year, eight-month sentence for armed robbery, robbery with a firearm, and ...
It’s not rising gun ownership; guns in Canada were common and mostly unregulated until the mid-20th century. And forget poverty and “exclusion” both of which have fallen dramatically since 1960. But do include semi-feral youth roaming the streets because we’ve made a virtue of vulg...
aThe rifle, shotgun and handgun used in the Colorado movie theatre shooting could all be bought in Canada with the proper licences, but ownership rules are generally more strict here than in the U.S. more »[translate]
good job of controlling guns do a good job of controlling gun violence," Mendicino said in an interview with The Associated Press.Bill Blair, minister of emergency preparedness, said Canada is very different from the United States."In Canada, gun ownership is a privilege, not a right," ...