This overview highlights the severe challenges faced by the Conservative Party in the next federal election – an electorate who, for the most part, is terrified of guns and gun owners.
It’s against this backdrop that Conservative Party members will elect the person who leads the Party into the next election.
The Latest…
Negligent Discharge: RCMP Refuses to File Charges
On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, some moron apparently fired a dozen or more shots into the air. Those bullets landed on six homes in the Forest Heights area of Edmonton, Alberta.
Negligent discharge of a firearm doesn’t even begin to describe this stupidity.
The Recent…
Brittany Smith Case Update: Woman Who Killed Her Rapist Still Fighting for her Freedom
I first wrote about Brittany Smith’s Alabama self-defence nightmare on April 16, 202o, in my column “Brittany Smith’s Nightmare is Alabama’s Epic Fail on Stand Your Ground Ruling.” I encourage you to read the full story of her case, referenced above but, in a nutshell, Brittany Smith shot and … [Read More...]
Alan Ruel: Man Paralysed by Stroke in Jail Cell While RCMP Ignored Him
If the RCMP is outstanding at anything, it’s their ability to deny all wrongdoing in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. The RCMP Hall of Shame is filled with examples of bad cops being protected by RCMP supervisors, usually until video evidence arrives and forces them to abandon … [Read More...]
Gun Bans in Canada’s Two-Tiered Justice System
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” – George Orwell, Animal Farm “The Governor in Council is not of the opinion that any thing prescribed to be a prohibited firearm or a prohibited device, in the Annexed Regulations, is reasonable for use in Canada for … [Read More...]
Liberal Gun Bans, Opinion Polls and The Truth
On May 1st, 2020, the Liberal Government banned over 1,500 makes and models of guns they labelled “military-style assault rifles.” The same day, Angus Reid Institute trotted out a poll to support the ban, saying “an overwhelming majority” of poll respondents – 78% – “support or strongly support” … [Read More...]
Canadian Gun Laws: A Primer for People Who Know Little About Gun Laws
This primer on Canadian firearm law is intended for anyone who Doesn’t know much about guns; Doesn’t know much about Canada’s firearm owner licensing system; Doesn’t know much about Canada’s legislative framework for controlling access to firearms; Wants to learn a little bit about how … [Read More...]
Youth Criminal Justice: German Tourist’s Life Destroyed, Young Offender Sentenced to 14 Months
Four drunk and stoned under-age Indigenous people on a 24-hour bender. With illegal guns. What could possibly go wrong? For German tourist Horst Stewin and his family, visiting Alberta on August 2, 2018, everything. That day a 24-hour drug- and alcohol- fueled bender, thoughts of revenge, … [Read More...]
