Tory gun registry bill will help arm criminals
In their celebratory press release, Canada's premier gun lobby group reveals the fatal flaw in the Harper government's new gun registry bill.They note that "the bill removes the requirement to…
Gun Registry
Requiem for the Long-Gun Registry
If you've followed my little blog over the years you know how I feel about the long-gun registry. So you can imagine how I feel tonight.Stephen Harper has begun the…
Some say
Some say that a shotgun isn't a threat to public safety.We respectfully disagree.
More on the Tory internet scam
American photo?NRA values.
Just another internet scam
Canada's Conservative Party has launched an online petition in support of its long held commitment to repeal the long gun registry.The Conservative Party says that funding is desperately needed to…
Canada’s gun lobby’s election failure reveals NDP gun registry fallacy
Reading today's Postmedia story about labour union spending during the 2011 federal election campaign led this blog to wonder about other third party spending.Reviewing the listing of third parties on…
NDP leadership goes straight to flying pig stage
Gun lobby endorsed NDP leadership candidate Nathan Cullen declares “I am a gun-control candidate.”
Shorter Nathan Cullen
Gun violence against me: scary and badGun violence against vulnerable women and children: not so much
More NDP hypocrisy on guns
When guns are killing people in foreign places, the NDP has a clear position, Canada should do whatever we can to stop it.When they're killing vulnerable women and children in…
A handful of questions
During his most recent infrequent visit to Calgary, Stephen Harper told Conservative supporters that his government would finally get around to repealing the life saving long gun registry.Three questionsNow that…
Is the G20 slush fund scandal the Harper Tory gun registry?
When the Auditor General first reported about the gun registry, she told Canadians that "What's really inexcusable is that Parliament was in the dark" about the cost of building the…
Dear Canadian gun owner
Please do not write your newly elected Member of Parliament. You're just not smart enough to know what you actually want. You may not even realize the depth of your…
Which NDP long gun registry policy do you prefer?
Over the course of this campaign, New Democrats have taken a number different and sometimes incompatible positions on the life saving long gun registry. Which do you prefer? 1) Municipal…
Another NDP candidate takes yet another position (at least for this party) on the life saving long gun registry
Interlake Spectator (Manitoba) April 27, 2011 Palsson (NDP) – "I would introduce a private members bill to let the municipalities decide whether or not they want it—Let the cities have…
Disturbing in too many ways to count
Today we learn that a handpicked Harper Tory gun control advisor and the man responsible for the largest single terrorist attack on US soil prior to 9/11 found inspiration from…
It’s not that hard to do the right thing on the long gun registry. So why won’t the NDP do that?
Sudbury Star April 23, 2011 Rejecting criticism from Nickel Belt Conservative candidate Lynne Reynolds that he had "lied" about the registry, Gravelle said he simply changed his mind. "I've gotten…
If Jack Layton won’t put vulnerable Canadians ahead of politics as usual, he won’t get my vote (and he doesn’t deserve your’s)
There's nothing to suggest that November 25, 2010 - the International Day to End Violence against Women - was an unusual day in Alberta. On that day, 816 women and…
Once upon a time, the NDP cared about fighting gun violence
Until this election, every Jack Layton-led NDP campaign platform has included proposals to deal with illegal guns and gun violence. These include: 2008: Halt the illegal importation of handguns from…
NDP happily embraces gun lobby endorsement
It one thing to have been endorsed by the organized gun lobby for opposing the life saving long gun registry as a number of NDP MPs and candidates have been.…
Not all NDP candidates are comfortable with Jack Layton’s disingenuous gun registry approach
Kelowna Capital News April 22, 2011 Finnis said he personally supports the registry and said he was disappointed some NDP MPs did not. He said Canadians have to register their…