News Release Public Safety and Solicitor General Minister's statement on information related to long guns FREDERICTON (GNB) - The following statement was issued today by Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Robert Trevors: Our government is aligning our approach on firearms, to be consistent with the spirit and intent of federal Bill C-19, which eliminated the long-gun registry. We work closely with our federal counterparts, and we...

Canada's National Firearms Association Media Release BILL C-19 IS LAW - CANADA'S LONG GUN REGISTRATION ENDS   Bill C-19, the Conservative Government's bill ending the registration of non-restricted long guns was passed by the Canadian Senate Wednesday by a vote of 50 to 27.  Two Liberal Senators voted for Bill C-19, one Progressive Conservative Senator voted against it. On Thursday April 5, 2012, Bill C-19 was signed by...

February 15, 2012 Canada's National Firearms Association Media Release Bill C-19 Canada's National Firearms Association congratulates the Conservative government on the successful passage of Bill C-19, as a bill which will end the legal requirement to register long arms.  "This is a truly historic beginning for Canada.   We are beginning to see the government honour its commitments to repeal bad firearms laws," stated Sheldon...

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Brandon Wallingford, FACU President FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FACU OPPOSES PROPOSED REFERENDUM TO BAN FIREARMS GROUPS ON CAMPUS OTTAWA- Disgraced Carleton University Students Association (CUSA) VP Internal Ariel Norman distributed seven (7) proposed referendum questions without notice at the January 10th CUSA Council Meeting, the first meeting after a five (5) month long legal dispute between sixteen (16) CUSA council...

January 12, 2012 Canada's National Firearms Association Media Release PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER POORLY INFORMED ON CLASSIFICATION OF FIREARMS Speaking from Prince George, NFA President Sheldon Clare expressed surprise at comments made by Public Safety Minister Vic Toews regarding his support for the classification of the Armi-Jager AP-80 as a prohibited weapon.  "Clearly Minister Toews was poorly and selectively briefed by his RCMP advisers...

Print this article (PDF) » Prepared By: Sheldon ClarePresident, Canada’s National Firearms Association Subject: Is the Armi-Jager AP 80 a variant of the AK-47? Here is my opinion regarding as to whether or not the Armi-Jager AP-80 is truly a "variant" of the AK-47. I hope that this information is useful. As a collector of firearms for over 25 years I have had the opportunity to study and examine many firearms, including military small arms of...

The RCMP has been issuing registration revocation notices and demands to surrender in regards to certain registered firearms owned by firearms license holders. The purpose of this is to force the confiscation of as many registered non restricted firearms as possible before the requirement to hold a registration for a non restricted long gun ends after Bill C-19 becomes law. Principally, this situation affects the owners of these two firearms: A...

January 9th, 2012 Canada's National Firearms Association Media Release CONSERVATIVE PARTY GUN REGISTRY AD MISLEADING "Gun owners who fail to keep their papers in order are still treated as criminals." In December, the Conservative Party launched an ad campaign targeting the pocketbooks of law abiding gun owners by extolling the virtues of the government's Bill C-19, the legislation they introduced scrapping the long-gun registry.  The ad...

HOUSE OF COMMONS CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES CANADA     Standing Committee on Plublic Safety and National Security Comité permanent de la sécurité publique et national     EVIDENCE NUMBER 15, TÉMOIGNAGES DU COMITÉ NUMÉRO 15     UNEDITED COPY - COPIE NON ÉDITÉE Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - Le mardi 29 november 2011   ***  

HOUSE OF COMMONS CHAMBRE DES COMMUNES CANADA     Standing Committee on Plublic Safety and National Security Comité permanent de la sécurité publique et national     EVIDENCE NUMBER 14, TÉMOIGNAGES DU COMITÉ NUMÉRO 14     UNEDITED COPY - COPIE NON ÉDITÉE Thursday, November 24, 2011 - Le jeudi 24 november 2011   ***  

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Despite spending a whooping $2.7 billion on creating and running a long gun registry, Canadians still have not reaped any benefits.  Even though the registry started registering long guns in 1998, it has yet to solve one single murder. Instead it has been an enormous waste of police officers' time, diverting their efforts from patrolling Canadian streets and doing traditional policing activities. As parliament debates whether to eliminate...

  Personal BackgroundMr. Chair, Vice Chairs, Honourable Members – good afternoon.My name is Solomon Friedman. I am a criminal defence lawyer in private practice with the Ottawa firm of Edelson Clifford D’Angelo LLP.Although I maintain a comprehensive criminal law practice, I also specialize in defending individuals charged with firearms related offences.IntroductionMy clients, and I as their counsel, experience, on a regular basis, the...