Gary Mauser: Hunters and Sport Shooters Are Targeted in the Largest Gun Ban in Canadian History

In the past few years, the Liberal government has prohibited millions of firearms with a total value over $4 billion. To avoid criminal charges, owners must surrender the newly banned firearms to the police. All of these firearms are owned by hunters and sport shooters who have been vetted by the RCMP. Based entirely on vague claims about potential threats to public safety, these confiscations will do basically nothing to make Canadians safer. No violent criminals are involved. The most recent bans are in amendments to Bill C-21, which was introduced to justify earlier firearm bans that had been imposed by Orders-in-Council. An “Order-in-Council” is a decision by the prime minister and his cabinet, taken without parliamentary debate. Falsely claiming they are banning “assault-style weapons,” the Liberals are targeting popular rifles and shotguns used for hunting and target shooting. The bans include some single-shot firearms (for example, the Ruger No. 1), as well as bolt action and lever action firearms, and even high-end sporting firearms such as Ducks Unlimited Commemorative semi-auto shotguns valued at $3,000.-- More...