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Self-Defence: Don’t Mess with Grumpy Old Men

Do you remember that awesome scene from Gran Torino where Clint Eastwood’s character, Walt Kowalski, tells some nasty little jerks to “Get off my lawn.” ?

December 22, 2005: The Day Gun Rights Died in Canada

On December 22, 2005, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against drug dealer Philip Neil Wiles and, in so doing, quashed the right of Canadians to possess firearms.

Quash: to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; to nullify, especially by judicial action

Did Trudeau’s Virtue-Signalling Just Ban Your 12-Gauge Shotgun?

If a legal opinion on the Liberal government’s 20mm maximum bore diameter is interpreted the same way as the RCMP’s Canadian Firearms Lab has ruled in every other case involving removable chokes, the answer is unequivocally yes.

How did We Come to This? by Rob Sciuk (Courtesy Canadian Access to Firearms)

Justin believes that Canada has “no core identity”, and has stated so publicly. It is my belief that Justin himself has no core identity, Canada has always had one, and it is high time that Canadians from all walks of life, gun owner or not, take the time to demonstrate to the world that Canada’s democracy is very important to us.

Motor City Madness: Are Detroit’s Civil Forfeiture Abuses Coming to Canada Next?

“Detroit’s forfeiture program is less like a justice system and more like having your car stolen and paying a ransom to get it back,” said Wesley Hottot, a senior attorney at the Institute for Justice.

BC’s Residential Tenancy Branch: Where the Rules are More Important Than People

“I want people to know how bureaucrats act in situations like this. There is no criteria for these people. They are robots. They might as well substitute them with a computer program.”

MP Cheryl Gallant Tables Bill C-222 to Limit Expropriations of Private Property

Most Canadians don’t realize we have no property rights. This is thanks to the failure of Pierre Elliott Trudeau to specifically include property rights in his 1982 constitution. Worse, the only place Property Rights are addressed is in Canada’s Expropriation Act. That should terrify you.

Will Canada’s Battle for Property Rights Begin in Alberta?

Will Canada’s Battle for Property Rights Begin in Alberta? It will if Jason Kenney leads the United Conservative Party (UCP) to victory in the Alberta provincial election.

Bruce Montague’s Response to Forfeiture Order

By now you must all be aware of the ruling we received from the appeal court of Ontario a couple of days ago. I am not really surprised that we lost but I am surprised that they decided to increase my punishment by also stealing my ammunition.

Gunsmith Bruce Montague, Dr. Henry Morgentaler and Abortion Law

That may seem an odd title but it will make sense shortly. The Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in R. v. Montague, 2014 ONCA 439, in which the government’s desire to seize Bruce Montague’s complete firearms and ammunition…

Civil Asset Forfeiture and the Lack of Due Process

I’ve written on civil asset forfeiture a lot lately and in response to my latest article, BC Civil Asset Forfeiture Office Proud to Steal From Mere Citizens, I received a email from Zoey DeGarmo asking if I would post an…

Common Sense Finally Prevails in Russ Caswell’s Civil Forfeiture Nightmare

Russ Caswell, now 70, spent the last two years fighting local, state and federal agencies over who owns Motel Caswell, the motel owned by his family since 1955. I first wrote about Russ Caswell and his civil asset forfeiture nightmare…

Firearm Registration: Formerly Law-Abiding Connecticut Gun Owners Face Increased Pressure

As rumours of door-to-door gun confiscations run wild on the internet, Connecticut gun owners who were law-abiding citizens on December 31, 2013, are now criminals under a new law banning so-called “assault weapons”. State officials continue to ratchet up the…

The Civilian Range Project – An Idea Whose Time Is NOW

Back in 2009, when we were fighting for the passage of Bill C-301, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police came out in favour of the bill and against civilian gun owners. Many gun owners were displeased with that attitude…

Living “Off-Grid” is Declared Illegal by a Moronic Florida Judge

We’re told endlessly that we must be responsible for the energy we use; that we must be energy-self-sufficient; that the world as we know it will literally come to an end of we don’t buy into the eco-frenzy. I have…

RCMP Anti-Bullying Initiative is Ill-Timed and Thoroughly Misguided

While the RCMP promoted Pink Shirt Day as a way of stopping bullying in schools, the horsemen took to bullying some of Canada’s best and most law-abiding citizens: gun owners. In true hypocritical fashion, the Boys with the Yellow Stripes…

Royal Canadian Mounted Police or Rogue Cops Making Policy?

After the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arbitrarily manufactured over 13,000 “gun criminals” last week by reclassifying Swiss Arms and CZ 858 rifles from non-restricted to prohibited, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney announced a 5-year amnesty protecting those formerly law-abiding…

US Eminent Domain Case proves government should leave mere citizens alone

It was a landmark ruling when it first came out, cited by anyone with an ounce of common sense as the Death of Property Rights. While that assessment is correct, the eventual outcome of the land seizures by the Kelo…

Government of Canada poised to steal bank accounts, just like Cyprus did, in event of banking collapse

One year ago the island state of Cypress stole money from its citizens and gave it to major bank, one of which folded anyway. Calling the theft “a necessary measure” to keep the state economically viable, politicians rewarded the very…

[Video] High River RCMP Dog and Pony Show

RCMP in High River, Alberta, broke into the homes of evacuated residents and seized every firearm that wasn’t bolted down or locked in a safe, claiming “public safety”. These criminals with badges and guns must lose their jobs and face…

RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson Finally Speaks to High River RCMP Gun Thefts

It took over a week but RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson finally came out of hiding to face Canadians about the criminal actions of his force in High River, Alberta. Well, he didn’t actually come out of hiding to face Canadians. …

ATTENTION High River Residents – Essential Information Required!

The Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) sends its best wishes to the residents of High River, Alberta at this difficult time. Some of you will be facing the most dreaded of problem a family can have – the prospect of…

High River RCMP Thieves Stole More Than Just Guns…

While illegally searching the homes of Canadians without a search warrant, High River’s RCMP thieves just couldn’t help themselves to a few extra items “since they were there”.

One female resident is making a unique plea that the other stolen items be returned immediately…

What does a burning Ukraine Police Station and the High River RCMP have in Common?

What does a burning Ukraine Police Station and the High River RCMP have in Common? Both police forces have no respect for their citizens or the Rule of Law. In the town of Vradiyevka, Ukraine, roughly 330 kilometers south of…

High River T-Shirt Says it All About RCMP Gun Thievery

A picture is truly worth a thousand words when it comes to High River’s RCMP Gun Thieves!

High River RCMP Looters are CRIMINALS and must be treated as such IMMEDIATELY

  RCMP members and commanders in High River, Alberta, are the worst kind of criminals imaginable.  They lay in wait for you until you are at your most vulnerable before they rape and pillage your belongings and then demand YOU…

RCMP Violates Property Rights of High River Flood Victims, Searches Homes and Seizes Their Firearms Without Warrant

It’s a story we’ve seen too many times before… the RCMP willingly and completely without legal justification searches homes without a warrant and seizes firearms “for the public good”.  No crime is alleged or presumed, just the same tired old…

MP Jason Kenny Explains Why Educating Our Elected Officials Is So Important

Jason Kenney is arguably one of the best MPs in the country.  His work on the Immigration file is excellent.  He takes his job seriously and handles the inane questions of the mainstream media well. That said, Jason Kenney clearly did…

The Solution to Intellectual Property Piracy on the Internet is… legalizing computer virii?

A group in the United States that calls itself the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property released a massive tome on internet piracy on May 22, 2013.  Their report proves just how disconnected from reality these folks are. …

Wisconsin Farmer acquitted of “illegally” producing milk while Canada continues prosecuting farmers

It’s the ultimate property right to produce a product on your own land using your own hard work.  Then government legislators wade in and decide what you will be “permitted” to do on the land you own and work with…