If you look at the rate of murders not caused by guns and you compare Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and Australia, what you see is that it’s roughly the same in all four countries, although the U.S. rate is … Continue reading
Myths surrounding the discussion around gun control tend to focus on the problems of urban violence, gangs, and handguns. This however ignores the fact that most firearm deaths in Canada are suicides and the guns most often used are rifles … Continue reading
A guy after my own heart: Wendy Cukier, head of the anti-gun lobby in Canada, opines that the Dawson College shootings are “evidence that we can do better”. Wrong. These latest shootings – make that every shooting since the passage … Continue reading
I was going to comment on this but Jeff did a better job that I would have. I’ve commented on her so many times before I would just be repeating myself.
This just doesn’t make sense to me. But I guess that is to be expected when you are dealing with journalists and anti-gun people: Wendy Cukier teaches at a business school, so she understands economic imperatives – and the importance … Continue reading
As our neighbors to the north attempt to regain a little bit of their freedom the anti-freedom people are “horrified and fearful”: Gun-control advocates say they are horrified and fearful that Canada’s long-gun firearms registry is on the verge this … Continue reading
It was a stupid idea in the first place and a ridiculous waste of money on an ongoing basis. Kevin GaudetFederal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation on the gun registry in Canada.October 26, 2009Gun registry battle rages[If the Canadians … Continue reading
Wendy Cukier is at it again: It’s one of the many measures that can help,” Ryerson professor and gun control advocate Wendy Cukier said yesterday. “When guns are removed from homes, it reduces the chance they are misused or stolen … Continue reading
One of the problems with “compromise” (it’s not really compromise) on the “assault weapon” issue is the definition of an “assault weapon”. As we all know the Washington D.C. definition of machine gun includes essentially all semi-automatic handguns. The N.J. … Continue reading
Ian Robinson writes about two losers: Here he is again, the loser with a grudge and a gun slithering up from the basement of a middle-class home where he fermented his immaturity, anger and resentments to full and deadly potency … Continue reading
The Canadian kook Cukier is blabbering away again: REGINA (CP) – The shooting deaths of two RCMP officers in northern Saskatchewan and other crimes like it in recent years show the need to maintain the federal registry for long-barrelled firearms, … Continue reading
From the Edmonton Sun, Gun control advocates lining up their ammo: Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe and Wendy Cukier of the Coalition for Gun Control accused the Conservatives of pandering to the gun lobby. And the liberals are pandering to … Continue reading
One of the hazards of being a scientist is allowing your personal biases enter into your work. It is exceedingly easy for people to believe what they want to believe. This can take many forms. It can be rejecting data … Continue reading
Now that Canada is planning a near complete ban on handguns (the police and maybe some target shooters will be allowed to keep them) what’s next? We didn’t have wait long before finding out. From the Hamilton Spectator (Ontario): Think … Continue reading
Yahoo News reports: OTTAWA (CP) – Prime Minister Paul Martin will venture into a violence-plagued area of Toronto on Thursday to announce a sweeping ban on handguns, The Canadian Press has learned. Martin was scheduled to visit Toronto’s troubled Jane-Finch … Continue reading
The Canadian Shooting Sports Association invited Glen Caroline, director of the NRA’s grassroots division, to be a keynote speaker and is give a seminar. Wendy Cukier (I wrote about her before) and other anti-freedom advocates are all bent out of shape … Continue reading
Stunning photo: And high praise: Still on guard Gun-control advocate keeps up the fight 16 years after Montreal massacre TORONTO — Wendy Cukier didn’t stand by and weep for the 14 young women who were murdered by a lone gunman … Continue reading
Wendy Cukier, President Coalition for Gun Control, and moonbat extraordinaire sent out a news release yesterday: … international standards for marking and tracing, for import and export and for the regulation of firearms is essential to preventing the diversion of legal … Continue reading