In November 2018 Rob O’Reilly, who at the time was the RCMP’s Director of Firearms Regulatory Services, told a House of Commons committee “We do not know the exact numbers of the firearms, but there has been speculation that they could be in the tens of thousands”. Which leads one to wonder exactly how accurate this statement is?

Bill C-71 passed it's third reading in the Canadian Senate yesterday without amendments, which now sends it for Royal assent today to be made into law. The vote passed with 55 in favor, 33 against, and 2 abstentions.

Recently Wolverine Supplies took to their Instagram feed to show the conclusion of the CZ 858 Spartan rifles. The rifles unceremoniously had their receivers chopped, forever deactivating them and concluding the ordeal.

The recent prohibition of the CZ858 as of January 2017 has raised many questions. First off it's important to note that this does not include all CZ858 that are currently in country, including the ones that had their prohibition reversed under Bill C-42 in 2015. This strictly effects a new import of CZ858 Tactical-2P “Spartan” rifles, which are now classified as prohibited.

Daniel Defense unveils a new suppressor that takes advantage of modern 3D printing technology to have some very well thought out features.

The French National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) has selected the Bren 2 chambered in 7.62x39mm.

Hornady Manufacturing Company announced that it is upgrading its 7.62x39 cartridge in the line of Black Ammunition.

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The owner of Rifle Dynamics, Jim Fuller, announced on Facebook that he accepted an offer to sell the company to 'a group of long time friends'. The sale price and buyers haven't been disclosed at this time.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center - Crane (NSWC-Crane) recently ran a test on behalf of United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) that evaluated KeyMod and M-LOK weapon accessory attachment systems.

During a large military to celebrate the Day of the Sun North Korea displayed their newest military hardware, including a new assault rifle / grenade launcher in the style of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW).

As you may be aware there is new firearm legislation tabled that has been fast tracked by the Liberal Party of Canada. The debate on this bill has been limited by the fast tracking, and Bill C-71 is being strongly opposed by every Canadian law abiding firearm owner that has read it.

We show how to quickly install the Blue Force Gear Universal Wire Loops for rifles that don't have QD swivel pockets already machined on the rifle.

With the rumours coming from Parliament Hill of a upcoming prohibition of the AR-15 rifle Canadians are doing something that has been rare; buying everything.

If Bill C-71 passes into law the CZ-858 and the Swiss Arms family of rifles will become prohibited. If this sounds like old news, it kind of is, but it's the second kick at the can of bringing these rifles into the prohibited classification.

The AK-47 is a world renowned rifle known and sought after for it's near mythical reliability. Unfortunately for Canadians the AK-47 and nearly all variants are prohibited from civilian ownership by name, but is there a way for a Canadian to legally own a non-restricted AK?

With the controversy in the past of the pistol brace constituting a redesign into a SBR, the BATFE issues a new decision letter in 2017 that changes that opinion, again.

With the gun control debate ramping up in the US and Canada one term that you hear thrown around in the narrative is "assault weapon". Gun control advocates and Politicians are using this term to paint entire makes of rifles in a negative light, but do they really know what they are talking about?

With Bill C-71 having passed the Senate and moving to Royal Assent to become law, combined with the talk of bans of AR-15 rifles and pistols, Canadian gun owners are currently in a buying frenzy. But will you be able to use that new firearm into the future?