rifles in a gun store rack (AI generated)

Trade War to Increase Cost of Firearms, Ammo

U.S. President Donald Trump has carried out his planned 25% tariff on Canadian goods, triggering tit-for-tat Canadian tariffs on U.S. imports announced today by Canada, which will increase the cost of purchasing guns and ammunition to Canadian shooters. As a result of the apparent trade war, the Canada Border Services Agency published Customs Notice 25-10:…

Screenshot of RCMP Commissioner of Firearms 2023 Report cover

Looking at the RCMP’s 2023 Commissioner of Firearms Report

Each year, the RCMP, which manages the Canadian Firearms Program, is required to produce a Commissioner of Firearms Report for Parliament. In 2024, they released their report for the previous year (PDF – 857 kb). We took a look at some of the relevant information in the Report, which breaks down some of the statistics…