Action: IPSC members and Action Pistol Sports Competitors

[mctrigger]

Exactly. And you think gangsters are gonna to a black badge. And you think those CROs wouldn’t question this and ya think they would shoot a match a year? Why isn’t someone asking these idiots if they even understand what’s the process.

[rangebob]

Gang bangers and those that intend to do harm could potentially join IPSC just so they can buy and own a handgun? That is licenced and registered to them? Who comes up with this crap.

There's not a range I know of that will let you join (and shoot) without a PAL.


The first, mandatory step that should be accomplished in the process towards becoming an IPSC shooter and competitor is to be a holder of a valid, Canadian Restricted Possession and Acquisition License (RPAL).
-- https://ipscbc.com/getting-started/


Gang members want absolutely nothing to do with police. They don't get firearms licences.

[rangebob]

Perhaps the most note-worthy segment of meeting 67 was when an NDP proposed amendment (by MP Alistair MacGregor) was moved to allow for an exemption to the handgun freeze for IPSC, similar to the only existing exemption for Olympic sport shooters (a tiny number of Canadians in comparison). You can watch the debate, unexpected comments from a Liberal participant, and the vote below:

The amendment, which would have been the most substantial positive change to Bill C-21 for sport shooters, was defeated after Liberal MP Kody Blois spoke in favour of IPSC competition, but ultimately abstained from voting, leaving the door open for his Liberal colleagues, and the sole *Bloc Quebecois SECU member Kristina Michaud to slam it shut.

To be clear, IPSC would have been saved in Canada if not for this act of betrayal of the constituents Mr. Blois supposedly serves. This blame is shared equally by the Bloc Quebecois who despite very compelling and reasonable points in support of IPSC by NDP MP Peter Julian, flat out refused to allow IPSC to continue in Canada by voting against this amendment.

One very compelling point made by Peter Julian was that other commonwealth countries which have full handgun bans (as opposed to Canada's handgun 'freeze'), still have exemptions for IPSC competitors.

Apparently Canadian Liberals and the Bloc Quebecois are less reasonable than even their commonwealth counterparts. Remember this at the next election.

The vote on this amendment was as follows:

Liberals:

Yea: 0
Nay: 4
Abstain: 1 (Kody Blois)
Bloc Quebecois:

Yea: 0
Nay: 1 (Kristina Michaud)
NDP:

Yea: 1 (Peter Julian)
Nay: 0
Conservatives:

Yea: 4
Nay: 0
At a tie vote of 5 to 5, the Liberal chair of the committee, Ron McKinnon, put the final nail in the coffin when he sided with his party to break the tie. The amendment was defeated at a final vote of 6 against and 5 in favour.

C-21 will now go back to the House of Commons, and after Third Reading will be sent to the Senate.

Please contact all Senators and urge them to reject C-21 in its current form. The Senate is our last hope of stopping this garbage bill from becoming Canadian law.

-- CCFR Week In Review