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RCMP's 99.01 per cent result ends at received
The CFP met its 35-day application standard 99.01 per cent of the time. That clock ends when the file enters processing.
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Evidence-led Canadian firearms policy analysis, calmly pro-ownership and grounded in the laws, numbers, and source documents.
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Docket 41859: five corrections
A July 28 firearms article turned a federal response into a Court decision. The public docket corrects five claims.
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Seventy-three per cent more RPALs, and the paper found little
Restricted licences grew 72.88 per cent from 2013 to 2019. A new Canadian working paper found little evidence of a strong link with deaths or crime.
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Seven days for compensation, 90 after the Court rules
One owner says Public Safety gave him seven days to secure a collection appointment. The legal amnesty runs on a separate Supreme Court clock.
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One Ontario buyback contact, six unpublished totals
One Ontario owner says the buyback program contacted him. Ottawa's current workflow now needs public counts for agreements, kits, appointments, validation, destruction, and payment.
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Nine groups fill the firearms appeal's pending column
Five replies landed on July 27-28, yet nine private applicants remain pending in Canada's Supreme Court firearms appeal.
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A *$1.04-million grant* with something to measure
New Westminster's second federal prevention round arrives with a narrow 2024 baseline. Give the local work time, then publish what changed.
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A chief firearms officer, *north of 60*
Yukon wants a chief firearms officer based in Whitehorse. The office could bring licensing and range administration closer while federal law stays federal.
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Inside the *211,000-record table* behind your rifle's class
Canada's firearm table is administrative, enormous, and practically decisive. A promised classification review should make its reasoning visible.
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Legal ownership rose. The study found *little crime link*
A new Canadian preprint links direct RCMP ownership measures with deaths and crime. Its restrained finding deserves a careful read.
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Ontario's mini-rifle calendar has a *handgun gate*
Ontario has current IPSC mini-rifle matches. Its public newcomer route still begins with a handgun-specific Black Badge course.
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One receiver, three rows, and a *30-day clock*
Federal records track calibre and can hold multiple configurations. Section 4 gives permanent and continuing temporary changes different clocks.