In this episode I want to discuss the Gun Lobby… oooohhhh the sky is falling (full sarcasm intended)

NFA – National Firearms Association

From the NFA website:

Canada’s National Firearms Association exists to promote, support and protect all safe firearms activities, including the right of self-defense; firearms education for all Canadians; freedom and justice for Canada’s firearms community, and further to advocate for legislative change to protect the right to own and use firearms.

Liability Insurance is an extra 9.95 / year and is NOT included with you membership

CRR Interview with NFA President Sheldon Clare

Gun Rights Policy Conference in Orlando Florida : Sheldon is the second speaker

 

CSSA – Canadian Shooting Sports Association

Canadian Shooting Sports Association Aims:

• To promote, develop and encourage the sport of amateur shooting for recreational purposes.
• To conduct and supervise shooting events in those disciplines participating in the Association.
• To establish an association for the affiliation and integration of the shooting disciplines whose aims, objects and purposes are acceptable to the Association.
• To promote or manage projects, activities, enterprises, programs or other undertakings consistent with furthering the aims, objectives and purposes of the association, and that requires the participation of one, or more, or all of the disciplines.
• To provide technical expertise, education and instruction to the shooting sports.
• To disseminate knowledge relative to the laws pertaining to sport shooting and thus make people aware of their obligations and responsibilities.
• To propose, support or oppose, firearms legislation, according to what the Association deems to be in the best interests of sport shooters and the broader community.
• To maintain official communications as approved by the Board of Directors.
• Aggressively to oppose and counter misinformation from any source about the shooting sports and firearms ownership.

CRR Interview with Tony Bernardo of CILA/CSSA

 

OFHA – Ontario Federation of Hunters and Anglers

The following are some examples of effective OFAH advocacy.

Firearms legislation:

• Campaign to scrap the long gun registry and action on other firearms issues
• Changes to the Criminal Code and Ammunition regulations
• Advise federal government as a member of Canadian Firearms Advisory Committee

Municipal discharge and noise bylaws:

• OFAH has appeared before over 40 municipal councils to oppose restrictive discharge and noise bylaws for hunting and recreational shooting

Sunday gun hunting:

• Convinced province to allow Sunday gun hunting in southern Ontario
• Have appeared before over 60 municipal councils to advocate for Sunday gun hunting
• Almost 150 municipalities have adopted since 2005
• Sunday gun hunting list and maps

$3,000,000 Member’s Public Liability Insurance

Specifically designed for anglers and hunters who join as members of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. When the OFAH head office receives your membership fees, the following coverage begins and covers you while engaged in OFAH related activities such as hunting, fishing, skeet, trap or target shooting, archery, conservation work and non-commercial trapping. Click here for more information

Ontario OUT OF DOORS, Ontario’s best read outdoor magazine. Some of Canada’s finest outdoor writers will show you how to get the most out of your fishing, hunting and outdoor experiences ten times per year. OFAH Members receive 10 issues per year with a Fishing Annual in March and a Hunting Annual in September.

Notes and Scratches :: To the Other Side.

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