The View from the Firing Line

Interesting article in the Toronto Sun by John R. Lott and Gary Mauser (Professor Emeritus at Simon Fraser University) dated September 10, 2025. It is a discussion of whether or not one should resist should someone decide to break into your house to rob you.  The...

The View from the Firing Line

There seems to be a lot more shooting going on in Canada these days if one pays any attention to the current media hype. Home invasions are growing in number and violence, car jacking with and without violence is becoming common and armed robberies, which seem to...

The View from the Firing Line

Castle Defence. A term developed in England, back in the Magna Carta days, I think. The King could not enter your castle, with or without the use of force, without a legal warrant. Keep that sword in your night stand handy!  It seems to be in the news a lot these...

The View from the Firing Line

This is coming to you today from under the haze of smoke provided by, what has been reported, as over seven hundred and fifty ongoing forest fires burning now in Canada. It is not only getting hard to see the light of day, we are having trouble seeing through the...

The View from the Firing Line

You may have read or heard through various media sources that Canada has someradical people enlisted in its Canadian Armed Forces. Behold, a plot was uncovered andarrests made. Four, to be exact. Of the thousands of men and women serving thecaught four. Hmmm. From the...

The View from the Firing Line

Deadlines. We all have experienced deadlines. Currently, the United States and Canadamay, or may not, be negotiating an agreement with a deadline of 21 July, 2025. At leastthat is what President Trump hinted at, when he announced it. But you now, it’s Trump.There is...