MIRAMICHI, N.B — Sensitivity towards protests against Canada's new gun laws appears to have played a role in Ottawa's name for the new registration office. It's called the Central Processing Site: no reference to firearms, no red flag waving at angry gun owners. New Brunswickers see a certain irony in locating the processing centre in this province, which has one of the highest per capita rates of gun ownership and where there has been much opposition to... (GunPolicy.org)

OTTAWA — Accusing the government of declaring open season on gun owners, thousands of protesters from across Canada converged Tuesday on Parliament Hill in a futile effort to nix Ottawa's new firearms registry. Demonstrators, many waving placards and decked in orange hunting caps, almost drowned out the noon time chimes on the Peace Tower clock as they chanted "Fed Up, Fed Up" to describe their unsuccessful fight. The four-hour protest, held under grey skies and... (GunPolicy.org)