CSAAA President Wes Winkel has been invited by the Minister of Public Safety’s office to represent Canadian sporting arms businesses at the government’s Guns and Gangs Summit in Ottawa on Wednesday.
“We’re not sure what to expect, but we want to be sure we are fully aware of the discussion taking place and able to offer our technical expertise on firearms, current regulations in practice, as well as feedback on the feasibility of ideas and how they would affect sporting arms business owners in Canada,” said Winkel.
“As the representatives of hundreds of responsible small business owners employing an estimated 25,000 Canadians, it is our mission to ensure our members are not unfairly represented in this process or unduly harmed by any proposed initiatives. We believe our business members can, and should, be part of the solution to the issue of illegal and criminal firearms transactions, while respecting and protecting the lawful sale and use of sporting arms in Canada,” added Winkel.