Welcome to the LRGC Website! 

This home page will have the most current notices and information
for new and existing members! New members welcome!
(Click on Membership Tab above to sign-up online!)

LRGC Website Calendar is ACTIVE!
Click on the "Calendar" tab above to view.

Please check the calendar and the notices below before you come
to be aware of recent schedule changes or closures.

We are trying hard to keep you informed - please do your part! 

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Revised!!  LRGC Indoor Range is CLOSED for Renovations

The indoor range will be closed starting July 13 for 3-4 weeks
while renovations are being completed.

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 LRGC REVISED New Rules for Outdoor Ranges 
Revised on Thursday, June 25 2020 

Download LRGC REVISED New Outdoor Range Rules here:
LRGC New Outdoor Range Rules - Revised June 25 2020  

Dear club members, 

Well, the outdoor ranges continue to operate with good success.  As such, the Board reassessed the situation yesterday - and has implemented some modifications for the outdoor range operations as of -  Thursday, June 25 2020.  These modifications are highlighted in the downloadable file above - and include primarily the following:

1) Permitting LRGC Members and their guests, reciprocal club members and non-member drop-in shooters to attend as of June 25 2020.  A maximum of 50 persons on the property is still a requirement of BC Health even now in Phase 3. 

2) Increasing Skeet squads from 4 to 5 shooters to allow more shooters onto the range. Social distancing is still required.  

Also - the club continues to be on a FULL SUMMER Schedule - which includes outdoor shotgun shooting on Wednesday evenings until 7:30 pm (which resumed May 20 2020). 

The Board will continue to reassess the situation as things change, we learn more and are allowed to loosen restrictions.  

Hope you will enjoy getting back to the outdoor ranges! 

Your LRGC Board

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LRGC New Rules for Indoor Range Reopening Starting June 13
(Added Monday, June 8, 2020)

The INDOOR range will open to scheduled shooting sessions starting Saturday June 13.  
Shooting will be by online registration/reservation only and for eligible LRGC members only. 
Read the rules to find out if you are eligible to reserve a spot! 
Only the new posted sessions at times shown on the club calendar will be held!
(Note: Go to the calendar tab above and then click on the event to register.
You must sign-in as a club member to be able to register for a session)

Download LRGC New Rules for Indoor Range Reopening here: 
LRGC New Indoor Range Rules - Revised June 8 2020  

Dear fellow LRGC members,

The plan to open the indoor range is now documented (see New Indoor Range Rules file above) and new sessions will be defined and placed on the calendar for a reopening date of Saturday June 13.   This plan was created and circulated to all club certified Range Officers (ROIs) - who are a critical element to the safe operation of our indoor shooting sessions.  Once a volunteer range officer has committed to supervising a proposed session, that session will be placed on the website calendar and "opened" such that eligible member shooters (see rules) can register and pre-pay online.  A maximum of only four shooters per session are allowed in order to maintain safe social distancing. You must bring your printed confirmation of registration and payment to the session (to be turned in) along with your membership card to "scan-in". (Note that indoor archery reservations are to be made by phone to Ken Lewis as per the document rules.) Much has changed due to the requirement for Covid-19 precautions - so you must READ and prepare to follow the new procedures before arriving, while entering and while operating inside the range. 

As one would expect - maintaining social distancing, cleaning/disinfecting and other operations will be more difficult on the indoor range - and thus will require both ROs and members to participate more fully in the Covid-19 precautionary disinfecting process.  Expect to help perform this task when at the range.  Activities requiring direct supervision (i.e. junior programs/junior shooters, new shooter orientations and guests) are not included in the initial opening phase of the indoor range and are ineligible to attend in this opening phase. 

To avoid disappointment and being turned away at the range - please read and follow the New Indoor Range Rules that were sent to you and are posted above.  This document defines the safety procedures, as well as who is eligible and how to register for a shooting session spot in this initial reopening of the indoor range. These rules and procedures are in place to keep our members and ROs safe.  Those not following the rules will have their registrations cancelled and may lose future registration privileges until after the Covid-19 situation has fully resolved itself.

If we all do our part - hopefully we can all enjoy shooting on our indoor range once again. 

Thank you for your continued patience and cooperation while we get this process all sorted out!

Sincerely, 

Your LRGC Board

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New!! Firearm News - July 27, 2020
Did you receive the RCMP’s
“Not A-Registration-Certificate-Revocation” letter? 

This is the next "salvo" in the Liberal/RCMP bag of tricks for licensed responsible firearm owners
(as of course no criminals would receive/obey these!) 
 
If you received one - please read the info below! 
(Even if you didn't receive one - please read also as they have executed this
same trickery in years past and surely will again!) 

Note: The OIC/RCMP list continues to grow (from 1500 to now over 9500 firearm types -
without any oversight - and even including non-restricted 22 cal. rifles and shotguns)
so yours might be on it now or very soon - even if it wasn't originally listed,
thereby making YOU an instant criminal! 

CSSA Update on RCMP Letter

For more detailed info - listen to this video:
Legal Opinion on RCMP Letter

CCFR Position on filing a Sec. 74 Court Challenge: 

CCFR Position on Sec. 74 Challenge 

If you as a firearm owner are not yet supporting CSSA, CCFR or NFA (or all three) - then please - get your head out of the sand - and support/donate!  What are you waiting for? No one else is going to help us.  The more they take - the more they will want - and their goal is to take them all! 
Aren't you tired of being demonized for enjoying the shooting sports? 

PLEASE - DO YOUR PART! 

And be sure to support and vote for the ONLY party that will support you as a firearms owner! 

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New!  Firearm News: June 22 2020

CCFR Launches Largest National Education Campaign Ever
on Behalf of Firearms Owners

Read the story here: CCFR National Education Campaign

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Firearm News: Updated July 3 2020

Laws Suits Filed To-Date Against the
Federal Government  in Opposition to the OIC

From the Gun Blog (consider subscribing to keep up to date! Click Here: https://thegunblog.ca/)

·        June 29: Adds court challenge filed by eight private individuals (Federal Court/Toronto).

·        May 29: Adds court challenge filed by John Hipwell of Wolverine Supplies.

·        May 27: Adds court challenge filed by J.R. Cox.

·        May 26: Adds court challenge filed Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights.  (read more)
         (The LRGC Board voted to donation to this court challenge on behalf of the club)

·        May 25: Adds court challenge filed by K.K.S Tactical

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Firearm News: May 25 2020

What can I do to fight the Liberal Firearm Bans and stop them from "scapegoating"all Licensed Firearm Owners
for the actions of Criminals?

1) Sign the available petitions in support these issues! 

Why are you urging me, and everyone I know, to sign these petitions? 

We have an opportunity to give our political allies the ability to keep the stupidity of the Liberal government’s latest round of gun bans in the public’s eye. Why is this important?

Politicians need tools to do their jobs, and one of the tools at their disposal are petitions. I dislike petitions because, far too often, they give the person signing them the false impression they’ve actually accomplished something when they have not. Signing a petition is not an end. It’s not even a beginning. The value of a petition is to give our elected officials – in this case our Conservative MPs – the ability to keep raising the issue both inside and outside of Parliament. The flaws in the Liberal government’s latest Order in Council are many. As more and more of these flaws surface, a petition gives our MPs the ability to speak about those failings – which can only help our cause.

So… here are the links. Please go to them all, sign your name and, MOST IMPORTANTLY, click the confirmation email you will receive for the first three very shortly afterward. If you do not, your name will NOT be added to the list.

1. Petition e-2574 (Democratic process)
2. Petition e-2576 (Democratic process)
3. Petition e-2582 (Democratic process)
4. Matt Larose’s petition on Change.org [h/t @AnnieOak5]
5. Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation petition
6. UNIFOR Members Only on Change.org
7. MP Cheryl Gallant’s Petition To Fire Bill Blair

Sign them, click on the confirmation link in the three emails you will receive For petitions 1-3), then ask all your family and friends to do the same. Will these petitions in and of themselves stop the latest Liberal nonsense? No, of course not. They are simply one more tool in our arsenal to fight back against measures we know will not and cannot stop gang shootings or mass killers.

2. Support our firearm rights groups that are leading the fight!  
Many of these organizations are currently involved in bringing "human rights" court challenges against the government on your behalf to expose and fight the government's actions to blame and punish licensed firearm owners and businesses (through these and future firearm bans) for the actions of madmen. 

The legal question regarding 12 and 10 gauge shotguns, and any other firearms they see fit to ban is NOT over - don't assume that it is!  The RCMP continue to add shotguns and other rifles to the growing list of prohibited firearms - without any oversight! 

Support these groups through membership and donations!

Now is the time for action - NOT excuses!  Please do it now!  Don't forget to donate - we will all lose much more if these challenges are NOT successful!

a.  CCFR - https://firearmrights.ca/en/donate/

b.  CSSA - https://cssa-cila.org

c.  NFA - https://nfa.ca

3. Write your MP, the Prime Minister and Bill Blair 

Tell them you are against the bans and their continued "scapegoating" of legal firearm owners.  More letters are better than long letters - and keep sending!  Snail mail is best - No postage required.  

4. Donate to the only political party interested in supporting you as a licensed firearms owner - the Conservative Party of Canada! Support and donate to them as they continue to fight for us in Ottawa.  Only they have stated publicly that repeal of this OIC and a revamping of the Firearm program in Canada is needed to stop the scapegoating of licensed firearm owners!  Don't forget about the generous tax credit for donations (about 75% up to about $450 which means it costs you only about $125 to make this donation!)
Donate here:  CPC  https://www.conservative.ca

BTW - Don't expect others to protect YOUR rights as a firearms owner - if we don't ALL do something to help fight against this attack on us - then one day soon they will come for our firearms!  It will only work if we ALL respond as the Liberals have a divide and conquer plan of action as we have all seen in the past. 

(FYI - My understanding is that notices from the RCMP are already in the mail addressed to all PAL holders! This is what it looks like:  RCMP Notice to PAL Holders) 

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Firearm News: May 9 2020 

Here is the update from the RCMP just posted today on their website regarding the new Canadian firearms BANS and regulations
and more specifically shotguns! 

It appears that the Liberals in concert with the RCMP have found a way to try to save Bill Blair and somewhat hide their incompetence by suddenly finding a "different definition for bore diameter" in their own files (not that they are not already well known for making up their own measuring/classification rules).  

See link to CFC/RCMP website: https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms/need-know-the-government-canadas-new-prohibition-certain-firearms-and-devices://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms/need-know-the-government-canadas-new-prohibition-certain-firearms-and-devices

While good news for shotgun owners - this is confusing seeing that the RCMP has already added both shotguns and hunting rifles to their FRT prohibited list as they admitted in the last published CSSA bulletin (see Bulletin: CSSA Bulletin). It also helps the Liberal plan - i.e. to divide and conquer - when it comes to attacking all firearm owners - i.e. hunters and sport shooters.  See the 29+ new firearms added to OIC banned list by RCMP here (more banned firearms). Note that the RCMP continues to add these without real justification or oversight - sometimes just because they look scary!

Remember: All it takes for bad people to prevail is for good people to do nothing! 

(BTW: Still waiting to here how the Liberals justify exempting aboriginals from hunting with prohibited rifles that Trudeau says publicly are not suitable, and how the AR-15 is now a public safety threat while it was publicly stated by the Solicitor General of Canada in 1979 that it was specifically NOT a public safety threat in Canada due to the intensive licensing system for firearms owners - which has only become more intense since then?! 
See link:  AR-15 Removed from List
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Firearm News: May 5 2020 

Trudeau and Blair BAN 12 Gauge and 10 Gauge SHOTGUNS
+ some High Power Hunting Rifles!

Due to the current legal wording of the recent Order in Council banning firearms - shotguns and rifles with a bore diameter of 20 mm or greater, and some high-power hunting rifles exceeding 10,000 joules, are now PROHIBITED firearms. This includes most 12 gauge shotguns with removable chokes.  Prohibited firearms must be stored properly and cannot be transported for any reason and thus cannot be brought to a range. It is now a criminal offense to do so! 

 Read the legal opinion here: SOR2020-96-CSSA-Legal-Opinion-re-12-gauge-shotguns.pdf

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Firearm News: May 2 2020

CFC/RCMP - What you need to know about the Government of Canada’s new prohibition on certain firearms and devices 

See link to CFC/RCMP website: https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/firearms/need-know-the-government-canadas-new-prohibition-certain-firearms-and-devices?mc_cid=f011727eaf&mc_eid=185e94cf11

Firearm News: May 1 2020

Trudeau Reclassifies Banned Firearms to "Prohibited" Affecting over 105,000 Registered firearms plus many more non-registered firearm types on the list of over 1500 types and variants!    See List Here:  Canada Gazette, Part 2, Volume 154, Number 3__Regulations Amending the Regulations Prescribing Certa.pdf Excerpt from the GUN BLOG:

Trudeau Cancels Quick Gun Confiscations After Massive Resistance

Liberals plan new prohibitions, will delay confiscation via “grandfathering.”

1 May 2020                                                                                      2 min read

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Newest update: 14:40 Toronto time.

TheGunBlog.ca — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today cancelled his plans to confiscate 250,000 rifles from federally licensed firearm owners within two years, as massive resistance and complexity suggested he would fail.

He instead ordered instant prohibitions and is promising a “grandfathering regime” to seize the gear after owners die.

New Gun Ban Plan

Cancel quick confiscation of 250,000 rifles

Allow ownership until death via “grandfathering”

Ban owners from using, buying, selling, importing, transporting

Confiscate guns after owners die

‘Safe Queens’ or Surrender

The new bans threaten owners with jail unless they keep their firearms locked in gun safes at home as “safe queens.”

Owners will also have the option of surrendering their firearms to the police in exchange for payment within two years, what the Liberals refer to as a “buyback.”

Reprinted from the CCFR website: 

1500 GUNS BANNED FROM LAW-ABIDING CANADIANS  -  TRACEY WILSON

~Ottawa, May 01, 2020

In a historic, sweeping ban, Justin Trudeau and Bill Blair have decimated the firearms industry in Canada. A segment that contributed over $8B to the GDP, employs over 40,000 Canadians in 4500 small businesses across the country.

A staggering 1500 models and variants of rifles were wiped off the market today, with plans to confiscate them from legal owners who have done nothing to warrant such a far-reaching attack. This will impact hundreds of thousands of Canadians who have followed every rule and regulation asked of them, and committed no crime. Legal owners have a two year amnesty to decide if they will forfeit their property for compensation or deactivate them in order to keep them.

The list can be found on the government of Canada’s site: Canada Gazette

Trudeau and Blair used the horrific tragedy in Nova Scotia, a crime committed by an unlicensed criminal with illicit firearms, to prop up his failed policy.

They also circumvented democracy by using an OIC rather than legislation that would have required a debate, study of the issue and votes by parliamentarians.

The CCFR’s Rod Giltaca & Tracey Wilson will be attending a technical briefing today on request by the Minister of Public Safety. Stay tuned for our course of action in the coming days.

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Info on Firearm License expiry and renewals
 The COVID-19 crisis has created concerns among the many
PAL and RPAL holders.

The RCMP/CFC stated on March 30, 2020 that the production of firearms license cards is on hold until further notice - here is 
what you need to know about this process. 

https://cssa-cila.org/firearms-license-expiry-and-license-renewals/

Older news: RCMP to use C-42 to “extend” licenses

The RCMP have updated their policy page to outline measures
to deal with delays in license renewals - 

 please read these measures at the following link:
RCMP POLICY CHANGES

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2020 LRGC Upcoming Special Events

(see calendar at tab above)
Below: Activities Still Scheduled but some Pending Decision (see notes)

PLEASE ALWAYS CHECK BEFORE ATTENDING! 

Download LRGC REVISED New Outdoor Range Rules here: 
LRGC New Outdoor Range Rules - Revised May 19 2020 

Trap and Skeet Events Back on the Calendar!  (Note: numbers may be limited)

Sun.,  July 26     Club Trophy Trap Shoot             11:00 am start 
 (Event Completed: Results will be posted soon! Thanks to those that participated!) 

Sun., August 2  Club Trophy Skeet Shoot             10:00 am start

(Event Completed: Results will be posted soon! Thanks to those that participated!)

Wed., August 5  PITA Multiplex Trap Shoot          3:30 pm start

THIS EVENT NOW CANCELLED!!   Aug 7-9  PITA/LRGC Golden Harvest Trap Shoot

Sat./Sun., Aug 25/26   NSSA Skeet: 3 Event Challenge (12G, 20G, Doubles) 
                                                          Registration at 9:30 am,  10:00 am start

THIS EVENT NOW CANCELLED!! ----->   Sun, Sept 13     Family Fun Day  

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  LRGC Range Notices! Indoor range closed!

Please note that your membership renewal payment is due by your individual renewal date -
which is the anniversary date of your membership. 
This date can be found on the front of your membership card under the bar code
- or in your member file.

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Note: The club has REOPENED for OUTDOOR activities.
The indoor range is currently closed -
see rules for INDOOR activities.

See information at top of this homepage. 

SUMMER HOURS of OPERATION:

(Note: We will go back to Winter hours on Oct 1)

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General Meetings	2nd  Wednesday of February - Annual General Meeting    2nd Wednesday of June & November  1st  Wednesday of Dec (Boxing Day Planning Meeting)  (Start time of General meetings - 7:30 pm   AGM start time - 7:00 pm)
Board Meetings	4th Wednesday of each month excluding December (Start time of Board meetings - 7:30 pm)

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