Norm Fletcher, rest in peace

This weekend, the club, the Hatchery and the Coquitlam community lost one of our most valued members and family in Norm Fletcher. Norm was instrumental in many aspects of the club including advising on our major engineering projects, helping the club navigate our relations with the City and the Province, and foremost was for many…

Bill 4: Firearm Violence Protection Act passes

Last Thursday, the Legislature voted into law Bill 4: the Firearm Violence Protection Act. In the debate the Provincial government defended the bill as creating new penalties for illegally possessing and using firearms in vehicles and puts additional requirements on ranges to collect information on range users. We believe we are already compliant with the…

Province introduces new Bill further restricting Airsoft / BB guns, body armor and underlines existing Shooting Range regulations

Yesterday, the Province of British Columbia introduced Bill 4 – 2021: Firearm Violence Prevention Act, an act the government states will further the fight against criminal use of firearms and other gang activity. The Bill contains language that appears to affect: BB, “imitation firearms” including what appears to affect airsoft users access to such items…