Antler Kitchen and Bar chef and owner Michael Hunter has spoken out against Bill C-21 by posing with his semi-automatic gun. .“These guns are not used in crimes, the government has no right to take away my property,” said Hunter in a Sunday tweet. .“They claim they’re going after assault style weapons, but if you read the list, they’re trying to take firearms looking like this.” .He said semi-automatic guns are the best tools for bird hunting. .Hunter went viral in 2018 by butchering a deer leg in front of vegan activists protesting outside his restaurant..“I figured, I’ll show them,” he said. .The feud began in 2017 when an Antler staffer put out a chalkboard sign in front of the restaurant with a message about venison being the new kale. This was intended to be a joke meant for a restaurant down the street who Hunter is friendly with, but the message offended vegan activist Marni Ugar. .The Canadian Shooting Sports Association said on November 22 rumours the federal government will ban semi-automatic guns are confirmed after an amendment was proposed to Bill C-21. .READ MORE: Canadian government proposes to ban semi-automatic weapons.The amendment was tabled to ban all semi-automatic rifles and shotguns capable of accepting an external magazine. .Clause 1 in Bill C-21 would be amended to say a rifle or shotgun “that is capable of discharging centre-fire ammunition in a semi-automatic manner and that is designed to accept a detachable cartridge magazine with a capacity greater than five cartridges of the type for which the firearm was originally designed.” The amendment contains a number of firearms identified by name. .Hunter said he tries not to be political, but he cannot stay silent on Bill C-21. He said he is not a criminal. .As a Canadian gun owner, he said his name is run through an RCMP database to check he has not been charged or his licence and firearms will be taken away. He added Antler relies on the hunting and shooting industry. .The chef went on to say he hunts to “put out food on my table and teach my family about nature.” He said his family spends time “watching the sunrise, the sunset, the water freeze and the the leaves turn.”.“These new amendments to Bill C-21 directly target people like me instead of the criminals with smuggled handguns running around Toronto,” he said. .Hunter was mimicking Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price, who spoke out against Bill C-21 by holding a semi-automatic weapon on Saturday. .READ MORE: 'Not a threat to society' goalie Carey Price takes shot at incoming gun control bill."I am not a criminal or a threat to society,” said Price. .“What Justin Trudeau is trying to do is unjust."
