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TEAM CSSA E-NEWS | JANUARY 6, 2020
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The FULL Story on Canada’s Firearm Licence Revocation System
If you read the prime minister’s Mandate Letter to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair
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but don’t know anything about current firearm licensing requirements, you will be forgiven for coming away with the impression there are no mechanisms to revoke a firearms licence in Canada.
The prime minister’s letter deliberately gives that impression or he really is that clueless about the subject.
To set the record straight and to shine the light of truth on the prime minister’s disingenuous statements, here is what the current law says about firearm licence revocations in Canada.
This is split into two parts. First, the legal requirements for a person to be eligible to hold a Possession and Acquisition Licence and, second, how those licences may be revoked. Both sections of law are clear and strict.
Short Version
In order to
apply
for a Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) an individual must:
- Take a firearm safety course;
- Pass the written and practical exam for the safety course;
- Submit all relevant documentation with their application form, including a copy of their exam test results.
In order to be
granted
a Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) an individual must:
- Pass an RCMP background check;
- Pass a background check by the Chief Firearms Officer in their home province;
- Have references who must answer a series of questions on the PAL application form to the satisfaction of the police interviewer;
- Wait a minimum of 30 days for the licence to be issued.
All these steps typically take 3 months or more, and cost roughly $300-$400 for training and licensing fees.
Until this is complete and you hold your PAL in your hand, you cannot touch a firearm in a store, let alone purchase one; nor can you purchase ammunition of any kind.
Long Version Citing Firearms Act Requirements
Part 1: Licence Eligibility Requirements
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(1) A person is not eligible to hold a licence if it is desirable, in the interests of the safety of that or any other person, that the person not possess a firearm, a cross-bow, a prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited device, ammunition or prohibited ammunition.
(2) In determining whether a person is eligible to hold a licence under subsection (1), a chief firearms officer or, on a reference under section 74, a provincial court judge shall have regard to whether the person, within the previous five years,
(a) has been convicted or discharged under section 730 of the
Criminal Code
of
- (i) an offence in the commission of which violence against another person was used, threatened or attempted,
- (ii) an offence under this Act or Part III of the Criminal Code,
- (iii) an offence under section 264 of the Criminal Code (criminal harassment),
- (iv) an offence relating to the contravention of subsection 5(1) or (2), 6(1) or (2) or 7(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, or
- (v) an offence relating to the contravention of subsection 9(1) or (2), 10(1) or (2), 11(1) or (2), 12(1), (4), (5), (6) or (7), 13(1) or 14(1) of the Cannabis Act;
(b) has been treated for a mental illness, whether in a hospital, mental institute, psychiatric clinic or otherwise and whether or not the person was confined to such a hospital, institute or clinic, that was associated with violence or threatened or attempted violence on the part of the person against any person; or
(c) has a history of behaviour that includes violence or threatened or attempted violence on the part of the person against any person.
(3) Despite subsection (2), in determining whether a non-resident who is 18 years old or older and by or on behalf of whom an application is made for a 60-day licence authorizing the non-resident to possess non-restricted firearms is eligible to hold a licence under subsection (1), a chief firearms officer or, on a reference under section 74, a provincial court judge may but need not have regard to the criteria described in subsection (2).
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(1) A person is eligible to hold a licence only if the person is not prohibited by a prohibition order from possessing any firearm, cross-bow, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device or prohibited ammunition.
(2) Subsection (1) is subject to any order made under section 113 of the
Criminal Code
(lifting of prohibition order for sustenance or employment).
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(1) An individual is eligible to hold a licence only if the individual
- (a) successfully completes the Canadian Firearms Safety Course, as given by an instructor who is designated by a chief firearms officer, and passes the tests, as administered by an instructor who is designated by a chief firearms officer, that form part of that Course;
- (b) passed, before the commencement day, the tests, as administered by an instructor who is designated by a chief firearms officer, that form part of that Course;
- (c) successfully completed, before January 1, 1995, a course that the attorney general of the province in which the course was given had, during the period beginning on January 1, 1993 and ending on December 31, 1994, approved for the purposes of section 106 of the former Act;
- (d) passed, before January 1, 1995, a test that the attorney general of the province in which the test was administered had, during the period beginning on January 1, 1993 and ending on December 31, 1994, approved for the purposes of section 106 of the former Act; or
- (e) on the commencement day, was an individual referred to in paragraph 7(4)(c) as it read immediately before that day and held a licence.
(2) An individual is eligible to hold a licence authorizing the individual to possess prohibited firearms or restricted firearms only if the individual
- (a) successfully completes a restricted firearms safety course that is approved by the federal Minister, as given by an instructor who is designated by a chief firearms officer, and passes any tests, as administered by an instructor who is designated by a chief firearms officer, that form part of that course;
- (b) passed, before the commencement day, a restricted firearms safety test, as administered by an instructor who is designated by a chief firearms officer, that is approved by the federal Minister; or
- (c) on the commencement day, was an individual referred to in paragraph 7(4)(c) as it read immediately before that day and held a licence authorizing the individual to possess prohibited firearms or restricted firearms.
(3) An individual against whom a prohibition order was made
(a) is eligible to hold a licence only if the individual has, after the expiration of the prohibition order,
- (i) successfully completed the Canadian Firearms Safety Course, as given by an instructor who is designated by a chief firearms officer, and
- (ii) passed the tests, as administered by an instructor who is designated by a chief firearms officer, that form part of that Course; and
(b) is eligible to hold a licence authorizing the individual to possess restricted firearms only if the individual has, after the expiration of the prohibition order,
- (i) successfully completed a restricted firearms safety course that is approved by the federal Minister, as given by an instructor who is designated by a chief firearms officer, and
- (ii) passed any tests, as administered by an instructor who is designated by a chief firearms officer, that form part of that course.
(4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to an individual who
- (a) in the prescribed circumstances, has been certified by a chief firearms officer as meeting the prescribed criteria relating to the safe handling and use of firearms and the laws relating to firearms;
- (b) is less than eighteen years old and requires a firearm to hunt or trap in order to sustain himself or herself or his or her family;
- (c) [Repealed, 2015, c. 27, s. 4]
- (d) requires a licence merely to acquire cross-bows; or
- (e) is a non-resident who is 18 years old or older and by or on behalf of whom an application is made for a 60-day licence authorizing the non-resident to possess non-restricted firearms.
(5) Subsection (3) does not apply to an individual in respect of whom an order is made under section 113 of the
Criminal Code
(lifting of prohibition order for sustenance or employment) and who is exempted by a chief firearms officer from the application of that subsection.
Part 2: Firearm Licence Revocation
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A chief firearms officer shall refuse to issue a licence if the applicant is not eligible to hold one and may refuse to issue an authorization to carry or authorization to transport for any good and sufficient reason.
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The Registrar may refuse to issue a registration certificate, authorization to export or authorization to import for any good and sufficient reason including, in the case of an application for a registration certificate, where the applicant is not eligible to hold a registration certificate.
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(1) A chief firearms officer may revoke a licence, an authorization to carry or an authorization to transport for any good and sufficient reason including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(a) where the holder of the licence or authorization
- (i) is no longer or never was eligible to hold the licence or authorization,
- (ii) contravenes any condition attached to the licence or authorization, or
- (iii) has been convicted or discharged under section 730 of the Criminal Code of an offence referred to in paragraph 5(2)(a); or
(b) where, in the case of a business, a person who stands in a prescribed relationship to the business has been convicted or discharged under section 730 of the
Criminal Code
of any such offence.
(2) The Registrar may revoke an authorization to export or authorization to import for any good and sufficient reason.
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(1) The Registrar
- (a) may revoke a registration certificate for a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm for any good and sufficient reason; and
- (b) shall revoke a registration certificate for a firearm held by an individual where the Registrar is informed by a chief firearms officer under section 67 that the firearm is not being used for a purpose described in section 28.
(2) A registration certificate for a prohibited firearm referred to in subsection 12(3) (pre-August 1, 1992 converted automatic firearms) is automatically revoked on the change of any alteration in the prohibited firearm that was described in the application for the registration certificate.
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(1) Subject to subsection (1.1), if a chief firearms officer decides to refuse to issue or to revoke a licence or authorization to transport or the Registrar decides to refuse to issue or to revoke a registration certificate, authorization to export or authorization to import, the chief firearms officer or Registrar shall give notice of the decision in the prescribed form to the applicant for or holder of the licence, registration certificate or authorization.
(1.1) Notice under subsection (1) need not be given in any of the following circumstances:
- (a) if the holder has requested that the licence, registration certificate or authorization be revoked; or
- (b) if the revocation is incidental to the issuance of a new licence, registration certificate or authorization.
(2) A notice given under subsection (1) must include reasons for the decision disclosing the nature of the information relied on for the decision and must be accompanied by a copy of sections 74 to 81.
(3) A chief firearms officer or the Registrar need not disclose any information the disclosure of which could, in the opinion of the chief firearms officer or the Registrar, endanger the safety of any person.
(4) A notice given under subsection (1) in respect of a licence must specify a reasonable period during which the applicant for or holder of the licence may deliver to a peace officer or a firearms officer or a chief firearms officer or otherwise lawfully dispose of any firearm, prohibited weapon, restricted weapon, prohibited device or prohibited ammunition that the applicant for or holder of the licence possesses and during which sections 91, 92 and 94 of the
Criminal Code
do not apply to the applicant or holder.
(5) A notice given under subsection (1) in respect of a registration certificate for a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm must specify a reasonable period during which the applicant for or holder of the registration certificate may deliver to a peace officer or a firearms officer or a chief firearms officer or otherwise lawfully dispose of the firearm to which the registration certificate relates and during which sections 91, 92 and 94 of the
Criminal Code
do not apply to the applicant or holder.
(6) If the applicant for or holder of the licence or registration certificate refers the refusal to issue it or revocation of it to a provincial court judge under section 74, the reasonable period of time does not begin until after the reference is finally disposed of.
References to Provincial Court Judge
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(1) Subject to subsection (2), where
- (a) a chief firearms officer or the Registrar refuses to issue or revokes a licence, registration certificate, authorization to transport, authorization to export or authorization to import,
- (b) a chief firearms officer decides under section 67 that a firearm possessed by an individual who holds a licence is not being used for a purpose described in section 28, or
- (c) a provincial minister refuses to approve or revokes the approval of a shooting club or shooting range for the purposes of this Act,
the applicant for or holder of the licence, registration certificate, authorization or approval may refer the matter to a provincial court judge in the territorial division in which the applicant or holder resides.
(2) An applicant or holder may only refer a matter to a provincial court judge under subsection (1) within thirty days after receiving notice of the decision of the chief firearms officer, Registrar or provincial minister under section 29, 67 or 72 or within such further time as is allowed by a provincial court judge, whether before or after the expiration of those thirty days.
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(1) On receipt of a reference under section 74, the provincial court judge shall fix a date for the hearing of the reference and direct that notice of the hearing be given to the chief firearms officer, Registrar or provincial minister and to the applicant for or holder of the licence, registration certificate, authorization or approval, in such manner as the provincial court judge may specify.
(2) At the hearing of the reference, the provincial court judge shall hear all relevant evidence presented by or on behalf of the chief firearms officer, Registrar or provincial minister and the applicant or holder.
(3) At the hearing of the reference, the burden of proof is on the applicant or holder to satisfy the provincial court judge that the refusal to issue or revocation of the licence, registration certificate or authorization, the decision or the refusal to approve or revocation of the approval was not justified.
(4) A provincial court judge may proceed ex parte to hear and determine a reference in the absence of the applicant or holder in the same circumstances as those in which a summary conviction court may, under Part XXVII of the
Criminal Code
, proceed with a trial in the absence of the defendant.
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On the hearing of a reference, the provincial court judge may, by order,
- (a) confirm the decision of the chief firearms officer, Registrar or provincial minister;
- (b) direct the chief firearms officer or Registrar to issue a licence, registration certificate or authorization or direct the provincial minister to approve a shooting club or shooting range; or
- (c) cancel the revocation of the licence, registration certificate, authorization or approval or the decision of the chief firearms officer under section 67.
SOURCES
[i]
https://pm.gc.ca/en/mandate-letters/minister-public-safety-and-emergency-preparedness-mandate-letter
[ii]
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/f-11.6/fulltext.html
[iii]
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/f-11.6/page-8.html
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Before this commentary, were you familiar with Canada's firearm licence revocation system?
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Results from our last survey question
What do you think? In his mandate letter to Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, is Trudeau ....
Deliberately making it sound like we don't have safe storage regulations.
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Or is he just that clueless when it comes to Canada's firearm laws.
(44.2%)
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"So if the reasons driving this are drugs from China and guns from the United States, both of which are illegal, why is the Trudeau government trying to solve the problem by banning rifles used in hunting and target shooting?
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LILLEY: Shootings up but Trudeau Liberals look to the wrong solution
Brian Lilley | Toronto Sun | January 5, 2020
The numbers are staggering, 484 shootings in Toronto last year with 764 victims.
Compare that to 2014, just five years earlier, when there were 175 shootings and 237 victims. Or compare it to Toronto’s infamous “Year of the Gun” in 2005 where there were just 262 shootings and 367 victims.
The number of victims has gone up every year since 2014, now there are more than three times as many victims as half a decade ago. The number of shootings has gone up every year but 2017 — when it took a bit of a dip — but overall, shootings in 2019 are sitting at almost triple the rate of 2014.
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Dennis Young | dennisryoung.ca | January 5, 2020
RCMP Response to Access to Information Act File: A-2019-04738 dated December 31, 2019
EXCERPT: “1. 5. The Emergency Management Act(RSA 2000) has significant emergency powers in sections 19(1) (b) to (k) that can be accessed through section 21(1) (Declaration of state of Local emergency) which may be used to prevent, respond to or alleviate the effects of an emergency/ disaster within a local authority’s jurisdiction. 1. 5. 1. These powers cannot be utilized unless a declaration of a state of local emergency is formally made and, as such, it is important the RCMP be involved in the development of a declaration of a state of local emergency and any subsequent operational / evacuation plans. 1.5.2. The powers include: • Authorize the entry into any building or land by any person in the course of implementing an emergency plan or program: authorize the entry into any building or on any land, without warrant, by any person in the course of implementing an emergency plan or program;” [Emphasis added]
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Ahead of Quebec mosque shooting anniversary, a plea to tighten gun permit checks
Sidhartha Banerjee | The National Post | January 1, 2020
MONTREAL — As the third anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting approaches, gun control advocates are urging the province to tighten rules around reference checks for those seeking gun permits.
Advocates have pressed for change since it was revealed that the mosque shooter, Alexandre Bissonnette, did not acknowledge when applying for a firearm permit that he had experienced periods of depression, and his family did not report it to authorities.
Suzanne Laplante-Edward, whose daughter was killed in another mass shooting, notes that no one verified Bissonnette’s statements and if they’d done so, the weapons used in the attack would have remained out of his reach.
Laplante-Edward and other family members of Montreal Massacre victims had a chance to discuss the issue with Premier Francois Legault during a recent ceremony.
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Opioids, inner-city crime and shootings among top priorities for police in 2020: Chief Neufeld
Sammy Hudes | Calgary Herald | December 30, 2019
As the provincial government prepares to review a report examining the social and economic effects of Alberta’s supervised drug-consumption sites, Calgary’s police chief is defending the harm-reduction strategy to deal with the ongoing opioid crisis.
Following
reports in 2019 of increased crime
in the area around the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, home of Calgary’s only supervised consumption site, police Chief Mark Neufeld said issues in the nearby Beltline neighbourhood have stabilized.
“It’s a challenging issue, for sure. I think, fundamentally, most people agree with the idea of harm reduction and not attaching a stigma to people who are addicted or dealing with concurrent mental-health issues,” Neufeld told Postmedia during
a year-end interview
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"... what we don’t need is a municipal handgun ban favoured by the feds and City Hall that will do nothing to stop the growing gun mayhem on our streets, because the problem isn’t legal gun owners, but criminals using illegal handguns."
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EDITORIAL: Act now or gun violence gets worse
Postmedia News | Toronto Sun | January 2, 2020
With 2019 the most violent year of gun crime in Toronto’s history since records started being kept, 2020 will either be the year we start to take back our streets, or accept ever-escalating gun violence as the new normal.
In 2019, Toronto recorded a record number of shootings (484), a record number of victims killed or wounded by gunfire (292), and a record number of people affected by gun violence (764).
Gun violence has been steadily increasing ever since the provincial government banned police street checks in 2015 over allegations the practice was racist, without producing a workable regulation so police could resume them.
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"Gaudet ...told the court she has contacted police in the past to report concerns she would be harmed only to have police tell her there is nothing they can do unless something happens."
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Woman fearing further harm from ex-boyfriend sentenced for carrying gun in Charlottetown bank
Jim Day | thechronicleherald.ca | January 3, 2020
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A judge told a woman who was brutally beaten by her former boyfriend that carrying a gun in public was not an acceptable form of protection.Chief Provincial Court Judge Nancy Orr told 40-year-old Julie Lynn Gaudet the abuse she has received over the years is unfortunate but no excuse for packing a weapon.
Orr sentenced Gaudet on Friday to 30 days in jail for possession of a weapon for purposes dangerous to the public. She also handed the woman a second 30-day sentence, to be served concurrently, for breaching probation by failing to keep the peace.
Gaudet had earlier pleaded guilty to both charges.
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Opinion – LAWTON: Adam Vaughan doesn’t know anything about guns
Adam Vaughan clearly doesn’t know anything about Canada’s gun laws, but that won't stop him from defending Trudeau's planned expansion of gun control.
Andrew Lawton | tnc.news | December 25, 2019
Toronto Liberal member of parliament Adam Vaughan clearly doesn’t know anything about guns, or about Canada’s gun laws. But that didn’t stop him from rising in the House of Commons to defend Justin Trudeau’s planned expansion of gun control.
In particular, Vaughan said no one needs an AK-47 – despite that gun already being prohibited in Canada – and that the “AR” in AR-15 stands for “assault rifle” – even though it stands for “ArmaLite rifle.”
True North’s Andrew Lawton says this wouldn’t be bad were the Liberals not trying to legislate on this file they clearly don’t understand.
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The 5 Best Guns and Rifles for Target Shooting
on the Planet
Let the debate begin.
Kyle Mizokami | nationalinterest.org | December 28, 2020
If the old phrase “only accurate guns are interesting” is true, then target pistols are the most interesting guns of all.
Target pistols are highly specialized guns that have only one overriding requirement: accuracy. Weight, concealability, energy on target, and other factors useful in judging most guns go out the window. Unlike other guns, for example, it can be very useful for a target gun to be very heavy, resulting in a weapon that is impractical for everyday use but a rock-solid shooting platform. Here are five typical target guns.
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Image: Facebook | Bill Poor
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Texan breaks marksmanship world record with 3-mile shot
Americangg.net | January 2020
A man from West Texas has just set a new world record after hitting his target from 3 miles away.
41-year-old Bill Poor hit a 53″ target from 5,280 yards with a .408 CheyTac firing a 390 gr bullet at 3,160 fps after firing eight shots. The previous record of 2.84 miles (5,000 yards) had been set by retired Navy SEAL Charles Melton in 2017 after firing thirty-eight shots.
Due to a technicality, neither Meltron nor Poor’s shots have yet been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records. “They do not recognize shots with optics,” Poor told the
Dallas News
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Biathlon club members have been training at the Lake of the Woods Gun Club regularly, and they are thankful for the ongoing support. - Team CSSA
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Tim Wehner | kenoraonline.com | January 2, 2020
Three members of the Kenora Nordic and Biathlon Club are leaving soon to compete in Seefeld, Austria with 20 other Canadians and about 200 biathlon competitors from around the world. The Winter World Masters Games is a multi-sport event held every five years.
There will be 3,100 athletes competing in the 12 sports disciplines making it larger than the Peyonchang Olympics. Jennifer Findlay and Tim Wehner last participated in 2015 in Quebec City, where they met others, who told us about the International Masters Biathlon Championships. Wehner has subsequently gone to compete repeatedly in Kontiolahti, Finland.
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2020 Will Be a Big Year for the Gun Issue
We asked 13 experts to help us get a jump on what's ahead.
Team Trace | thetrace.org | January 3, 2020
There are plenty of reasons to believe that 2020 is poised to be pivotal for the issue of gun violence. Yes, there’s that looming election, and all the policymaking power it puts up for grabs. But between now and November, plenty of other storylines will also unspool. From the Supreme Court, we’ll get a decision with a wide range of possible implications for state and local gun regulations. Red flag laws are gaining acceptance at the state level, but they could face increasing resistance from far-right extremists. Researchers probing the causes of and possible cures for shootings will welcome an infusion of government funding, even as they lobby for more robust spending.
To begin to get a sense of how it all may play out, we asked 13 experts on the policy, politics, and science of gun violence to size up the year to come.
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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam
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Inconvenient Truths About Guns and Gun Control
Rob Morse | Ammoland Inc. | January 3, 2020
U.S.A. –
-(Ammoland.com)-
Politicians and journalists often portray fiction as fact. It is easy to be opinionated, but hard to be informed. This came to mind as I listened to Virginia Democrats tell us we’d be safer if we were disarmed. What is the truth about gun-control laws? What politicians say a law will do might have nothing to do with what the law actually does. Lives are at stake when gun-control laws fail. Saying that the next gun-control law is necessary to stop violent crime admits that the 23 thousand firearms regulations already on the books didn’t work as advertised. It is a rare politician who admits how limited the government really is when it comes to public safety.
Fortunately, we’ve lived with firearms for several hundred years. We know some things that work. Here are a few inconvenient truths I’ve found after a few decades of study.
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What we know about the man who shot, killed Texas church attacker
abc7.com | December 30, 2019
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas -- Sunday's shooting at West Freeway Church of Christ is one that put Jack Wilson in a position he says he hopes no one will ever have to be in.
Wilson was identified as one of the two church members who, within six seconds, helped take down the shooter during Sunday service. Video of the shooting, which was recorded on the church's livestream, shows people panicking
"I don't see myself as a hero," Wilson said. "I see myself as doing what needed to be done to take out the evil threat, that's the way I approach. Like I said earlier that's how I am processing this whole event."
Wilson, who is running for Hood County Commissioner for Precinct 3 and is head of security of the church, took to Facebook to say thanks to those who sent their prayers.
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"Guns are not the problem. The problem is in people’s hearts and minds. If we want to get rid of violent crime, that’s where we have to start."
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NYC vs. London: Why Banning Guns Doesn’t Work
Before It's News | January 4, 2020
The liberal left loves to yell and scream about gun control, using every opportunity they can to try and push their agenda. The recent (February 2018) shooting in Parkland, Florida, is no exception, with gun control advocates gathering and pushing children to center stage in an effort to further their position. According to their narrative, all we have to do is eliminate guns and *poof* violence will disappear.
As I’ve said many times before, what leftists really want isn’t a repeal of our Second Amendment rights, but rather a repeal of the laws of physics which make it possible for firearms to work. They seem to think if they can pass enough laws they will actually manage to stop violence from happening. But in order to do this, they have to ignore many of the causes of violence and focus on one inanimate object as the cause of that violence… guns.
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California: Despite Tough Gun Laws, Tops Nation in Mass Killings
Daniel Greenfield | Guns In The News | December 29, 2019
The media tends to characterize mass shootings by the rare incidents of mass killings of random people in public places. The reality is that a majority of
mass shootings are personal
. Many involve gang violence. Others, family and workplace breakdowns.
The majority of the killings involved people who knew each other — family disputes, drug or gang violence or people with beefs that directed their anger at co-workers or relatives.
Beefs? Really AP? There was a time when the AP was a byword for style. So much for that.
But, more relevantly, mass shootings are largely about selling personal grudges, rather than killing random people.
That’s the case with the very first mass killing of 2019, when a 42-year-old man took an ax and stabbed to death his mother, stepfather, girlfriend and 9-month-old daughter in Clackamas County, Oregon.
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NSSF Releases Firearms Production Figures
NSSF - The Firearms Industry Trade Association | December 4, 2019
More than 17.7 million Modern Sporting Rifles in legal Ownership
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearms industry trade association, released the latest Firearms Production Report to members. The report compiles the most up to date information based on data sourced from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF’s) Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Export Reports (AFMER). Key findings for public release showed:
- The estimated total number of firearms in civilian possession is 423 million, according to data reported in the ATF’s Firearms Commerce Report in the United States 2019 report and including the preliminary 2018 Annual Firearms Manufacturing and Exportation Report (AFMER) figures and industry estimates.
- Approximately 17.7 million Modern Sporting Rifles were produced in the US or imported between 1990-2017.
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Opinion – Total Failure: Gun Confiscation Reached 13% Compliance
Dieuwe de Boer | rightminds.nz | December 28, 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, the gun confiscation programme the government undertook this year has come to an end.
New Zealand had a school shooting this month. The police shot and injured a man carrying an imitation pistol at a school. A top cop said "look to the US" for the reason
why police pulled the trigger
, but this is very much contrary to the rhetoric of the recently ended gun confiscation programme, dubbed a "buy-back".
Banning centerfire semi-automatics was supposed to make New Zealand a much safer country. If so, then why are the police on edge and expecting more mass shootings? You'd think they'd all calm down, put their guns back in storage, and enjoy the increased safety that Saint Jacinda has bestowed upon us.
They're doing none of those things, because those telling you that New Zealand is now a much safer country are lying—and they know it. They just hope you're dumb enough to believe it.
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"A criminal set to steal a gun from a legal gun owner would not be an easy task."
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Letter to the Editor –
Shooters Not Duck Hunters
Bill Webb | Winnipeg Sun | January 3, 2020
This unhumbled, smug prime minister feels that tightening the gun legislation laws (as if they could get any tighter) and taking away the guns from legal taxpaying gun owners could rebuild his reputation and, at the same time, pacify the anti-gun protesters. These shooters are not duck hunters, they are common criminals who have no respect for anyone. A criminal set to steal a gun from a legal gun owner would not be an easy task. First, the gun is stored in a heavy, locked metal container and can be completely dismantled, with parts stored at various places in the home. Finding all the parts and putting the gun back together would be time-consuming and quite stressful for the criminal, but he’s not finished yet, he has to then find out where the ammunition is kept. Obtaining a legal gun in Canada is a complex matter, even for lawyers. The laws governing possession are set out in the Federal Firearms Act and Criminal Code of Canada, and failure to abide by these regulations can land you in jail for a much longer period of time than any criminal would have to face. The Indigenous peoples of the North still live in fear of these gun legislation laws. Losing their guns would prevent them from hunting and providing needed food for their families.
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"Maybe the PM should also ban sharp knives and scissors."
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Letter to the Editor –
Handgun ban won't matter
Jorgen Hansen | castanet.net | December 24, 2019
Re: Handguns in Canada
The prime minister that we are stuck with believes that if he bans handguns in Canada he will save us all from harm. Former minister Alan Rock tried this years ago with the national gun registry, spending some $2 billion-plus on this effort to no avail. The legally held hand guns in Canada are transported from home to the legal gun range, used there for the shooting sport, then transported back home to be safely locked away. These handguns are bought legally with permits and licences with full disclosure to the police and the government. These handguns are not used to commit crimes in Canada. What the prime minister wants to do is to secure the votes of the people who believe that handguns—the legally held ones—are used for crime. This is false, and most people believe that.
So PM, please tell the public, where do the criminals obtain their illegal handguns? Handguns are smuggled every day across the Canada/USA border by people in the business of supplying the handguns to the black market in Canada. These handguns are favoured by drug dealers and others in the criminal world of Canada’s large cities.
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JANUARY
11
AACCA Calgary Gun Show
Thorncliffe Community Centre
5600 Centre Street North
Calgary, AB
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JANUARY
11
Regina Gun
Show
The Turvey Convention Centre
100 Armour Road
Regina, SK
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JANUARY
18
Lloydminster Gun & Outdoor Sportsman Show
Servus Sports Centre
5202 - 12 Street
Lloydminster, AB
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PLEASE NOTE: As shows may be subject to change or cancellation, please check with your local gun show coordinator before heading out. Thank you.
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