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CSSA eNEWS | September 14, 2023 | |
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On Friday, September 1, 2023, two 6-year-old boys were suspended from SCHOOL for playing “cops and robbers.”
Their crime? Pointing their fingers at each other and saying, “BANG!”
“They labeled my six-year-old as a potentially violent and dangerous student because he was being a little boy and playing cops and robbers with another student (who was also suspended) and using his fingers like a gun,” said Jarrod Belcher, father of one of the boys.[i]
This raises a question that CSSA and others have asked for a very long time.
Why is being a child a crime?
Millions of boys (and girls) have played “cops and robbers” throughout the decades and none of them grew up to be mass murderers.
Society’s adult fear, sparked by the heinous acts of some deranged individuals, likely started this war on boys, but drowning our children in our fear will not take our fear away.
Applying common sense will, but that is in very short supply, especially in this post-COVID age.
Chicken Fingers Are Weapons?
In early 2001, an 8-year-old boy was suspended from school for three days for violating Jonesboro School District’s zero-tolerance policy against weapons.
“It’s just a piece of chicken. How could you play like it’s a gun?” asked Kelli Kissinger, the boy’s mother.[ii]
Dangerous Repeat Offender?
In May 2001, 8-year-old Billy Barnes was suspended from Ragged Island Consolidated School, near Lockeport, N.S., for a day for pointing a breaded chicken finger at another child and saying, “Bang.” This was young Billy’s second “offense.” Earlier in the year he also pointed his finger at someone and said that same terrible word.[iii]
4-Year-Old’s Drawing Leads to Strip Search, Arrest and Seizure of Children
In February 2012, 4-year-old Neaveh Sansone drew a picture of her daddy holding a gun and shooting monsters on a classroom whiteboard.[iv]
Jesse Sansone, a hard-working father of four, was called to the school where he was arrested, strip-searched and his children were apprehended by Waterloo Region Family and Child Services.
Jesse Sansone did not even own a gun. Neither police nor school officials cared.
His daughter’s drawing (erased before anyone else could see the “offensive” image) was all the proof they needed to turn his life upside down.
Defending the school’s actions, Waterloo Regional School District Superintendent Gregg Bereznick claimed, “we do work hand in hand with these families because we co-parent…”[v]
School Bureaucrats and Teachers are now Co-Parents?
“By co-parent I’m talking about teachers and parents working together to support children as they grow up. And so those relationships are important to us, and we value them,” Bereznick claimed.
In limited situations, government intervention in a child’s life is warranted. These include neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse and failure to provide the basic necessities of life.
Absent these circumstances, the State has grossly exceeded its authority. When that happens, it is our duty, our moral obligation, to stand against government interference in our lives.
But government bureaucrats don’t take kindly to citizens standing up for themselves.
As the case of Jesse Sansone proved, they will do almost anything to rationalize their actions, even when they’re wrong.
“…we do work hand in hand with these families because we co-parent…”
Especially when they’re wrong.
Columnist Barbara Kay spoke to the gross failures of all levels of government in the Jesse Sansone case.[vi]
I had a similar situation once that I handled very differently.
I was the editor of an anthology of creative writing for high school students.
One girl sent in a beautifully written, but disturbing story about a girl who murdered her mother in revenge for some perceived grievance. The killing was graphically described in detail.
My committee and I wondered if we should do something about it. In the end, we called the mother and told her about her daughter’s story. The mother was surprised but assured us there was nothing wrong in the household.
At that point I suppose I could have called child services, but I felt the mother was forthcoming and without guile, and my instinct was to drop it.
I decided that if every kid that wrote a piece of bloody fiction in future was aware that his or her writing would result in an invasion of the state into the household, with who knows what results, it was better to assume that the kid was just a brilliant writer. Which she was.
She actually won first prize and read it aloud at the launch, to her mother’s embarrassment but also – since she had a sense of humour – her delight in the irony of the situation.
The girl went on to win a Rhodes scholarship and is now a doctor with a beautiful family.
I have to wonder how upsetting and guilt-making it would have been for that girl if the CAS had become involved in her act of creativity.
Oh, how we long for Barbara Kay’s basic common sense to return to our land.
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Sent: September 13, 2023
Subject: Trudeau's gun bans
We must all everyone vote this Dictator out! He and his lying cohort's have taken away our and not just gun owners' rights and freedoms, but all Canadians'. This is only the start of Trudeau bans, he will stop at nothing! Even if it has nothing to do with a gun, if he thinks it is a threat to his leadership he will put it on the ban list! Next election NO more Trudeau or Liberal party NO more. Our forefathers fought for our RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS, and Trudeau has taken them away from us!
IN Solidarity.
Wayne M. – A fellow sport / target shooter
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Sent: September 8, 2023
Subject: Venn diagram?
Good morning,
I enjoy receiving your newsletters, although it is disappointing to read of the constant intentional ignorance of our government. I try to be an optimist, however, when it comes to the general public’s lack of knowledge.
I know that many people are visual learners and that it is very difficult to show them a visual of how those of us with PALs and RPALs are not the source of the problem with crime in Canada. I was wondering if you had enough statistics at hand to make a Venn diagram (the cool overlapping circle thing) that shows the number of PAL holders in the country in one circle and the people who use firearms for violent crime in the other circle. The overlap would be those that hold a PAL and commit violent crime with firearms. This overlap would probably require a magnifying glass to see. My hope is that something visual like this might help sway some of the general public who haven’t already drank the Kool-Aid.
Thanks for all your work and keep on fighting the good fight.
Jeff P.
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Sent: September 7, 2023
Subject: CSSA Editorial bulletin Sept 7th. "Facts don't lie".
Ms/Sirs,
You noted the Globe Paper voiced their anti-firearms rhetoric again in their publication. You must then have missed the same thing happening by Opinion writer David Olive of the Toronto Star, Trudeau's official rooting publication. He noted everthing about legal firearms ownership that he and the Star obviously hate. Not one word or statistic about the smuggling and illegal use of criminal firearms activity, nothing. Your absolutely correct the Liberal left media is now starting to panic because of the favourable polling the Conservatives are now receiving. Just watch what other nonsense they will start to publish in the immediate near future. We who do not agree with the now Liberal left, their opinions and radical beliefs, had better again be prepared to be called everything under the sun when we disagree with there political anti-firearms agenda!
Larry H.
There's no doubt they are a vicious bunch of liars - Tony B.
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The Marksmen Club, located in North Oshawa/Hampton, is now accepting new members.
The next new member course will take place in October 2023.
The Marksmen Club is a 25 yard indoor shooting club for handgun, .22 rimfire rifle and pistol calibre carbine rifles.
We operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and offer monthly matches for Bullseye, P.P.C. and I.P.S.C.
For more information on becoming a member of the Marksmen Club, please contact [email protected] or visit our website at www.marksmenclub.com.
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CSSA TARGET is an informal handgun and rifle bullseye target competition, whose aim is to promote the sport of target shooting in a safe, fun and friendly atmosphere.
The informal competition’s “shooting year” is November 1st to October 31st annually and you may shoot and submit as many targets as you like, but only your top ten scored targets count.
To sign up visit https://cssa-cila.org/target/
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NEW UPCOMING COURSE DATES
** These courses are filling up fast! **
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– Club Level Safety Instructor Course –
Saturday, October 28, 2023
9 a.m.
Oshawa, ON
Description: This course prepares candidates to train fellow club members firearm safety (at clubs which the candidate holds a membership).
The Club Level Safety Instructor Course is a review of the ACTS-PROVE method used in the Canadian Firearms Safety Course/Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety Course. Students will also learn about methods of instruction in firearm safety and topics to be include when teaching at their club.
Prerequisites: Must hold a valid RPAL, be a CSSA member in good standing and have one year of shooting experience.
Length: 8 hours – a classroom only program – NO Live Fire.
Cost: $90
If you are interested in attending this course, please email Judith at [email protected] or call our office at 1-888-873-4339.
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– Range Safety Officer Course –
Sunday, October 29, 2023
9 a.m.
Oshawa, ON
Description: This is a one-day course designed to train candidates to conduct a safe and informal firing line for the local gun club. It is a generic program for use with sport shooters who are not in a specific discipline. It is not intended to replace any current safe practices but to enhance and refresh all current and future Range Safety Officers and Line Safety Officers in their duties and responsibilities at the local level.
The purpose of this program is to ensure all Range Officers are trained to the same standard, making for an improved shooting experience for our membership.
Prerequisites: Must hold a valid RPAL, be a CSSA member in good standing and have one year of shooting experience.
Length: 6 hours – a classroom only program – NO Live Fire.
Cost: $85
If you are interested in attending this course, please email Judith at [email protected] or call our office at 1-888-873-4339.
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The accused was on parole, after being convicted of discharging a firearm with intent in 2021.
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Introducing Workplace Extension
The team behind Firearm Legal Defence is excited to introduce the Workplace Extension, available as an add-on to your policy.
Many policy holders have been asking us if their Firearm Legal Defence policy covers them while they're at work and the answer has always been 'no' – until now. With the Workplace Extension, policy holders that carry firearms for their job can have confidence that they're protected by Firearm Legal Defence even when they're at work.
Add the Workplace Extension at our next renewal or call us at 250-869-3987 or 1-800-670-1877, ext. 3987.
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SEPTEMBER
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Edmonton
(Capital Region)
Gun Show
Heritage Park
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5100 - 41 Avenue
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SEPTEMBER
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Saskatoon
Gun
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Range Road 3050
Saskatoon, SK
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SEPTEMBER
17
Winnipeg Militaria and
Gun Show
Sunova Centre
48 Holland Road
West Saint Paul, MB
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