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Branden Land: The Predictable Result of Trudeau’s Failed Policies
On Monday, Edmonton Police issued a “shelter in place” order because an armed suspect was roaming the area of 48 St. and 28 Ave. The E.P.S. Tactical Unit and other police officers flooded the area, resulting in the arrest of 25-year-old Branden Land.
Land is charged with careless use of a firearm, pointing a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm and at least three other offences.
At the time of his arrest, Land faced 15 outstanding warrants. This career criminal is the poster-criminal for “high-risk offender” – the type of criminal Justin Trudeau’s government does their very best to ignore.
Statistics Canada shows that violent criminal offences are up across the country in a host of categories.
- Weapons prohibition order offenders are up 66.5%.
- Assault with a weapon is up 61.4%.
- Homicide is up 57.4%.
Justin Trudeau’s “solution” to this national epidemic of violent crime is to ban and confiscate firearms from licensed firearm owners.
It’s no surprise that Trudeau’s actions haven’t made a dent in Canada’s soaring violent crime rates.
Trudeau isn’t interested in taking illegal guns out of the hands of these violent offenders. He’s also not interested in locking them up.
Trudeau systematically reduced sentences and eliminated mandatory minimum penalties for gun smugglers and those caught possessing illegal guns.
We know why groups like PolySeSouvient and Coalition for Gun Control ignore these glaring disconnects. Rising violent crime, specifically the fear it spawns, serves their agenda to ban all firearms in Canada. Their agenda and Trudeau’s appear to be in lockstep.
But we’re baffled why traditional media sources have no interest in pointing out the fact that Trudeau’s policies have no rational connection to his stated desire: to “keep Canadians safe.”
Are these media outlets so bought into Trudeau’s lies, to use a vehicle analogy, that taking cars away from sober drives will miraculously stop drunk drivers?
Or are they so bought into Trudeau’s media slush fund that they don’t dare point out this gross stupidity on the part of Trudeau and his government?
Or is it both?
Whatever the answer, this nonsense must stop.
Canadians don’t need more lies from our politicians. We certainly don’t need those lies amplified by media outlets that receive federal government handouts to stay in business.
Our job and yours, is to educate our fellow Canadians and to encourage them to withhold their support for the most corrupt Prime Minister this country has ever seen.
We need more Canadians to realize they’re being lied to, and to take a few minutes to research these issues for themselves.
When that happens, Trudeau’s entire house of cards will come tumbling down.
That day can’t come soon enough.
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Should it be the role of government to educate Canadians about our firearm laws and practices?
Yes: 79.9%
No: 20.1%
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Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2023
Subject: Survey question?
The question related to Govt. teaching Canadians about gun laws, safety etc, will it be wise to let Govt. assume a far greater dictatorial position instead of qualified instructors, or appointed folks with all the necessary expertise and information. PAL-RPAL instructors are more than adequate. Most gun ranges insist on an additional safety course upon joining the club. I think being responsible as an individual far outweighs Govt demanding that we blindly follow rules and regulations when Folks know they make no sense, solving nothing. The Vetting process should take care of all that, however this Govt. will make any excuse to make things more difficult for we the people.
Let's face it, anything to do with firearms is a problem for The Treadeau Clan. He managed to build laws into the system that folks are not happy with. Folks are fighting back and He doesn't like it, maybe an ego thing. If someone commits suicide with a firearm it's a serious event, worthy of hours of time ranting on the evils of firearms, however if someone commits suicide by jumping out a window, it's an acceptable occurrence, worthy of a slight mention on the news.
Should we demand that the Govt, or Govt demand of us, that we nail all windows shut to alleviate the jumping problem? With regard to gun violence, we would be wise to remember the statement, – GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE.
"OLD AGE AND TREACHERY WILL ALWAYS OVERCOME SKILL AND YOUTH "
Jay L.
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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has 235,000 supporters nation-wide.
Will you sign the petition? Scrap the gun ban and buy back
To the Prime Minister,
The federal government has banned hundreds of types of guns owned by law-abiding Canadians and the Liberal election platform includes $200 million in taxpayers’ money to buy back those guns, but the Parliamentary Budget Officer says the bill could be more than $750 million.
This expensive policy arbitrarily bans and buys guns owned by law-abiding Canadians and will not take away illegal guns from criminals.
And spending hundreds of millions to buy legally owned guns will not make Canadians safer.
We, the undersigned, call on the Prime Minister to scrap his gun ban and buy back.
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Sunday, October 1, 2023
9 a.m.
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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.
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Basic Training is Like Driver's Ed!
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