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CSSA eNEWS | July 20, 2023 | |
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WHO WILL TAKE GUNS AWAY FROM CRIMINALS?
Nobody. Not Justin Trudeau, not Bill Blair and not Marco Mendicino. They insist confiscating guns from licensed firearms owners will solve Canada’s murder and violent crime problem.
“We have an on-going gun crisis including firearms-related homicides lately in Toronto, and a law registering firearms has neither deterred these crimes nor helped us solve any of them,” Toronto Police Chief Julian Fantino said on January 4, 2003.[i]
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In 2004, Toronto Police reported that of the 60 homicides that year, 40% were committed with an illegal gun.[ii]
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Almost 20 years later, Toronto’s violent crime problem is much worse, with 62% of all homicides committed with an illegal gun.[iii]
“A criminal does not stop to get a gun licence on the way to robbing a bank,” Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre said on July 24, 2023.[iv]
Yet Justin Trudeau, Bill Blair and Marco Mendicino, along with Trudeau’s bought-and-paid-for media shills, insist loudly and often that cracking down on licensed firearms owners is the only way to stop violent criminals from shooting people.
Cue The Ostrich Effect: the cognitive bias that causes Justin Trudeau, Bill Blaire and Marco Mendicino to ignore unpleasant facts that contradict their agenda to ban lawful ownership of firearms.
Thanks to Justin Trudeau, licensed firearms owners can no longer buy or sell a handgun in Canada.
Yet drug dealers, gang members and other violent criminals can easily obtain an illegal smuggled handgun in just a few hours.
Violent, repeat offenders continue to obtain and use illegal guns – despite being convicted of serious crimes and prohibited by the courts from owning or possessing weapons of any kind.
Since Trudeau took office, the number of repeat Firearms Prohibition Order offenders is up 168% (2016-2021).[v]
More importantly, police only discovered these FPO violations after these individuals were arrested for committing other criminal offences.
Trudeau’s approach is a colossal and provable failure, yet he, his government and his lapdog media mouthpieces refuse to change course.
“More restrictions on licensed firearm owners!” is their mindless mantra.
Uncomfortable Truth #1: The RCMP Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) doesn’t track criminals who are slapped with a Firearms Prohibition Order.
Uncomfortable Truth #2: In May 2003, the federal government confirmed that tracking criminals prohibited from owning firearms is not necessary to manage the Canadian Firearms Program (CFP), and therefore these convicted criminals are protected by the Privacy Act. [vi]
Uncomfortable Truth #3: In 2023, Canada’s 2.3 million licensed firearms owners are required by law to report their change of address within 30 days or face up to two years in jail, yet 489,083 [vii] convicted criminals who are prohibited from owning firearms are free to roam Canada without telling the police where they live.
Uncomfortable Truth #4: The Government of Canada has required the mandatory registration of handguns since 1934, yet the government cannot point to a single case where the registry has helped police solve a single crime.
“The firearms registry is long on philosophy and short on practical results,” Julian Fantino said in 2004.
“Trudeau is only going after the people who went through the vetting, the training and the clearing process; people who store their guns properly and follow all of the rules. These are good, decent law-abiding people,” Pierre Poilievre said on July 24, 2023.
“A Pierre Poilievre led government will stop these attacks on our hunters and law-abiding firearms owners.”
Uncomfortable Truth #5: Justin Trudeau will – if he is not stopped – eradicate Canada’s firearms community and its longstanding culture of safety and personal responsibility.
Trudeau will replace our community and our culture of safety with more indiscriminate shootings, more violence and more senseless loss of life.
What does Trudeau gain by destabilizing our communities and our country?
After eight years of Justin Trudeau’s all-out assault on licensed firearms owners, he has built a more fearful and terrified voter pool who continue to beg him for “More restrictions on licensed firearm owners!” so they can feel safe.
Wouldn’t you rather live in a country where you are safe?
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| Does Trudeau have secret plan to scare Canadians into disarming? | | | |
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Will the political backlash sweeping Europe come to roost in Canada?
Yes: 82.1%
No: 17.9%
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New Winnipeg-based lab aims to speed up tracing, ballistic imaging of crime guns | CBC News | Manitoba is establishing a new lab to trace illegal guns and provide ballistic and forensic evidence, and the province says it will have a big impact on criminal activity. | | | |
Man in custody after his empty rifle case prompted an alert from Newfoundland police | ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A man was taken into custody in Newfoundland Thursday after police issued an emergency alert about a possibly armed suspect in the community of Carbonear, N.L. He was found about half an hour after the alert was issued, the Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP said in a news release on Thursday afternoon. | | | |
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– Club Level Safety Instructor Course –
Saturday, September 30, 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 1, 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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Canada's National Police Federation frustrated over repeat violent offenders being released on bail | Canada's National Police Federation (NPF) held a news conference Tuesday discussing its new report regarding recommendations for governments to collectively address Canada's Criminal Justice System when it comes to bail reform. "Smart Bail Initiatives: A Progressive Approach to Reforming Canada's Bail System" was released at this year's meeting of Canada's Premiers. | | |
GUNTER: Mayor Sohi helped play a part in Canada's loosened bail rules | Opinion column looking at Mayor Amarjeet Sohi's past as a Liberal cabinet minister, part of a government that eased bail restrictions. | | |
Death spurs bail reform talk | The death of a 52-year-old Edmonton man, which has led to a second-degree murder charge, has spurred a call for bail reform. | | | |
WATCH: Wild chase ends with pair charged for shooting spree in Edmonton | The dramatic end of the chase was filmed and posted on Twitter. | | | |
'Disturbing number of firearm-related offences': Guelph police say illegal firearms becoming more common | Guelph police say illegal firearms are becoming increasingly common in the Royal City. | | | |
Several guns stolen from Petawawa, Ont. home, OPP say | Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a break-and-enter in Petawawa over the weekend that led to several guns being stolen. | | | |
Man arrested over shooting death of Toronto mother has extensive criminal history | Damian Hudson's criminal record includes assaults, robberies, firearms offences and failing to comply with a probation order at least six times | | | |
Impaired driver armed with loaded gun arrested after being found asleep at the wheel in east end: police | Toronto police have arrested an allegedly impaired driver who they say was found asleep at the wheel of a vehicle and armed with a loaded handgun in the city's east end on Monday morning. | | | |
Toronto's gun violence is trending down despite recent daytime shootings, data shows | CBC News | Despite a pair of recent daytime shootings in Toronto that have left the city shaken, statistics show gun violence in the city has in fact decreased from the year before. | | | |
OPP bust 11 as part of Canada-wide 3D gun probe | CityNews Toronto | Even more troubling, the OPP added, is that the 3D printed guns are totally untraceable because they don't have serial numbers. | | | |
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Crown no longer seeking forfeiture of Calgary judge's firearms | The Crown on Thursday withdrew an application Justice John Shaw forfeit a number of firearms, clearing a major hurdle for his return to work | | | |
Scanlan wins World Cup gold in Italy - Sporting Shooter | Australia's Laetisha Scanlan won a gold medal in Women's Trap at last weekend's ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Lonato, Italy. | | | |
4 far-out new numbers about hunting and fishing in Canada * Outdoor Canada | Advertisement 10 Days in jail to which two men were sentenced for stuffing their catches with lead weights at a Lake Erie walleye tournament in Cleveland, Ohio, last September. They also lost their fishing licences for three years and were fined $2,500 each. As well, one of the men forfeited his $100,000 bass boat. | | | |
3 deadly decoy strategies for luring game into bow range * Outdoor Canada | Advertisement With each yelp I made, the big Merriam's tom responded with a sharp gobble. He was coming in hot, every exchange drawing him closer through the deep timber high up on the mountainside. Then he hung up at 40 yards and started pacing back and forth-no matter what calls I used, he just wouldn't step into view. | | | |
For Rocky, the Australian dream was to own guns which was a 'suppressed hobby' in China | As an unapologetic gun enthusiast, Rocky Shi fulfilled his ambition of owning firearms after immigrating to Australia, a dream which was unattainable for him in China. He challenges the stereotype that gun owners are violent. Australian experts say that may well be true. | | | |
Shooting athletes gutted as Victoria cancels Commonwealth Games - Sporting Shooter | The Victorian government's decision to cancel the 2026 Commonwealth Games, announced just hours after Trap star Laetisha Scanlan won a gold medal in the Shotgun World Cup, has "shocked and bitterly disappointed" Australia's shooting athletes. | | | |
New Zealand shooting kills two ahead of World Cup tournament | Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has assured the public that there is 'no wider national security threat' from the shooting. | | |
Researcher takes aim at gun registry | A long-time recreational shooter with an academic interest in firearms law thinks a newly-launched weapon registry is a waste of money. | | |
Auckland CBD shooting: Fresh questions about NZ gun control regime surface | "I'm really interested to know where this firearm came from." | | | |
Inquiry committee for mass shootings in Serbia formed at opposition's request | Lawmakers set up a committee tasked to investigate the facts and circumstances that led to the two mass shootings in May at the opposition's request in parliament on Tuesday. The Assembly decided to create the Inquiry Committee on 11 July at a session requested by the opposition. | | | |
Gun Free South Africa advocates for outsourcing the management of the police's Central Firearms Registry (CFR) - Voice of the Cape | Share this article By Kouthar Sambo Gun Free South Africa is advocating for outsourcing the management of the police's Central Firearms Registry (CFR) since it has been declared "dysfunctional." "The situation became much worse after the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 was passed because they put more administrative functions in[...] | | | |
$350k of firearms, ammunition seized at Port of Port of Spain - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday | Customs and Excise officials have seized a significant quantity of firearms, ammunition, firearms parts, and accessories at a transit shed located within the Port of Port of Spain. The street value of the seized contraband goods amounts to $350,000. Three people are assisting officers with their investigation into the findings. | | | |
Airing JULY 23, 2023 on CITY TV | |
This week on Canada In The Rough, Keith Beasley is waterfowl hunting West Central Saskatchewan with the infamous “Buck Paradise Outfitters”. He’s joined by Craig Platz of “Integra Tires” and outfitter Grant Kuypers, and they have a blast hunting a variety of locations and species, including the spectacular Specklebelly goose. | |
Sen. Chris Murphy Targets Military Gun Owners in Defense Bills | It takes a certain amount of brazenness to put the responsibility of defending the nation on a young American and then, in the next breath, demand they forfeit those freedoms they are literally willing to die to protect. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is never one to disappoint, though. | | | |
Firearm Sales Top 1 Million for 47 Months | For 47 months in a row the number of guns sold exceeded one million in June. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)-after subtracting concealed carry permits and other administrative use of National Instant Criminal Background Checks (NICS) conducted by the FBI-estimates the figure came in close to 1,110,696. That represents ... | | | |
"Ghost Gun" Bill Signed By Kotek | Senator James Manning, who has for years been trying to pass this absurd nonsense, noted in an email newsletter : " After years of work, my colleagues and I also took action on ghost guns with House Bill 2005. | | | |
MCC Update: Pro-gun States Block Credit Card Gun Registry Scheme | Last September, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approved a Merchant Category Code (MCC) for firearm retailers. Since the ISO's decision, NRA-ILA has worked to alert financial industry stakeholders to gun owners' concerns and urged state lawmakers and attorneys general to address this matter. | | | |
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A 210-year-old factory is making guns for Ukraine | 210 years after its founding, Watervliet is churning out gun barrels to support Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion. | | | |
Congressman Jamie Raskin Ripped For Calling Hunter Biden a '2A Rich Guy' ~ VIDEO | Completely ignores the fact that any other citizens who enter false information on a Form 4473 would face felony charges, prison, & lose their gun rights. | | | |
Former Weston police commissioner must register with CT weapons registry, sell his guns, court rules | Weston's former police commissioner, Richard Phillips, must register with the state's deadly weapon registry and sell his guns, a court ruled Monday. | | | |
Team USA Sporting Clays Win Back-to-Back World Championships | The USA Sporting Clays team has been touring the world and is coming home victorious after clinching two recent international titles. | | | |
Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, & Pyrotechnics: History of Explosive that Changed the World | Jack Kelly's book Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, & Pyrotechnics gives a detailed & easy to read view of the development & historical importance of gunpowder over an 800-year period. | | | |
Some claims are so implausible that they cry out to be fact-checked. Such is the case with Harry Hover's claim in support of a ban on so-called "assault weapons" in | | | |
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JULY
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4361 Amelia Street
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JULY
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Malahat
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700 Holker Place
Malahat, BC
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AUGUST
5-6
Irma Elks
Gun & Antique
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Irma Arena
5028 - 53rd Avenue
Irma, AB
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