Team CSSA E-News | January 11, 2019
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- Trudeau Fails to be Transparent with Canadians
- GUNTER: Yet another example of how legal gun owners — and not the criminals — face all the hassles
- Danger to Users & Targets of 3D-Printed Guns
- Oh Canada, How’s That Gun Registration Working Out?
- Gun smuggler worries he fuelled record year of murders
- Ukrainian snipers are about to get this powerful new upgrade courtesy of Canada
- Bob Zimmer: Taking guns out of dangerous hands
- RCMP taken to court for failure to disclose firearms information
- Coalition for Gun Control Says Handgun Ban ‘Within Our Reach’
- California bill would limit number of guns people can buy to one per month as state's new governor takes swipe at gun lobby
- Chicago Incident Another Case of Guns Saving Lives, Thanks to Lawsuits, Says SAF
- Gun use surges in surprising region
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COMMENTARY
Are Only Firearm Suicides Bad?
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Playing politics with suicide rates is morally appalling, yet that’s precisely what our government, media outlets and anti-gun groups do when they claim statistics “prove” Canada’s “gun control” scheme saves lives.
This column will set the record straight.
Yes, suicides by firearm declined steadily since 1991, the year 1,110 people chose to end their lives with a bullet.
[i]
By 2016, only 570 ended their lives this way.
[ii]
That’s a good thing.
Here’s the problem. The decline of suicide by gunshot did not impact Canada’s
overall
suicide rate one bit.
This is the terrifying state of affairs we must address.
In 1991, almost as many people (1,034) chose to end their lives by hanging as those who shot themselves. By 2016 a horrifying 1,933 people hanged themselves, more than triple the number of people who used a bullet to end their lives that same year.
Another 932 people, on average, die after poisoning themselves every year. We don’t talk about those tragedies, either.
The inconvenient truth is this.
We haven’t stopped anyone from killing themselves.
Even more disturbing is the upward trend of Canada’s overall suicide rate, which rose by approximately 700 deaths from 2000 to 2016.
People simply chose a different method when stricter gun laws made firearms harder to obtain.
Blaming guns (and gun owners) may be convenient for those with an agenda, but the awful truth is 4.5 times as many people hang or poison themselves every year as end their lives with a bullet.
Why will nobody talk about
those
tragic losses of life?
Or is suicide only bad when a gun is used?
Sources
[i]
http://cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/suicidesincanada.htm
[ii]
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1310015601
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Do you believe government deliberately distorts firearms suicides?
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:
In the 2019 election, will you hold politicians accountable for repeating bad information?
Absolutely. I've had enough.
99.4%
No. It's not their fault.
0.3%
I'm not sure yet.
0.4%
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Trudeau Fails to be Transparent with Canadians
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By MP Pierre Paul-Hus|Shadow Minister for Public Safety | January 11, 2019
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa, ON – Pierre Paul-Hus, Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and Glen Motz, Deputy Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today issued the following statement regarding the Trudeau government’s repeated refusal to release documents related to the Firearms Reference Table:
“Justin Trudeau has repeatedly failed to be open and transparent with Canadians. Now he would rather go to court than release documents that simply lay out the classification of all firearms in Canada. What is the Prime Minister trying to hide?
“The documents that have been requested are already widely shared with international law enforcement partners and firearms industry groups. However, despite a ruling from the Information Commissioner, the Liberals are refusing to provide them to Canadians.
“Justin Trudeau has shown a complete disrespect for law abiding firearms owners by adding increased regulations and red tape though Bill C-71. This is just another example of the Liberals’ unwillingness to stand up and support Canada’s firearms owners.
“Canada’s Conservatives will always stand up for law abiding firearms owners. We are calling on the Prime Minister to follow the ruling from the Information Commissioner and immediately release all documents related to the Firearms Reference Table.”
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For more information:
Office of Pierre Paul-Hus
Phone: 613-995-8857
Office of Glen Motz
Phone: 613-996-0633
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Vernon MP hosting town hall on firearms
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By Sean Mott | infonews.ca | January 10, 2019
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VERNON - Vernon's Member of Parliament want to have a conversation about guns with his constituents.
Mel Arnold, MP for North Okanagan-Shuswap, is hosting a town hall meeting on firearms next weekend at the Prestige Inn in Vernon. According to the Facebook event page, the meeting will be an opportunity to discuss "proposed changes to firearms legislation."
Firearms have been in the spotlight since the federal government introduced Bill C-71, a multimillion-dollar plan to combat a rise in gun and gang violence in Canada. The Conservative opposition has introduced it's own measures which it considers more effective.
The town hall is open to everyone, with the Facebook event post singling out "legitimate firearms owners, hunters, farmers and sports enthusiasts."
Michelle Rempel, MP for Calgary-Nose Hill and Official Opposition Critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will be a special guest at the event.
Rempel will also be attending Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola MP Dan Albas' town hall meeting in Kelowna at the Ramada hotel on Jan. 18 starting at 6 p.m.
The Vernon firearms town hall begins at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 19.
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Saskatchewan Gun Collectors Show
January 12-13, 2019
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Where
100 Armour Rd Highway 6 N
Regina, SK S4P 3C7
When
Saturday: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information, please call Bill Temple
at 306-584-0764.
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This information is subject to change.
Please contact gun show coordinator to confirm date, time and location.
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GUNTER: Yet another example of how legal gun owners — and not the criminals — face all the hassles
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By Lorne Gunter | torontosun.com | January 8, 2019
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If you’re a legal gun owner in Canada, you’ve probably heard the buzz about how the Liberal government would like to ban all handguns. Maybe you’ve even begun to wonder why it is that every time there is a high-profile shooting, “progressive” politicians come after you rather than targeting criminals with guns?
After all, over the past 25 years you’ve enrolled in (and passed) the government’s lengthy courses on the safe handling of firearms. You’ve applied for and been granted a licence to possess firearms and to buy ammunition.
For a time when it was required, you registered every old gun you had and every new gun you bought. You acquired (at significant expense) all the trigger locks and gun safes needed to comply with safe-storage rules. You informed the government of your new address every time you moved. And when you went to renew your firearms licence, you dutifully informed the government of any changes in your marital or employment status.
You even went to the trouble of acquiring a transport permit to carry a gun from your home to an approved shooting range, locked in a case in your locked trunk. And you’ve “held it” on the way home, rather than stopping to pee at a gas station because, technically, that’s what Canadian law requires.
If you are an official gun “collector,” you’ve even agreed to let police search your home randomly, without notice, once or twice a year.
In other words, you’ve jumped through every new hoop Ottawa could think up to burden law-abiding gun owners in the name of solving gun crime. And now you learn that’s still not enough. If they can figure out a way to do it, the Liberals want to take away any handguns you own altogether.
All of that’s frustrating enough. But here’s something you maybe didn’t know that’ll blow your lid: No one who has been banned by the courts from owning firearms is subject to the same scrutiny.
Neither Canada’s criminal justice system nor its police information computers keeps track of the whereabouts of people subject to “weapons prohibition orders.”
The federal firearms centre reports that there are nearly 450,000 convicted criminals “who have been prohibited from owning firearms,“ including thousands who should be “monitored closely because of their high risk to … acquire firearms illegally and use firearms in the commission of a subsequent offence.”
Yet, the federal government doesn’t keep track of people who have been banned from owning guns as closely as it keeps track of ordinary duck hunters and target shooters.
And here’s the ultimate irony (or is that hypocrisy?), we know the banned 450,000 already have criminal records, while we also know that crime rates among law-abiding gun owners are lower than for the population as a whole.
Governments who want to ban, restrict or register legal guns in the name of reducing crime, truly are going after exactly the wrong people.
Of course, to justify this unwarranted targeting of legit gun owners, governments and police services have recently begun spinning the tall tale that legal owners are the No. 1 source of guns used in crimes, either because they have carelessly stored them (and the guns have been stolen) or because they have sold their legal firearms on the black market.
This is utter hogwash. And little by little over the past two months, Public Safety Canada, the Toronto Police Service and others have been forced to admit they have no data to support their contention that most crime guns used in Canada start out as legal guns in Canada.
This is another way legal gun owners in Canada are being blamed for a problem they haven’t caused.
If governments want to reduce gun crimes, they need to stop wasting so much effort on good guys with guns.
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Danger to Users & Targets of 3D-Printed Guns
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By Ashley Osbun | ecnmag.com | January 8, 2019
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Guns and weaponry are a hot topic for debate among many. Whether it be tragic school shootings or other senseless violence, gun use has divided our country. There are those who question, “How do people get ahold of these weapons?” or “Were they licensed to carry?” and even, “Did they get a background check before they purchased the weapon?” Fear continues to spread as the implementation of 3D weaponry becomes more readily available.
In 2018, the government was faced with the issue of whether or not 3D printing guns was lawful. There would be no paperwork to track the weapons, nor background checks for those printing the guns. 3D-printed firearms that are virtually untraceable with no serial numbers are most widely referred to as ‘Ghost Guns.’
As it stands, the average desktop 3D printer isn’t capable of creating high-quality firearms manufactured in someone’s basement. But it does leave room for future technology to come in and fill the gap. As 3D metal printing becomes more affordable and widely used, it has the potential to lead to higher quality weapons with no trace.
Some people find an issue in the creation of the weapon itself, while others fear the growth of untraceable weapons within the country. Then there are those like Jeremy Straub from North Dakota State University that believe people who print and attempt to use 3D-printed firearms are actually at more risk than their target.
Straub says, “As
someone
who
uses 3D printing
his work
and researches
quality assurance technologies
, I’ve had the opportunity to see numerous printing defects and analyze what causes them. The problem is not with the concept of 3D printing, but with the exact process followed to create a specific item. Consumer 3D printers don’t always create high-quality items, and regular people aren’t likely to engage in rigorous quality assurance testing before using a 3D-printed firearm.”
Tony Bernardo, executive director of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, says, "You're not talking about making a real gun. You're talking about making something that might go five shots without blowing up in your hand."
The problem with 3D printers is that they can experience a wide variety of glitches, which result in item defects. As an item is printing, it’s difficult to discern if there is a flaw as the plastic is either too hot or too cold to get a firm reading. Even with everything set perfectly on a 3D printer, consumers have found that, particularly at home, flaws and defects are frequent.
With commercially built firearms, the guns are double checked for proper design through rigorous examinations. While some defects may still occur, they are much less than their printed counterparts. Home printing was not meant to design and then later produce the level of quality necessary for weapon production: which makes them utterly dangerous.
3D printing items is normally quite safe. Company’s around the country use 3D printing when dealing with models, miniatures, medical devices, prosthetics, and even hearing aids. But again, these products are then subjected to rigorous examinations for defaults. Something a home printer may not know to look for, especially in a printed weapon.
In the future, technology may aid in monitoring the printing process as well as assess the resulting model. For now, the average home printer does not possess the technical skills to design or perform necessary testing on what they print.
While printing a gun might be a red flag to many, experts are confident that until more sophisticated machinery is developed, whatever item is made isn’t guaranteed to be safe or fulfill its intended function.
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The CSSA is looking for VOLUNTEERS!
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Throughout the year, we set up booths at gun shows and host other events across this great country, and we can always use a helping hand.
If you think you'd be interested in helping us man a gun show booth or assisting at other CSSA events in your community or region, please contact our office at 1-888-873-4339 or email our office at
[email protected]
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We'd love to hear from you!
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Oh Canada, How’s That Gun Registration Working Out?
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By A1F Staff |americas1stfreedom.org | January 10, 2019
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Either fewer Quebeckers own guns than the government thought, or more are standing by their right to keep their personal belongings under the radar. Or the idea of registering firearms may just be a failure.
Regardless, Quebec’s
Firearms Registration Act
has resulted in an unimpressive number of guns being registered.
Our brethren north of the border have begun to exhibit an understanding of the consequences that could follow if the government knows what firearms you own.
When their politicians passed the act in 2018, it was predicted more 1.6 million guns would fall under the umbrella of needing to be registered. The latest numbers are in, and they show that fewer than 285,000 have been.
A pro-gun activist says this act of defiance should be a sign to the government that the law is absurd and unenforceable. “We are Canadian gun owners, and this is insulting to us,” Guy Morin said of the fact most gun owners have a high degree of disdain for the order.
Conservatives had argued against the requirement earlier, stating that it exceeded federal authority, would be difficult to enforce, wouldn’t do much for public safety and would be expensive
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Gun smuggler worries he fuelled record year of murders
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By Sam Pazzano, Courts Bureau | torontosun.com | January 7, 2019
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Randy Jackson admitted Monday that he smuggled 67 firearms from his native Michigan into the black market in Ontario in 2017.
While in custody last year, Jackson said he wondered how much of Toronto’s record shooting and homicide spree in 2018 was caused by his weapons, court heard.
“It was a painful feeling to see so many (shooting) stories break (on the nightly news) and wonder if I had any fault in it,” the 35-year-old father of four told court Monday. “I never thought too seriously about the consequences of my actions.”
Jackson, who served 15 years in the military, completed community college and had an “80 % average” while studying health-care administration at Eastern Michigan University, swore he had no involvement in either domestic or foreign gangs.
Jackson pleaded guilty to three counts of importing three firearms stashed inside his compression-style underpants while he tried to cross the Sarnia-Michigan border on Oct. 12, 2017. He also pleaded guilty to four other firearm trafficking offences in 2017.
Crown attorney Erin Pancer said in her agreed statement of fact that Jackson came on radar of Toronto Police Service’s firearm enforcement unit after officers found a loaded Glock handgun in an unrelated investigation in downtown Toronto in July 2017.
Officers determined that Jackson purchased that handgun in the U.S. and he often bought firearms on the same day that he crossed the border, using his NEXUS pass.
Jackson has two children with a London, Ont., who also has two kids from a previous relationship. He visited her every weekend while living, working and studying in Michigan, court heard.
Twelve of Jackson’s firearms have turned up at crimes scenes, mostly on drug dealers, in the GTA, Durham and Middlesex counties — six last year and nine in 2017, said Pancer.
The former Michigan National Guard member was linked to as many as 67 firearms that he purchased in 2017 and he admitted none were for his personal use, court heard.
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Ukrainian snipers are about to get this powerful new upgrade courtesy of Canada
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By Ian D'Costa, correspondent for GearScout | militarytimes.com | January 7, 2019
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Ukraine's Ground Forces (army) will soon be on the receiving end of a massive shipment of sniper rifles from Canada.
PGW Defence Technologies, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been contracted to supply Ukrainian snipers with anti-material rifles in deal valued at over USD $770,000.
The rifle in question is none other than
PGW's flagship heavy-caliber rifle
, the LRT-3 Sniper Weapon System.
Produced in Canada since 2005, this gun is chambered for the popular .50 BMG round, easily capable of disabling light vehicles and punching though armor with deadly effect.
Coming with an optionally-suppressed 29 inch stainless steel barrel and clocking in at just a shade over 25 lbs unloaded, the LRT-3 looks every bit the part of a heavy-caliber ranged gun.
It boasts a max effective range of around 1800 meters (1.1 miles), comparable to the American Barrett M107 rifle which is also on its way to the Ukrainian army as part of a separate deal.
While PGW has mostly flown under the radar over the past decade, it is no stranger to the arms game.
The company maintains contracts with the Canadian Forces to produce the .338 LM C14 Timberwolf rifle, and has supplied
other foreign clients
such as the Royal Saudi Land Force, and the UAE Armed Forces.
In the wake of extreme tensions and armed conflict with Russia, the Ukrainian government has made overtures towards NATO,
signalling their intent
to eventually become a member nation.
Buying over $770,000 worth of .50 caliber sniper rifles is yet another step in that direction, which will likely see the Ukrainian military adopt a number of small arms (and ammunition) in common standardized usage with NATO forces, including the 5.56x45 and 7.62x51 mm NATO rounds.
In fact, the arsenals of the former Soviet satellite republic, which are still hugely populated with old-school Warsaw Pact guns like the AKM, the AK-74 and the
Makarov PM
, have gradually seen an influx of weapons chambered for NATO standard calibers, such as the bullpup Tavor assault rifle, and the Zbroyar Z-10 designated marksman rifle, a locally-produced AR-10 derivative which shoots 7.62 NATO.
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Bob Zimmer: Taking guns out of dangerous hands
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By MP Bob Zimmer | alaskahighway.com | January 7, 2019
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When it comes to issues like firearms legislation, it’s vitally important the debate over how to keep our communities safe while respecting the rights of responsible firearms owners is based on facts. It’s far too easy to make emotional decisions to implement rules that do nothing to make communities safe and instead target law-abiding Canadians.
We have seen this time and again with this Liberal government, whether it’s the introduction of their firearms bill or opening the door to a complete ban on handguns.
Recently, I came across a great article by Senator Don Plett in which he highlights many important firearms-related facts
and backs this information up with statistics and evidence.
For example, according to Statistics Canada, only “a small portion of police-reported violent crime involves firearms.” In fact, in 2016 a firearm was used in only 2.7% of police-reported violent crime incidents and a handgun only 1.6% of the time.
While firearms-related homicides did increase by 20% between 2013 and 2016, according to Statistics Canada, this was “driven by a substantive increase in gang-related homicides.” It's also important to note that firearms-related homicides have been trending downward since 1974.
Another statistic I believe needs to be highlighted is the fact that very few people are charged with violating the Firearms Act. In 2017, the rate of persons over the age of 12 charged for violating the Firearms Act was .22 per 100,000 persons or just over two people for every million. This has also been trending downward for more than 15 years.
This means that the vast majority of firearms owners continue to follow the law, despite ongoing targeting by the Liberal government.
We must keep facts like these in mind when we are debating the issues surrounding firearms legislation. As lawmakers, we must base any future firearms-related legislation on evidence, rather than emotion. We must focus on those actually breaking the law, rather than those who have always followed it.
That's why I was so pleased to see Senator Plett’s informative article and why I am proud to support our Conservative plan to help to keep firearms out of the hands of violent gangs and criminals, while respecting our country’s lawful firearms owners.
Bob Zimmer is the Member of Parliament for Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies.
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RCMP taken to court for failure to disclose firearms information
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By John Ployer | thepostmillennial.com | January 9, 2019
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The RCMP are being taken to court for failing to disclose information they had previously been ordered to give.
The incident started when an anonymous person filed a request for the FRT (Firearms Reference Table). This database lays out how the RCMP reclassify firearms.
The RCMP refused to show it to them.
The person appealed to the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) for help, and the Commissioner ordered the RCMP to comply with the request.
The OIC is a non-partisan governmental body designed to protect the rights of Canadians looking to get information from government institutions.
The RCMP refused again. This time with someone higher up on their side Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness, who oversees the RCMP, sided with them in this dispute.
Now the case is going to court on the recommendation of the Information Commissioner.
According to the
Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights
(CCFR), The RCMP originally claimed that The RCMP may refuse requests that require the sharing of “trade secrets or financial, commercial, scientific or technical information that belongs to the Government of Canada.”
Now they are saying they can’t respect the request as it would involve disclosing the serial numbers of firearms, which they consider to be “personal information”.
The OIC disagrees with this defense.
The CCFR also claims that this particular document has been shared with foreign governments and organizations at least 10000 times, putting doubt on the credibility of this argument.
The court ruling will have major implications to the extent that the RCMP can stop public inquiries into their practices.
This isn’t the first time the RCMP have had issues with transparency.
In 2016
an employee at RCMP has faked a response to an Access to Information request made by the journalist. Minister Goodale at the time called the incident “unacceptable.”
Goodale has unequivocally sided with the RCMP in this incident, however.
Journalists have had to deal with poor practices from the RCMP for many years, including having to wait
ridiculous amounts of time
for mundane information.
The Office of the Information Commissioner has slammed the RCMP for it’s poor handling of Access to Information requests for years, made even more crucial by this government’s promise to improve and relax the process for requesting information.
What may not have changed is the bureaucracies’ approach to transparency.
The current approach by Minister Goodale and the RCMP will be tested when this case goes to court later in the year.
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AACCA Calgary Gun Show | January 12, 2019
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Visit the AACCA Calgary Gun Show
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Where
BMO Centre
5600 Centre St N
Calgary, AB T2G 2W1
When
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, please contact Josie
at 403-771-8348 or email
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This information is subject to change.
Please contact gun show coordinator to confirm date, time and location.
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Coalition for Gun Control Says Handgun Ban ‘Within Our Reach’
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By thegunblog.ca | January 8, 2019
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(Update Jan. 9 at 15:25 Toronto time: Adds link to Senator Don Plett’s stats in last paragraph.)
TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian Coalition for Gun Control said in a November fundraising letter that it got politicians to toughen a planned law against hunters and sport shooters, and that the government’s possible handgun ban is “within our reach.”
The letter, published below, outlined plans to further attack the rights of federally licensed shooters by demanding the seizure of their firearms and pushing for more privacy intrusions by police. The fundraising pitch used falsehoods and distortions to seek penalties and punishments for honest men and women, not lawbreakers.
Bans for Votes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering a “
full ban
” on handguns and many rifles and shotguns owned by licensed owners to help him win re-election in October.
He also proposed
Bill C-71
as a law to prohibit more guns and make it tougher for Canada’s
2.2 million
police-approved shooters to buy, sell, own and transport firearms. It will probably become law this year.
‘Within Our Reach’
“The time has come to ban handguns and military assault weapons in Canada,” said the letter dated Nov. 12, the day before the coalition kicked of its flashiest campaign to eliminate gun ownership. “We managed to get some amendments to Bill C-71. And have brought a ban on handguns and assault weapons within our reach.”
Hunting is at the heart of Canadian heritage, and target shooting is one of the country’s most-popular and safest sports. In addition to a record-high number of gun-permit holders, millions of unlicensed family and friends shoot safely and responsibly under their supervision.
A PDF of the fundraising letter was sent to TheGunBlog.ca by a recipient. We removed their personal information and are publishing a transcript and the image with their permission.
TheGunBlog.ca didn’t receive a reply from the coalition today after e-mailing them to verify the letter’s authenticity.
Another View
Senator Don Plett, who delivered one of the most devastating
critiques
of Bill C-71 last month, published the following on Jan. 4:
14 Things You Should Know About Violent Crime and Firearms in Canada
.
See the letters, links and complete story
HERE
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California bill would limit number of guns people can buy to one per month as state's new governor takes swipe at gun lobby
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By Jeff Daniels | cnbc.com | January 7, 2019
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- A bill rejected last year by California's outgoing governor, Jerry Brown, has been reintroduced in the legislature and would limit the number of guns Californians can purchase to just one per month.
- California's new Gov. Gavin Newsom took a swipe at the gun lobby in his inaugural address Monday.
- Newsom, a Democrat, has already indicated he supports some gun control legislation Brown rejected.
A bill has been reintroduced in the California state legislature that would limit the number of guns Californians can purchase to just one per month. A similar measure was vetoed last year by outgoing Gov.
Jerry Brown
.
It comes as another Democrat, Gavin Newsom, takes the reins Monday as the state's 40th governor. Newsom took a swipe at the gun lobby and Trump administration in his inaugural address.
"Make no mistake, there are powerful forces arrayed against us," Newsom said. "Not just politicians in Washington — but drug companies that gouge Californians with sky-high prices. A gun lobby that's willing to sacrifice the lives of our children to line their pockets."
"I've been as transparent on gun issues as any candidate for higher office in decades," Newsom told reporters in November. "I think we can even do more and better."
California
Senate Bill 61
, introduced by Democratic state Sen. Anthony Portantino, would impose a prohibition on the purchase or transfer of more than one firearm within a 30-day period. California law already prohibits any person from purchasing more than one handgun per month.
Last September, Brown vetoed Senate Bill 1177, a similar bill that would have banned Californians from buying more than one long gun per month. He also rejected another measure doing the same thing in 2016 and called the legislation in his veto message "well intentioned," but added it "would have the effect of burdening lawful citizens who wish to sell certain firearms that they no longer need."
Maryland has a ban on the books barring a person from buying more than one handgun or assault weapon within a 30-day period, while New Jersey bars dealers from transferring more than one handgun to any person within a 30-day period. Virginia passed a one-handgun-a-month law in the early 1990s but repealed it in 2012.
"California already has extensive waiting periods before a law-abiding citizen can exercise a fundamental constitutional right," said Lawrence Keane, senior vice president for government and public affairs for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a gun rights advocacy group based in Connecticut. "Further burdening and infringing on Californians' constitutional rights by rationing its exercise will not make the community safer. This was something former Gov. Brown understood."
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Chicago Incident Another Case of Guns Saving Lives, Thanks to Lawsuits, Says SAF
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By CCRKBA | canadafreepress.com | January 9, 2019
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BELLEVUE, WA – A young Chicago woman was able to defend herself against a would-be armed robber with a legally-carried pistol, thanks to two Second Amendment Foundation court victories that first nullified the city’s handgun ban and then forced the Illinois Legislature to adopt a concealed carry law, SAF noted today.
The incident is still under investigation, but it is certain that the 19-year-old suspect, who was fatally wounded, would have been facing an unarmed victim had not SAF legal actions paved the way for Illinois citizens to legally have handguns in Chicago, and to be able to legally carry them.
“Our legal actions have always been about putting law-abiding citizens on an equal footing against violent criminals,” said SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “We eliminated Chicago’s handgun ban with our 2010 Supreme Court victory in the McDonald case, and then forced Illinois lawmakers to allow citizens to legally carry with our Moore v. Madigan lawsuit.
“A legally-armed 25-year-old woman is alive today because she could fight back,” he observed.
“Not surprisingly,” Gottlieb said, “the gun control crowd invariably loses its voice when a bad guy is shot while committing a crime. Groups such as Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action scream loudly when they push restrictive gun laws to disarm honest citizens, but when an intended victim is able to win in a deadly confrontation, they quickly stick their heads in the sand and pretend nothing happened.
“Their silence,” he stated, “is not only deafening, it is deadly.”
“SAF’s motto for more than a decade has been ‘Winning Firearms Freedom, One Lawsuit at a Time’,” Gottlieb concluded. “That freedom includes the ability to defend one’s self in a life-threatening situation, and there’s no other way to define an attempted armed robbery on a Chicago street. Anyone who thinks a young woman should not be able to defend herself with a legally-carried handgun needs to readjust their moral compass.”
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GUN USE SURGES IN SURPRISING REGION
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By Hanna Bogorowski | dailycaller.com | January 8, 2019
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Gun ownership is on the rise across Europe, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which attributes the upturn in part to the increase in terrorist activity in the region as well as a general insecurity against rising crime.
The Monday
report
also cited the
Small Arms Survey
, which noted the number of Europe’s unregistered weapons outnumbered legal ones by 44.5 million to 34.2 million in 2017. Many of the firearms came from former war zones or were purchased online from various vendors.
Gun violence has increased alongside gun ownership, at least according to police statistics since 2015 in France, Germany and Belgium.
“Europe represents the largest market for arms trade on the dark web, generating revenues that are around five times higher than the U.S.,” a recent Rand Corp. report stated, according to WSJ.
Europe
accounts for less than 10 percent of the 857.3 million guns owned worldwide, the WSJ report noted, but the “rapid” increase is notable as it comes under a region with strict gun laws.
Most
registered guns
in France, Germany and Belgium are only permitted for use in shooting ranges, WSJ reported, and obtaining permits to use them outside the ranges is difficult.
Those “small arms” can easily be converted to lethal weapons, according to a report from
The Times
.
A 26-year-old Berlin student interviewed by WSJ said she applied for a gun permit immediately following reports of mass sexual assault and guessed many other women would do the same.
“If I don’t do it now, I will have to wait maybe another half year,” Carolin Matthie told WSJ.
Germany alone saw the number of legally registered guns rise 10 percent to 6.1 million from 2012-2017 and the number of applications seeking to use guns outside of shooting ranges tripled over those five years, according to Germany’s National Weapons Registry.
“With each terror attack, the legislation gets stricter,” Sebastien de Thomaz, a gun range owner in Brussels, told WSJ. “For the black market, everything stays the same,” he added, commenting on the changing gun policies that have come with the rise in crime.
Gun use
is rising in Europe, however, the U.S. still holds the top spot globally.
A Small Arms study, published in June, stated that of the 857 million civilian-held firearms estimated in 2017, 393 million are in the United States, which is more than those held by civilians in the other top 25 countries combined.
In other words, four out of 10 firearms are in the hands of U.S. citizens, a Small Arms press release added.
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