From: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca (Cdn-Firearms Digest) To: cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Subject: Cdn-Firearms Digest V5 #49 Reply-To: cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Sender: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Errors-To: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Precedence: normal Cdn-Firearms Digest Monday, September 16 2002 Volume 05 : Number 049 In this issue: Attack with flare gun draws two years: Hunting workshop for youths Column: Young Manitobans enjoy thrill of hunt during waterfowler days Column: PASSENGERS NEED ASSURANCE THEY ARE BEING PROTECTED Column: Shooters are high-calibre people: TOUGH ON CRIME? Special constables to be armed; ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 05:46:42 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Attack with flare gun draws two years: PUBLICATION: Edmonton Journal DATE: 2002.09.15 EDITION: Final SECTION: City PAGE: A11 SOURCE: The Edmonton Journal DATELINE: Edmonton - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attack with flare gun draws two years: Forced out of toilet hiding place by police pepper spray: BIFFY BANDIT - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A man who shot a hospital security guard in the face with a flare has been sentenced to two years in prison. The guard, who wasn't seriously hurt, was shot in the Grey Nuns hospital main lobby shortly before 9 a.m. last June 28, police said at the time. He had just approached two young men known to security guards when one pulled out a pen-shaped flare and fired. The men fled. One man, who tried to escape on a bus, wasn't charged when police determined he wasn't involved in the incident. The other man locked himself inside a portable toilet at a nearby construction site, but came out when police pumped in pepper spray. Kristopher Andre Lamoureux, 19, pleaded guilty earlier this week in provincial court to assault causing bodily harm. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 06:03:05 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Hunting workshop for youths PUBLICATION: The Guardian (Charlottetown) DATE: 2002.09.13 EDITION: Final SECTION: The Province PAGE: A3 COLUMN: Island Digest SOURCE: The Guardian (Charlottetown) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Point Prim: Hunting workshop for youths - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Environment is hosting the third annual Youth Waterfowl Workshop at Camp Buchan in Point Prim Saturday. Environment Minister Chester Gillan said the free workshop is designed to encourage youth involvement in the sport of waterfowl and ensure beginning hunters get off on the right foot. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 06:06:56 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Column: Young Manitobans enjoy thrill of hunt during waterfowler days PUBLICATION WINNIPEG FREE PRESS DATE : SAT SEP.14,2002 PAGE : E9 CLASS : Travel EDITION : - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Manitobans enjoy thrill of hunt during waterfowler days - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freelance Writer Outdoor Life/robert D/ Sopuck For young Manitobans, Waterfowler Heritage Days has kicked off another season. In early September, special "mentored" hunts for young people aged 12 to 17 were held at Minnedosa, Delta Marsh, and Netley Marsh. All were spectacular successes and the program shows no intention of slowing down. In Minnedosa, 29 young hunters took to the field under the watchful eye of experienced mentors. The kids were very keen. One Mom told me that her son had not only marked the dates for this hunt on his calendar a month earlier but that he had similarly marked every single calendar in the house! The kids, mentors, and volunteers gathered on Saturday, August 31 for the usual pre-hunt activities. After a short orientation talk, it was off to "sharpen up the eye" on some clay pigeons. The shooting was done under the watchful eye of Mike Bonner, who had just come back from judging the shooting competition at the Commonwealth Games in England. After a hearty supper, the kids and their mentors went for an evening scout of Sunday's spots. The areas were evaluated, the wind direction noted, and mental pictures were retained because the hunters knew that they would have to navigate back to the same area in the morning darkness. On the day of the hunt, no one was interested in sleeping in. Imagine that, 29 teenagers all getting up at 4 a.m. and by themselves! My two young charges were Sean and Dylan Woodley, who had just moved to Manitoba from Toronto. They had shot clay pigeons with me before but this was their first real hunt. We paddled to our spot in the pre-dawn darkness, experiencing that magic time, "dawn in a duck blind." We could hear the whistling wings but couldn't see a thing. But when the light was right, the birds came in. And the boys realized that shooting ducks was very challenging. They had lots of opportunities and managed one duck, a nice plump blue-wing teal. After the hunt, all the participants traded stories and compared birds at the Delta Waterfowl Station. There was much laughter as tales of missed opportunities were recounted. Hunts were held at Delta Marsh and Netley Marsh on September 6 and 7. There were a record 37 youth at the Delta hunt and they, along with the 34 mentors and other volunteers, filled the Delta Station to capacity. Tom Balzer of S.I.R Sporting Goods and Reg Wiebe of the Manitoba Wildlife Federation ably handled the safety and target shooting portions of the program. On the day of the hunt itself, Jim Fisher, Delta Waterfowl's director of conservation programs, scattered 14 parties of hunters and mentors throughout the vast Delta Marsh. According to Fisher, "Everyone saw birds and there was lots of shooting and much missing but every party got a bird or two." A highlight was cleaning the birds, normally a somewhat messy activity. This time, the hunters were treated to a complete dissection of a fresh Canada goose by Delta doctoral student Lynn Miller. They were fascinated and asked endless questions about the function of all the parts. For Miller, the experience was a welcome change from the "serious" scientific work that makes up her days. "It was hard to tell who was having more fun, the kids or me, they were such great kids to be with," she said. "Maybe one or two will be inspired to become biologists." The kids sent letters to Premier Gary Doer thanking the government for allowing the special youth season. One young lad wrote that he only shot one goose but, "...I am going to roast it for Thanksgiving." Another told the premier, "I really, really enjoyed the weekend. Although I got nothing, I had an incredible amount of fun." One lad thanked Doer by saying, "I was thrilled by the fun and enjoyment of this new activity that I will now participate in frequently. I would like to thank you personally for the time to hunt, and for you giving us the chance to hunt. It was great." The Netley Marsh hunt was hosted by the Netley Waterfowl Foundation. There were 11 hunters and 11 mentors. It rained on their hunt but Albert Hartwig of the Foundation said the kids were real troopers and enjoyed it anyway. Hartwig said the kids went through a lot of shells and all got some birds. For Hartwig, it was all about kids enjoying themselves. "The best thing were the beaming faces of the young hunters; the complete joy of just being there," he said. Delta's Jim Fisher summed it up: "Youth waterfowl is a wonderful time for youth and mentors alike to experience the passion of waterfowling. We are excited at how the program is growing and look forward to many Waterfowler Heritage Days." Over the next few weeks there will be hunts at Oak Hammock, Whitewater Lake, and The Pas. You can call Jim Fisher at the Delta Waterfowl Foundation at 1-877-667-5656 for details. Robert D. Sopuck is a vice-president with the Delta Waterfowl Foundation (www.deltawaterfowl.org), a member of the Wildlife Information Network of Manitoba. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 06:08:05 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Column: PASSENGERS NEED ASSURANCE THEY ARE BEING PROTECTED PUBLICATION: The Calgary Sun DATE: 2002.09.13 EDITION: Final SECTION: Editorial/Opinion PAGE: 15 SOURCE: BY CONNIE WOODCOCK, SUN MEDIA - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNFRIENDLY SKIES PASSENGERS NEED ASSURANCE THEY ARE BEING PROTECTED - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Among the unpleasant side effects of Sept. 11 is fear of flying. And not just a fear of flying on the anniversary itself, but of boarding an aircraft anytime, anywhere. I'm not the only one. A recent Canadian Tourism Association study has found that in the U.S. at least, travel to Canada by air dropped more than 10% between January and June while car travel to Canada increased by more than 6%. As well, 40% of U.S. business travellers say they're taking fewer trips, the study found. Statistics Canada has reported similar statistics, although it found U.S. air travel to Canada increased between January and March, the first increase since Sept. 22, 2001. I keep telling myself it's silly and irrational to fear a plane trip when most of the people I know have tucked their worries away (if they ever had any) and gone back to their regular travel routine. But the fact remains I'm not at all anxious to face an upcoming flight to Florida. I'm tempted to take the train, but the longer you avoid this kind of phobia, the worse it's likely to become, so some time in November, I'll be biting my lip and taking tranquilizers to get myself on the aircraft. I'd like to get over this fear. I tell myself airline travel is still the safest way to go and that there are air marshals on some flights so I should just get over it. Then I see stories about the continuing laxity of airport security and I wonder whether those people who rode Flight 93 into the ground in Pennsylvania thought flying was safe, too. Then last week, there was a bright spot in the aviation gloom -- U.S. pilots will soon be carrying handguns and it's possible that all pilots flying into the U.S. may have to do likewise. The U.S. Senate recently voted 87-6 to arm pilots and the Bush administration has said it won't stand in its way. According to Donald Carty, head of American Airlines' parent corporation, pilots will be armed some time next year, maybe even by the end of this year, although a separate bill still has to pass the U.S. House of Representatives. Carty admitted he has reservations about the idea, but naturally it was Canadian Transport Minister David Collenette who responded to the possibility by insisting Canadian pilots will not be allowed weapons and suggested they would add "a new element of danger" to the skies. "You're either a pilot or a policeman," he said. Oddly, 70% to 80% of U.S. pilots are willing to be both. According to a study by the U.S. Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA), their pilots trust neither airport security nor air marshals. And who can blame them? A recent CAPA study showed 25% of potential weapons are still getting through U.S. airport security. But here we go again with the "Canadians aren't violent" mantra. Guns are not our friends. Guns are nothing but trouble. Guns are for criminals. Or, as a Globe and Mail editorial put it, "arming pilots is a bad idea bordering on recklessness." The Globe's deep thinkers, who have been on this well-worn track before, claim Americans' gun culture gives them faith in as the last line of defence. "Thankfully," it adds, "Canadians have no such faith." Oh yeah? I don't recall anyone asking me whether I have any faith in the use of guns, but as it happens, I do -- depending on the situation, of course, but a terrorist bursting onto the flight deck of a plane on which I'm a passenger would be one of those situations. In fact, I believe just what the Globe claims many Americans, and certainly the pilots, believe -- that guns are the last line of defence. If you don't need to use one, hurray, but just in case, they're handy to have around the cockpit. But, the Globe worries, how well-trained will these pilots be? And will they have to carry them through crowded airports where anything might happen? How will we explain it to the children? Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Meanwhile, just exactly what has happened in Canada lately to make me feel better about flying? Nothing. There are supposed to be armed air marshals on some flights, according to Collenette, but how does one know for sure? Reinforced cockpit doors are mandatory in the U.S. now, but not here. Why not? No, merely living through the 9/11 anniversary was enough to remind everyone that the friendly skies aren't any more. I need to be reassured that everything possible is being done to protect me before I'll ever be comfortable on an aircraft again. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 06:08:50 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Column: Shooters are high-calibre people: PUBLICATION: The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) DATE: 2002.09.16 EDITION: Final SECTION: Sports PAGE: C6 COLUMN: Outdoors BYLINE: Lloyd Litwin SOURCE: The StarPhoenix - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shooters are high-calibre people: In my experience, always willing to give advice, lend gear - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's been a busy month. The whole family went to Camrose, Alta., for the 25th anniversary black powder provincial championships. After all the times I had been there through the years I got a special invite. From there it was the Macklin trap shoot, Saskatoon Black Powder shoot and finally to Yorkton for another trap shoot last weekend. We all did pretty well and managed to win a few prizes at each shoot. Geoffrey won the junior aggregate at Camrose. I won the primitive and limited aggregates. Kathy didn't enter all the events or I am sure she would have taken the women's division as well. In one event I got first and she got third. I was very proud of her effort. We all got a medal at the Saskatoon shoot. We ended the shooting year at Yorkton and shot a fun event under the lights. The white birds showed up well. Geoff entered his first trap competition and shot 300 rounds. He finished second. The whole year was an enjoyable ride. Sporting clays, black powder and trap; it didn't matter the discipline, I had a great time at all of them. I met new people, travelled to new locations and had a successful year. I started in C class and ended the year in AA. I've been told I'm a shoo-in for rookie of the year. As I cleaned my guns I reminisced about the achievements and all the people who made it possible. There were many. I realized all clubs have something in common. The willingness to help a fellow shooter is strong in all of them. When I started in black powder 25 years ago, everybody would let me try their if I wanted and gave all sorts of advice. In time, I too passed along that help and advice. Through the years, as I tried DCRA shooting, handguns and black powder silhouettes, I tried many guns and entered many events with someone else's shells and . I eventually acquired my own gear, but it was nice to sample the selection first. Due to ever changing government rules, the I ordered last December is still not here. I showed up to competitions with what I had. "That won't do," people said. "Use this one today." Thank you to some good people To all those people who helped out, a huge thank you: Shawn Rafrosse at Outlook, who lent me a double at two sporting clay shoots. Wayne Keating, who lent me his double so I could shoot pairs at the Saskatoon shoot. Al Preymack, who lent me a great at provincials and nationals, then insisted I borrow another one of his shotguns and join him at a skeet shoot. Between Preymack and Keith Stead, they supplied all the small gauge shells, too. Jim Brown supplied a double at Leader and I won great prizes with it. Long-time friend Larry St. Louis lent me his Winchester for several weeks until it developed a problem at the Hudson Bay shoot. Dick Ried came to the rescue and lent me his new for the day. Don Gilchrist lent me his trap for the last shoot. Frank Kurenda gave me technical advice and tips on the psychology of the game. Many others clued me in to the rules and etiquette of the disciplines. These people made my year possible and proved again that responsible owners are the salt of the earth and make great friends. I have observed this to be true of almost every shooter in any club I have visited in the last 25 years. When I finally get my through customs I owe the up-and-comers a lot of help. It's what we do. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 06:09:49 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: TOUGH ON CRIME? PUBLICATION: The Kingston Whig-Standard DATE: 2002.09.16 EDITION: Final SECTION: Community PAGE: 14 SOURCE: The Kingston Whig-Standard - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Courts - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a compilation of the offences from the Ontario Court of Justice for the weeks of August 26 to 30 and Sept. 2 to 6. Only those sentences that included a large fine, probation and/or incarceration are included. Michael McMahon, 42, was convicted of two counts of threatening death/bodily harm and placed on probation for 12 months. Scott B. Cowan, 38, was convicted of theft and ordered jailed for 50 days. Wayne T. Smith, 37, was convicted of assault with a weapon and two counts of failing to abide by bail conditions. He was ordered jailed for 90 days to be served intermittently and concurrently. Troy Lyman, 25, was convicted of assault causing bodily harm, ordered jailed for 45 days and placed on probation for 12 months. Donald T. Boutlier, 33, was convicted of assault with a weapon and ordered jailed for 75 days. Cheryl Simpson, 42, was convicted of having care and control of a motor vehicle when she had more than the legal amount of alcohol in her system. She was fined $600. Wayne T. Morin, 30, was convicted of robbery and possession of a weapon ordered imprisoned for two years. He was given credit for six months of pre-sentence custody. Shaun P. Corrigan, 42, was convicted of assault, threatening death/bodily harm and criminal harassment and ordered jailed for 75 days, to be served intermittently. Daniel J. Sauve, 38, was convicted of failing to abide by probation and possession of a . He was ordered jailed for 90 days. David B. Hill, 35, was convicted of criminal harassment and placed on probation for 18 months. Michael J. Gibson, 20, was convicted of assault, take vehicle/vessel, dangerous operation of a vehicle, break and enter, forcible confinement and threatening death/bodily harm. He was ordered jailed for 45 days and placed on probation for 12 months. James W. Papst, 52, was convicted of theft and ordered jailed for 21 days. Wilfred D. Rouleau, 36, was convicted of failing to attend court and ordered jailed for 15 days. Wayne D. Sweet, 29, was convicted of carrying a concealed weapon and ordered jailed for 30 days. Alfred M. Livingstone, 52, was convicted of possession of stolen property and ordered jailed for 30 days. Mark W. Chartrand, 26, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance and fined $100. Terry L. Merriam, 43, was convicted of causing a disturbance and ordered jailed for 21 days. Vera J. Corrigan, 69, was convicted of having care and control of a motor vehicle when she had more than the legal amount of alcohol in her system. She was fined $600. Dale D. Serson, 45, was convicted of dangerous operation of a vehicle, possession of stolen property and break and enter and ordered jailed for eight months. Tina Haynes, 33, was convicted of theft and ordered jailed for one day. Darryl E. Lemmon, 36, was convicted of aggravated assault, ordered jailed for 12 months and placed on probation for three years. Terri N. Bennett, 27, was convicted of theft, uttering a forged document, possession of stolen property and placed on probation for 12 months and ordered to pay $510 restitution. Douglas Burley, 30, was convicted of mischief and fined $200. Nancy L. Pearson, 27, was convicted of two counts of fraud and placed on probation for 12 months. Cory Q. Chapman, 23, was convicted of driving while his ability was impaired and fined $650. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 06:11:13 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Special constables to be armed; PUBLICATION: Red Deer Advocate DATE: 2002.09.13 SECTION: Local PAGE: B1 BYLINE: Tester, Laura - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special constables to be armed; Clearwater County discusses storage - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Clearwater County will investigate further how best to store rifles in the county's law enforcement vehicles. The firearms are being sought for the two special constables so they can put down an injured or dangerous animal. Councillor Wilf Tricker questioned this week whether the proposed rifles could be hidden from view in the sports utility-style vehicles. Why can't they go behind the seat?, Tricker asked in council chambers. I would hate to see them out in the open. I think they should be out of sight and out of mind. Tricker suggested the rifles could be stored in the back seat in locked cases - instead of having the guns upright in full view. Public works superintendent Darrell Constantinoff said he'll look into it. I think there was a bit of a concern regarding the visibility, Constantinoff said later. Typically, they are stored in a locking device, upright in the front of the vehicle. Another common way is to mount them on a back window or vertical surface, Constantinoff said. Council is reviewing the new firearms-use policy so special constables can be armed with rifles when calls of injured or dangerous animals come in. That policy will return to council for approval on Sept. 24 and then forwarded to the Solicitor General's Department. The county must apply to the province to permit the constabulary to carry firearms. The policy addresses procedure, ammunition, storage and transportation, inspection, report of discharges and recall of firearms. The ammunition has to be out of reach from where the is, Constantinoff said. The province allows for two types of firearms - a gauge shotgun or a 5.56 mm-calibre rifle. In discussions with our special constables, their preference would be a rifle, Constantinoff said. The officers have training, he added. One of our special constables is an ex-RCMP officer, Constantinoff said. They have one more course they need to take regarding the 5.56-mm (rifle). The Edmonton City Police will provide that training. Constantinoff said the rifles are an additional tool for special constables to use. In the last three years, he's known of two cases where guns would have come in handy to put down a wild animal and a dog struck by vehicles. Special constables were on scene in both situations, Constantinoff said. It's definitely something that's not going to be weekly or monthly, however the potential is there. He said the special constables work various shifts that include evenings and weekends. Between the two of them, they end up really juggling their hours - 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Constantinoff said. Constantinoff said the county has a 24-hour dispatch phone number - 844-8500. If (the call) is something of that nature (where a is required), potentially a special constable may be available. Constantinoff said the special constables patrol five campgrounds, including one just outside of Nordegg. There can be a little higher potential of dangerous animals frequenting the campground (in the west end), Constantinoff said. The fact conservation or RCMP officers won't be able to respond in some of those remote areas is a real possibility. ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V5 #49 ********************************* Submissions: mailto:cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Mailing List Commands: mailto:majordomo@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Moderator's e-mail address: mailto:acardin33@shaw.ca List owner: mailto:owner-cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca FAQ list: http://www.magma.ca/~asd/cfd-faq1.html and http://teapot.usask.ca/cdn-firearms/Faq/cfd-faq1.html Web Site: http://teapot.usask.ca/cdn-firearms/homepage.html FTP Site: ftp://teapot.usask.ca/pub/cdn-firearms/ CFDigest Archives: http://www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca/~ab133/ or put the next command in an e-mail message and mailto:majordomo@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca get cdn-firearms-digest v04.n192 end (192 is the digest issue number and 04 is the volume) To unsubscribe from _all_ the lists, put the next five lines in a message and mailto:majordomo@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca unsubscribe cdn-firearms-digest unsubscribe cdn-firearms-alert unsubscribe cdn-firearms-chat unsubscribe cdn-firearms end (To subscribe, use "subscribe" instead of "unsubscribe".) 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