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 #77 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 Tuesday, September 24 2002 Volume 05 : Number 077 In this issue: Column: LET THIS BILL DIE Brown on target at worlds Man guilty of assault in pellet gun incident: USA: Feds say 2 percent of firearm applicants rejected in 2001 Do Your Duty Duck Hunting in Saskatchewan London march for fox hunt swells to 400,000 More facts about CSSA Slain woman was accused's boss; Teen faces attempted murder, other charges ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:55:40 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Column: LET THIS BILL DIE PUBLICATION: The Edmonton Sun DATE: 2002.09.23 EDITION: Final SECTION: Editorial/Opinion PAGE: 10 SOURCE: BY NEIL WAUGH, EDMONTON SUN COLUMN: Editorial - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LET THIS BILL DIE - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Albertans and right-thinking Canadians across the country have come to acquire a healthy distrust for the laws created by the Ottawa Liberals. The distrust comes not only from the way the laws are written, in that they tend to promote a left-wing ordering of society, but also how those laws are interpreted by the courts. There's no greater example of that than the control legislation that was rammed through Parliament with the aid of Liberal-backed special interest groups. Instead of targeting those who would commit violent crimes with guns, the result of the law has created the potential for criminalizing millions of decent, law-abiding Canadians. It's forcing them to reveal the most intimate details about their lives in order to obtain a possession and acquisition licence, a requirement that is extremely invasive and contrary to the spirit of the federal government's own privacy laws. Yet anyone who reads the newspapers on a regular basis knows that the firearms registry has not appeared to make the slightest dent in -related crime. It's clear that the new animal cruelty legislation that is now hung-up in Parliament creates the same kind of fear and distrust among people who must work with animals for their livelihood. The Canadian Cattlemen's Association is urging the federal Liberal government to let the present proposed law die on the order paper and not be resurrected. Clearly no one is advocating doing away with laws preventing cruelty to animals. Man has an ethical and moral responsibility to protect animals in our care and control from being subject to undo pain and stress. But in the cattle, hog and poultry industries activities like branding, castration, dehorning and methods of slaughter are all part of the process of putting meat on Canadians' tables. While the Liberal politicians and the bureaucrats have assured us repeatedly that the law safeguards farmers and ranchers from frivolous prosecution, we've already been down that road too many times before. There's a healthy amount of skepticism out there that says the law would play into the hands of the more radical elements of the animal rights movement who would use it to effectively make the animal husbandry industry inoperable. The federal Liberals would be wise to heed the cattlemen's valid concerns and for once work with the industry to develop an acceptable piece of legislation that vigorously prosecutes those who would deliberately bring pain and suffering on animals, without targeting the law-abiding. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:59:50 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Brown on target at worlds PUBLICATION: Red Deer Advocate DATE: 2002.09.23 SECTION: Sports PAGE: A7 BYLINE: Simnett, Chris PHOTO: Stokoe, Jeff ILLUSTRATION: Bob Brown shot 200 to win the world veteran singles title - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown on target at worlds - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thieves did Bob Brown a big favour this winter. Someone broke into his truck and stole his trap shooting guns while he was at an event in Phoenix in February. That prompted Brown to buy an old off of a friend and the rest, they say, is history. The , a 40-old-old Ljutic shotgun, has been pure magic in the hands of the 68-year-old from Penhold. He used it to win the world veteran singles trap shooting championships in Vandalia, Ohio last month. It's the first time a Canadian has ever won the title and Brown shot the highest score ever for a Canadian at the event, hitting all 200 targets he aimed at. He was the only veteran to shoot 200 at the competition. I've shot 200 a few times, but I've never done it in a competition like that, said Brown. It's always been a goal (to win at Vandalia), added Brown. I don't know what you can say. It's just a wonderful feeling of achievement. The new , which is the same kind as the one he had stolen, is a picture of simplicity. It has very few moving parts in it, there's nothing to go wrong with it, said Brown. That's paramount when you're shooting. You need something reliable. Brown knew right away that it was a special . I just picked this one up and there was something different about it, said Brown. I shot it so much better than my old one and I shot my old one pretty well. At Vandalia, Brown shot at 400 singles targets and missed only eight of them. Since getting the new , Brown has broken 100 10 times. He began trap shooting as a 12-year-old in Drumheller when his grandfather rigged up a trap that threw tin cans into the sky. He began shooting at clay targets four years later, in 1950, and has been at it ever since. He began competing in 1972 but this is the biggest title he's ever won. I have won at Vandalia before and I have won a few things at the provincial level and I've won at the western zone level, said Brown. But nothing like this. Being modest, Brown has a tough time explaining his success. You're good at the things you like because you like the things you're good at, he said with a chuckle. I've been kind of driven my whole life to do this and I don't know why. Now that he's got a world title, Brown is setting his sights on winning the provincials singles crown. He's won the doubles and all-around titles before, but the singles has always eluded him. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:02:03 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Man guilty of assault in pellet gun incident: PUBLICATION: The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) DATE: 2002.09.24 EDITION: Final SECTION: Local PAGE: A4 BYLINE: Lori Coolican SOURCE: The StarPhoenix - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man guilty of assault in pellet gun incident: Judge doesn't buy alibi accused was out of town, Crown prosecutor says - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A 21-year-old Saskatoon man who claimed police wrongfully arrested him in connection with a pellet shooting at a party last winter was convicted in provincial court Monday. Judge Marty Irwin rejected Sean Lyndon Horse's claim that he was on a trip to Edmonton with his girlfriend when the incident happened last Dec. 1, Crown prosecutor Michael Segu said after the verdict. Irwin found Horse guilty of two counts of assault causing bodily harm, one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, one count of common assault and one count of theft. Horse is remanded in custody until his sentencing hearing Oct. 16. Witnesses testified a young man calling himself Seth showed up at the impromptu party in a basement suite on Ewart Avenue with two friends and began intimidating people, taking someone's necklace and eventually brandishing a pellet pistol that had been tucked into his waistband. A scuffle broke out as several guests tried to get the three men to leave. A 21-year-old man sustained permanent eye damage from a blast of air when the unloaded was fired directly into his face. Another man was left with three pellets embedded in his face. Several witnesses picked Horse out of a police photo lineup and identified him in court as the man who fired the shots. During his trial, Horse and his girlfriend Tammy Wanich, as well as her best friend, claimed the couple were in Edmonton celebrating their anniversary. However, they did not mention the alibi to anyone until several months after Horse's arrest, despite his being held in custody since January. The Crown's witnesses included a local geologist who spent several hours in a city police holding cell next to Horse on the day of his arrest. Patrick Cashman, who was in custody over unpaid parking fines, came forward during the trial, after reading Horse's story in the StarPhoenix. Horse told him he'd shot people with a pellet at a party, and wondered aloud what the penalty would be, Cashman testified. "(Irwin) determined that the Crown witnesses were credible and being honest and trustworthy. He felt that obviously the key issue was identity, and in rendering his decision he accepted the evidence of the Crown witnesses, including Mr. Cashman, and essentially rejected the evidence of Mr. Horse and Tammy Wanich," Segu said. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:04:41 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: USA: Feds say 2 percent of firearm applicants rejected in 2001 NOTE: And the USA does this without a gun registry! Find this article at: http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/09/22/firearm.applications/index.html Feds say 2 percent of firearm applicants rejected in 2001 WASHINGTON (CNN) --Roughly two out of every 100 applicants who applied to purchase a firearm last year were rejected after a background check, and a smaller percentage was arrested, federal statistics released Sunday showed. In real numbers, 151,000 out of nearly 7.6 million applicants -- or 1.9 percent -- were rejected after checks by the FBI or state and local agencies, according to the Justice Department. About 1,900 were arrested, according to the findings compiled by the department's Bureau of Justice Statistics. The department has been making checks since the federal Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act went into effect in 1994. The 2001 rejection rate for firearms purchases is similar to the rejection rate for previous years. Almost 38 million applications were made from March 1994 to December 2001 to federally licensed dealers, of which about 840,000 - -- about 2 percent -- were rejected, a statement from the Justice Department said. Applicants may be rejected for having a criminal record or being otherwise ineligible under federal or state law. The vast majority -- 72 percent -- of rejections in 2001 were due to felony convictions or indictments or domestic violence misdemeanor convictions or restraining orders. Other reasons -- those who are fugitives, illegal aliens, suffer drug addiction or a mental illness or disability, or have had a dishonorable discharge from the armed services -- made up the balance of rejections. Persons whose background checks prevent them from receiving a firearm or a permit may be arrested and prosecuted if they are wanted in an outstanding warrant or have submitted false information on their applications, according to law. The FBI implemented the system of background checks established in the Brady Act as the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. The Justice Department also announced Sunday that it is awarding more than $36 million to all 50 states, the District of Columbia and three territories that applied for funding (American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands) to improve the quality and accessibility of their criminal history record systems. Permit rejections 72 percent: Felony convictions, indictments, domestic violence misdemeanor convictions, restraining orders 7.5 percent: State or local law prohibitions 6 percent: Fugitive 1 percent: Mental illness or disability 1 percent: Drug addiction 12.5 percent: Other reasons, such as having a dishonorable discharge from the armed services or being an illegal alien Source: Justice Department ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:10:01 -0600 (CST) From: Edward Hudson Subject: Do Your Duty Canadian Unregistered Firearms Owners Association 402 Skeena Crt Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7K 4H2 1-306-242-2379 1-306-249-2359 fax edwardhudson@shaw.ca www.cufoa.ca Honorable Buckley Balenger Minister of Environment Saskatchewan Legislative Building Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0B3 24September2002 Dear Mr Buckley, Re: Enforcement of the Firearms Act in Saskatchewan I find your reply of Sep12 2002 completely unsatisfactory. The government of Saskatchewan has promised the citizens of Saskatchewan that our provincial government would not enforce the Firearms Act. I think it is your duty to uphold that promise. The government of Saskatchewan invites the RCMP into the province to enforce the laws of Saskatchewan. To say that you are “not in the position to dictate” to the RCMP is totally misleading. The government of Saskatchewan pays for this police service. Certainly the government of Saskatchewan has a say in what these “invited” officers do in our province. But more importantly, it is the Attorney General of the Province of Saskatchewan who decides which cases will be prosecuted and which cases will not. If you instructed the RCMP that the federal Firearms Act would not be enforced in Saskatchewan, I find it hard to believe that the RCMP would waste their valuable time laying charges which they knew would not be prosecuted. I implore you to send a clear message that both the citizens of Saskatchewan, and the RCMP, can understand: “Saskatchewan will do everything possible to protect our heritage, culture, our freedom, and Liberty”. Please do your duty. Sincerely, Edward B. Hudson DVM, MS 402 Skeena Crt Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 4H2 1-306-242-2379 http://www.cufoa.ca - -- "Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:12:24 -0600 (CST) From: Edward Hudson Subject: Duck Hunting in Saskatchewan Minister of Environment Saskatchewan Legislative Building Regina, Saskatchewan S4S 0B3 Sep 12 2002 Dr Edward Hudson DVM, MS Canadian Unregistered Firearms Owners Association 402 Skeena Court Saskatoon SK S7K 4H2 Dear Mr Hudson, Thank you for your recent email concerning the enforcement of federal firearms legislation by Saskatchewan conservation officers. The current direction given to conservation officers is not to enforce this legislation while engaged in regular patrols. Saskatchewan Environment has recently communicated this message to all conservation officer supervisors in response to concerns, similar to those which you raised, by the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation. Saskatchewan conservation officers will continue to conduct joint patrols with RCMP menders in provincial vehicles. The need to continually promote a cooperative working relationship between all enforcement agencies within the province of Saskatchewan is extremely valuable in protecting Saskatchewan’s resources. This is especially important throughout rural Saskatchewan where enforcement agencies occasionally assist each other with enforcement work. Saskatchewan Environment is not in the position to dictate to other enforcement agencies which legislation they should or should not enforce. However, all conservation officers will address the sensitivity of federal firearms legislation enforcement while being accompanied by RCMP members. I trust you will find this to be satisfactory. If you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Mr Dave Harvey, Director, Enforcement and Compliance Branch, in Prince Albert at 306-953-2993. Your sincerely, Buckley Belanger cc: Dennis Sherratt, Director, Fish and Wildlife Branch, SE Dave Harvey, Director, Enforcement and Compliance Branch, SE (transcribed by EBH) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:13:08 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: London march for fox hunt swells to 400,000 PUBLICATION: The Toronto Star DATE: 2002.09.23 SECTION: NEWS PAGE: A11 SOURCE: Reuters DATELINE: LONDON ILLUSTRATION: DAN CHUNG/Reuters TALLY HO: Marchers walk down Whitehall during a countryside march for Liberty and Livelihood in central London yesterday. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- London march for fox hunt swells to 400,000 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The British countryside came to town yesterday as more than 400,000 protesters held one of the biggest marches of recent times in London to defend fox and rural life. Hunters, farmers, landowners and others- many blowing horns and dressed in country tweeds- poured into London for the Liberty and Livelihood march from remote corners of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. "Are we an alien culture?" asked one banner carried among the protesters, who marched 20 abreast past the gates of 10 Downing St., the official residence of Prime Minister Tony Blair, Canadian Press reported. "My whole life revolves around people who work dogs and shoot," marcher John Clunas, a gamekeeper from Perthshire in Scotland, told Reuters. "Someone's trying to take that away from me and I won't let it happen," he said, referring to a partial ban on fox already in force in Scotland. Blair's Labour government is poised to present a bill this fall that may ban with hounds. Rural protesters were also there to raise issues from lack of affordable housing to the suffering of farmers since last year's foot-and-mouth outbreak- with many of the marchers accusing Blair of accentuating neglect of the countryside. "Blair: More of a threat to the countryside than Hitler or Saddam," read one of numerous anti-Blair posters. The Countryside Alliance, which organized this march- and one that brought 285,000 people to the streets in 1998- said it counted 407,791 during the eight-hour march. Two anti-hunt demonstrators were arrested by police, who had an extra 1,600 officers on patrol. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:15:00 -0600 (CST) From: "Bruce Montague" Subject: More facts about CSSA An ad from the "CANADIAN SHOOTING SPORTS" Assn was posted by "AOB" in digest #V5-74. I've snipped out a couple of glaring problems I have with this organization. - ---snip--- Fact: Canadian Shooting Sports Directors, Regional Directors and Field Representatives are screened, approved and trained to deliver quality representation to you, our members. No "loose cannons" or idiots here! - ---snip--- Our area is represented by just such a person!!! Many of us members talked to Larry Whitmore about the appointment of this individual as a rep for our area. This rep works for the CFO and is VERY supportive of these new gun laws (C-17 and C-68). He actually makes money from the spin-offs of these laws (range inspections and training courses). I don't know about you, but I have a real problem with these conflicting interests. - ---snip--- Fact: Canadian Shooting Sports is the ONLY firearms organization able to talk with every government in Canada, both Provincial and Federal! - ---snip--- This is also the only organization that supported and fought to keep the CFO's office running in Ontario, back when Harris was threatening to close it down. They not only talk with these government organizations BUT THEY ARE IN BED WITH THEM!!! It was at this point that I cancelled my membership with this organization. Unfortunately, a year later I also had to quite our gun club because they made membership in CSSA mandatory for club membership. (sometimes taking a principled stand hurts) I guess I'm just a radical redneck, who doesn't compromise very well. - BUT - I personally think that we have been compromising ourselves to death, and if we don't take a stand soon, it will be too late! WAKE UP PEOPLE! Each one of us has to take a look at some basic principles here, then take the moral high ground and make a stand. Eduardo is a prime example of this type of principled person, and he could probably use some more support. It's beginning to look like I'm well on the road to self destruction, anyone care to join? ;-o - - - - - -You will at least be able to sleep well at night. Yours in Liberty, Bruce. "In the Beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot" -Mark Twain ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:16:58 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Slain woman was accused's boss; PUBLICATION: The Toronto Star DATE: 2002.09.24 SECTION: NEWS PAGE: A04 SOURCE: TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE BYLINE: Frances Barrick and Dianne Wood DATELINE: KITCHENER - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slain woman was accused's boss; Victim was found shot near Waterloo postal station - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The fatal shooting of a Waterloo woman may be linked to the recent firing of the man charged with her death, said the lawyer representing the accused man. Patricia Sullivan, 57, who was found dead Saturday outside a Canada Post sorting station on Trillium Dr. in Kitchener, was the supervisor of Paul Tabor, 52, the man charged with first-degree murder in her death. "There were problems between them. There appeared to be some sort of friction between the two of them," Harold Cox, a Kitchener lawyer who is representing Tabor, said yesterday. The firing "may be linked to the motive" for the slaying, Cox said. "But these are early days. We have a lot of work yet to do." Both Sullivan and Tabor were employees of Securitas Canada, an independent security company hired by Canada Post. Sullivan was a supervisor and Tabor was a security officer. Tabor was fired Sept. 8 and the firing was "related to a violation of some company rules and policies," Richard Chenoweth, Securitas president, said yesterday in a telephone interview from Toronto. Chenoweth refused to disclose details of the work-related violation, but said it wasn't of a violent nature. "It was not a behavioural incident that would have led anyone to believe that this incident (slaying) would have happened," he said. Tabor was remanded in custody until yesterday, when he appeared briefly in a Kitchener courtroom. Meanwhile, police said the results of an autopsy conducted Sunday show Sullivan died of three gunshot wounds to her head and body. Police seized a at the scene of the shooting. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:18:02 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Teen faces attempted murder, other charges PUBLICATION: The Chronicle-Herald DATE: 2002.09.24 SECTION: Metro PAGE: A3 SOURCE: Court Reporter BYLINE: Brian Hayes - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teen faces attempted murder, other charges - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A bail hearing will be held next month for a teenager accused of attempting to murder a Dartmouth man over the weekend. Josh Earl Denomme, 18, of no fixed address, appeared in Dartmouth provincial court Monday to face 12 charges stemming from the shooting of Robert Roberts. Among the charges, Mr. Denomme is accused of using a sawed-off shotgun to steal Mr. Roberts' 2000 Chevrolet Silverado and seven other -related offences. Mr. Roberts, 39, was listed in fair condition in hospital after being shot in the shoulder early Saturday morning in Dartmouth. At about 1:15 a.m., police responded to a reported shooting in the area of Main and Hartlen streets. They found Mr. Roberts on the sidewalk in front of the McDonald's restaurant on Main Street. He had been shot and his truck stolen. Police said Mr. Roberts had apparently picked up three hitchhikers - a teenage boy and two young girls - a short distance away moments earlier. After the shooting, the two girls fled the scene. But a police spokesman said an investigation revealed they had nothing to do with the crime. The teenager sped off in the stolen truck, damaging a bus shelter and road signs in the area before he was stopped going the wrong way on Highway 111. Mr. Denomme was remanded to the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Centre in Dartmouth until his bail hearing on Oct. 16. ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V5 #77 ********************************* 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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