From: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca (Cdn-Firearms Digest) To: cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Subject: Cdn-Firearms Digest V6 #257 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 Thursday, July 10 2003 Volume 06 : Number 257 In this issue: Re: One gun for every American Editor (Sadly, it's nothing new) Gun-registry opponent faces several charges Man found guilty of robbery at bar Suspect in custody after shooting Hunted victim dies on balcony: Hit man chased him through LaSalle Detroit cop faces two more charges Column: CRIME-RIDDEN CORE UGLY TRUTH Shot fired after car tries to run down pedestrian; One man charged with breaching prohibition order, WCB orders ministry to review dismissal procedures: Dismissal triggered B.C. shooting, board says ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:39:39 -0600 (CST) From: JP Poulin Subject: Re: One gun for every American On 7/10/2003 00:56 -0500, Bruce Mills wrote: > Michael Ackermann wrote: >> But then they STILL go on to use this model as reason to go about >> indiscriminately disarming civilian populations without regard to the >> inevitable consequences of this action. > One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, > expecting a different result. And throwing a lot of money at it, hoping it will work. Watching how inefficient the CFC has been is a milestone in insanity. Governments who get elected on and make it their agenda to rely heavily on emotional issues are insane also, IMO. Notice our great leader's absolute devotion to them. No logic to it, just fantasy. JP Poulin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:40:36 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Editor (Sadly, it's nothing new) PUBLICATION: The Ottawa Sun DATE: 2003.07.10 EDITION: Final SECTION: Comment PAGE: 14 COLUMN: Letters to the Editor - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE "MP rips fed bonuses," (July 8): I wholeheartedly agree with Alliance MP John Williams and I am absolutely appalled that so many federal employees have qualified for so-called "performance" bonuses. And I am particularly outraged that those responsible for the $1-billion gun registry fiasco are among those who qualified. What exactly does one have to do to not qualify for a bonus? Not show up at all? These bonuses totalled $39 million according to your article. In view of the health care system, economic concerns and tourism woes, that money could have been much better used anywhere. Instead, the tax dollars of hard-working Canadians end up in the already fat wallets of federal employees. While I would love to have a cushy job where I was handsomely rewarded for poor performance, I have no intention of joining the Liberal party any time soon. Advisory committee head Carol Stephenson ought to be ashamed of herself for suggesting such bonuses are appropriate. The current compensation system is obviously a joke and it must be drastically changed so we don't get another debacle like this. Steve Sandoz Ottawa Editor (Sadly, it's nothing new) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:41:19 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Gun-registry opponent faces several charges PUBLICATION: Edmonton Journal DATE: 2003.07.10 EDITION: Final SECTION: CityPlus PAGE: B4 / SOURCE: The Edmonton Journal DATELINE: EDMONTON - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gun-registry opponent faces several charges - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDMONTON - Former legislature sergeant-at-arms Oscar Lacombe will stand trial Nov. 7 for taking an unregistered rifle to a New Year's Day gun-control rally. Lacombe, 74, is charged under the Criminal Code with possessing an unregistered, unlicensed firearm, and carrying a weapon at a public meeting. The military veteran had a plastic-wrapped, unloaded .22-calibre rifle at a rally outside the legislature Jan. 1, which the federal government set as the deadline for Canadians to register their firearms or declare their intention to do so. Lacombe wanted to be arrested so he could challenge what he calls a bad law. He has indicated that he hopes to take his case to the Supreme Court of Canada. His provincial court trial was set Wednesday. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:43:34 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Man found guilty of robbery at bar PUBLICATION: The Moncton Times and Transcript DATE: 2003.07.10 SECTION: News PAGE: A11 COLUMN: Courts/Crime BYLINE: Police Beat Court News - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Man found guilty of robbery at bar - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A 47-year-old Moncton man has been found guilty of taking part in a robbery at a Moncton bar last summer. Shawn Hatfield was found guilty yesterday in Court of Queen's Bench of charges laid against him in connection with the Aug. 10, 2002, robbery of an employee at the former Bikini Beach on Mountain Road. Hatfield had been charged with armed robbery, wearing a mask in the commission of a crime, pointing a firearm at a person, possession of a prohibited weapon, in this case a sawed-off .22-calibre rifle, and possession of a loaded prohibited weapon without proper registration. The trial began last week before Mr. Justice George Rideout and concluded at about 3 p.m. yesterday with the verdict. Hatfield, who has been in custody since his arrest, will return to court Sept. 5 for sentencing. His accomplice, Jessica Danielle Higgins, 19, pleaded guilty earlier this year to the offence. The employee was not hurt in the robbery, which occurred during the morning when the club was closed for business. Representing the Crown at the trial was prosecutor Stephen Holt, while Hatfield was represented by David LeBlanc. Teen arrested The Codiac Regional RCMP's service dog, Laker, was instrumental in the arrest of a teenager suspected to be involved in a motor vehicle fire in downtown Moncton early yesterday morning. Police were called at about 5:45 a.m. regarding a vehicle on fire near the intersection of Stafford and Fergus Streets. A male had been seen running away from the scene. Police armed with a vague description patrolled neighbouring streets with no luck. A short time later, police obtained additional information as to what direction the suspect fled and Laker and his handler were called in. The dog followed the trail to Botsford Street and Mountain Road, where an individual was apprehended. The teenager will appear in court at a later date, said a police spokesman. Guns stolen Codiac Regional RCMP are asking for assistance in locating several firearms as well as other property stolen from a Moncton residence last month. The break-in occurred June 23 at 75 Upton St. sometime between 7:10 a.m. and 4:10 p.m., said police. A vehicle described as a small blue car was reported parked in the driveway at one point during the day. Missing are Remington model rifles and shotguns, jewelry, CDs and binoculars. The weapons are a 30-06 semi-automatic rifle with the identification number A7119679; a Remington 66 semi-automatic .22-calibre rifle with the identification number 2356980; a 12-gauge shotgun with the number C117834 and a .410-gauge shotgun with the number 50424. Anyone having knowledge about the weapons or who stole them is asked to contact Codiac Regional RCMP at 857-2400 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Man jailed CAMPBELLTON - Claude Sylvain Sansoucy, 39, of Pointe-a-la-Croix, Que., was sentenced to three months jail after pleading guilty July 3 to possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Sansoucy was found in possession of 18.4 grams of the drug estimated worth $1,840 on the streets when arrested by Campbellton RCMP who were executing a search warrant on Dec. 31 at a Campbellton residence. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:44:55 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Suspect in custody after shooting PUBLICATION: Calgary Herald DATE: 2003.07.10 EDITION: Final SECTION: City & Region PAGE: B2 BYLINE: Sorcha McGinnis SOURCE: Calgary Herald - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Suspect in custody after shooting - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A 43-year-old woman was in hospital and a man in police custody after an apparent shooting Wednesday night in Mayland Heights. Police, including tactical unit members, went to a home in the 1000 block of McKinnon Drive N.E. at about 10 p.m. after a call was placed from the address. "We responded to what appears to be an accidental firearms discharge," said duty Insp. Gord Pelly. "One person sustained an injury not believed to be life-threatening." "There is some indication it's a domestic-related issue," said Pelly, adding a single shot was fired from a handgun. Neighbours gathered outside the two-storey duplex as the woman was taken from the house in a stretcher and rushed to Foothills Hospital by ambulance. A man thought to be her husband or common-law partner was taken into custody. He is believed to be in his mid- to late 30s. Chris Cook, who lives across the street from the couple in the quiet neighbourhood, said his dog became agitated when a shot or shots were fired. "I saw cops show up with semi-automatic guns and canine units," said Cook. "I saw the guy who lives there come out with a cordless phone. (Police) yelled at him to get down on his hands and knees." No charges had been laid at press time. smcginnis@theherald.canwest.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:47:26 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Hunted victim dies on balcony: Hit man chased him through LaSalle PUBLICATION: Montreal Gazette DATE: 2003.07.10 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: A1 / FRONT BYLINE: PAUL CHERRY SOURCE: The Gazette - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hunted victim dies on balcony: Hit man chased him through LaSalle - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A 35-year-old man who was shot and chased through a residential neighbourhood in LaSalle ended up dying on the front balcony of a family who didn't know him. Patrick Thomas was apparently seeking refuge as a gunman shot and chased him from a dark pedestrian tunnel that runs underneath the Highway 138 approach to the Mercier Bridge. Thomas ended up on the balcony of a triplex on Stinson St., where he drew his last breath. "I didn't know him. I could tell that he was pretty much gone," said the man who discovered Thomas just before he died. He identified himself only as Eric. The father of two appeared distracted yesterday morning and said he was worried about his children seeing the crime scene in front of their home. Blood covered most of the balcony and had soaked into three rolled-up fliers lying on it. "It has been a long night," said the father, who politely asked to be left alone to clean up the mess left after homicide investigators completed their work. Constable Olivier Lapointe of Montreal police said ambulance technicians could do little for Thomas when they arrived. The victim, of Dollard des Ormeaux, had been hit more than once, Lapointe said. Three neighbours interviewed said they heard the sound of a gun firing five times sometime before 12:30 a.m. yesterday. "The people who live in the house do not know the victim," Lapointe said. "He was there probably because he was looking for help. The first police to arrive saw a man who was running near where the shooting occurred. He was arrested." Investigators also recovered the firearm they believe was used in the shooting. The 30-year-old man arrested was described by a police source as a suspected member of a new street gang called the 67s. Last night, police confirmed they believe the motive behind the slaying is gang-related. The suspect was held for questioning while police sought a warrant to have his arm tested for gunpowder residue. He is scheduled to be charged with first-degree murder today. Last week, Guy Robert Claude, 24, was arrested as a suspect in the April 19, 2002, murder of David Joseph. He also was identified by police as being a member of the 67s. Police began hearing of the gang only weeks ago. Some believe the name stems from the 67 bus line that runs along St. Michel Blvd., the main artery in the district that is believed to be the gang's base. Some Montreal police have been shown photos of members wearing tattoos with the number 67 on their arms. But one investigator interviewed yesterday said the gang is so new it's hard to say how many members it has. The trail of blood on and near Stinson St. was visible around 8 a.m. yesterday, when a city worker came to hose down the pedestrian tunnel. Hours earlier, police seized a bicycle and a skateboard from teenagers who crossed the blood trail before the crime scene was secured. Glenn Gilmore, who lives on Stinson and calls the tunnel "the hole," said police have made several visits to it because of noise and graffiti. Gilmore said lighting in the tunnel is poor and he and his neighbours have often complained about it to the city. The homicide was the 19th reported in the city so far this year. There were 23 reported in the corresponding period last year. pcherry@ thegazette.canwest.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:47:57 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Detroit cop faces two more charges PUBLICATION: Windsor Star DATE: 2003.07.10 EDITION: Final SECTION: LOCAL NEWS PAGE: A2 SOURCE: Windsor Star Detroit cop faces two more charges Canada Customs has charged a Detroit police officer who shot himself in the leg June 30 at the Ambassador Bridge. Michael Allen, 22, faces Customs Act charges for making a false statement and failing to report goods. The maximum penalty for each charge is five years in jail and a $500,000 fine. Allen accidentally fired his .40-calibre Glock pistol in an apparent attempt to conceal it before a search of his vehicle. Windsor police had already charged Allen with unauthorized possession of a firearm and unauthorized possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle. The bullet, which went off as Allen was struggling with the holstered gun after he was directed to secondary inspection, shattered a bone in his leg. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:49:16 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Column: CRIME-RIDDEN CORE UGLY TRUTH PUBLICATION: The Winnipeg Sun DATE: 2003.07.10 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: 5 BYLINE: TOM BRODBECK, CITY COLUMNIST - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRIME-RIDDEN CORE UGLY TRUTH - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rick Joyal from the Downtown Business Improvement Zone says crime in the inner city is falling. I wish he was right. Unfortunately, it's not true. Joyal was pushing the don't-worry/be-happy line yesterday in the wake of a rash of high-profile crimes in the city. I know it's the job of people such as Joyal to try to bolster the image of the downtown. But it irritates me when they play fast and loose with reality to do it. One of the major reasons people don't go downtown is because they don't feel safe. They don't want to get mugged by some sniffer or beaten up by a pack of unruly punks. Like it or not, it's a lot safer to stay out of the core area and the North End, where the vast majority of crimes are committed. You wouldn't know it, though, listening to Joyal. Crime is falling in the downtown, he insists. That's not what the police statistics say. Yes, crime in the downtown fell last year compared to the previous year. Crime fell city-wide last year compared to the previous year because 2001 was one of the worst years for crime in the city in recent years. But when you look at the numbers over time, it's clear crime is going up in the downtown, not down. There were 7,157 crimes reported in the downtown in 2002. That's up 1.4% from 2000, when there were 7,060 crimes reported. It's up 3.3% from 1999, when there were 6,931 crimes reported in the downtown, according to Winnipeg police statistics. The numbers are rising, not falling. Sure, some crimes have come down during the past few years, as they have right across the city, including break and enters. ROBBERIES, SEX ASSAULTS UP But many of the key crimes people worry about in the downtown are either going up or staying relatively the same. For example, there were 256 robberies downtown in 1999 and 244 in 2000. Last year there were 263. Pretty sure that's an increase. There were 68 sexual assaults in the downtown in 1999 and 91 in 2000. Last year there were 118. That's a 74% jump in three years. Firearm offences haven't changed much in recent years downtown. Assaults are down a little, but not much. And the number of arsons is virtually unchanged. There were more murders downtown -- seven -- in 2002 than in the previous four years. You wouldn't exactly want to bring your mother down there. It's difficult, if not impossible, to compare today's downtown crime stats with those prior to 1999. Winnipeg police changed their methodology that year, including an expanded geographical area known as downtown. There are far more crimes committed today in what police consider downtown compared with the 1990s. But it's an apples and oranges comparison. No doubt, groups such as the Downtown BIZ, the United Way and others are trying hard to improve the image of the downtown. Cops are trying their level best to help people feel safer in the inner city. But there's a hell of a lot more this city needs to do to clean up its downtown and reduce crime in the inner city. Downplaying the problem only makes it worse. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:49:32 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Shot fired after car tries to run down pedestrian; One man charged with breaching prohibition order, PUBLICATION: The Moncton Times and Transcript DATE: 2003.07.10 SECTION: News PAGE: A1/A9 COLUMN: Metro Moncton BYLINE: YVON GAUVIN Times & Transcript Staff - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shot fired after car tries to run down pedestrian; One man in custody, charged with breaching prohibition order, as police search for driver continues - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Moncton man is in custody while police investigate a reported shooting late Tuesday night in the city's midtown area. Someone allegedly shot at a fleeing vehicle after the driver tried to run him over. No one was hurt in the incident on Essex Street which shattered the quiet calm of the mainly residential sector shortly before 10:40 p.m. Stephen Nagle, 39, appeared before Moncton provincial court yesterday charged with breaching a prohibition order after Codiac Regional RCMP said they found ammunition in his possession during their initial investigation of the shooting incident A handgun was found later that night after police brought in their newest police service dog Laker to search for possible evidence. Nagle, who remains in custody pending a bail hearing tomorrow, is not charged with firing any weapons. The investigators are looking for the driver of the car that allegedly tried to strike an individual who retaliated by firing a shot at the vehicle. An anonymous caller telephoned police to report the incident. Essex Street begins at High Street at the eastern end one block south of Mountain Road and runs west to Lockhart Avenue. Police wouldn't say yesterday if additional charges were being contemplated against the accused or if they expected to make further arrests in connection with the confrontation. The investigation is continuing, said a police spokesman. However, some witnesses are proving reluctant to co-operate with investigators, he said. So far, no one is suggesting possible motives for the confrontation. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:51:53 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: WCB orders ministry to review dismissal procedures: PUBLICATION: Vancouver Sun DATE: 2003.07.10 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: B4 BYLINE: David Hogben SOURCE: Vancouver Sun ILLUSTRATION: Color Photo: Richard Anderson - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WCB orders ministry to review dismissal procedures: A regional manager upset over his surprise firing killed co-workers, then himself - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The provincial ministry of water, lands and air protection needs to review how it conducts employee performance reviews and firings, according to the Workers' Compensation Board investigation of a double-murder suicide in Kamloops last October. The WCB said in a report released Wednesday that "the ministry should evaluate the effectiveness of the performance review process including the frequency of reviews and how the reviews are documented." The ministry's regional manager, Richard Anderson, was instructed to fire two employees on Oct. 15, 2002, which he did. When he returned to his office he was fired by a visiting supervisor, Jim McCracken. "Anderson was expecting good news about resources and instead he received a letter recommending that his employment be terminated," the WCB report stated. "This news seems to have come as a surprise to him. It is this surprise which appears to have been the main trigger causing Anderson to lose control of his emotions on that day and take the life of two co-workers and his own. "There is no evidence that Anderson verbally or physically threatened anyone prior to this incident." After being fired, Anderson left the building for 15 minutes then returned to the office. When he found McCracken and union shop stewart Dave Mardon in a meeting room, he opened fire with a handgun killing both men. Four hours later, Kamloops RCMP found Anderson dead in his office from a self-inflicted gunshot. Water, lands, and air protection Minister Joyce Murray said in an interview that the ministry has already introduced annual evaluations of all employees, including comprehensive evaluations of senior managers by superiors, peers and employees. In addition, the ministry has hired an external ombudsperson to handle complaints if employees are concerned about going through regular channels. The WCB also recommended the ministry consider reviewing processes for investigating, recording and reviewing complaints about workers. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:52:36 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Dismissal triggered B.C. shooting, board says PUBLICATION GLOBE AND MAIL DATE: THU JUL.10,2003 PAGE: A7 BYLINE: CLASS: National News SOURCE: CP EDITION: National DATELINE: Vancou - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dismissal triggered B.C. shooting, board says - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canadian Press VANCOUVER Stress and a badly handled firing led to a government environment manager shooting his boss, another worker and then himself, the Workers Compensation Board said yesterday. The board issued its report into the shooting last October at the B.C. Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection with recommendations that echo those a coroner's jury brought down in May. The board's investigators found that Richard Anderson, a regional manager at the ministry's Kamloops office, was under stress from personal problems and the impact of downsizing due to budget cuts. Mr. Anderson was expecting news about more resources for his office when he was called to a meeting with supervisor Jim McCracken and Dave Mardon, a union-shop steward at the office. Instead, he was handed two letters informing him he was being dismissed. Mr. Anderson left the meeting and returned a few minutes later with a handgun. He shot Mr. McCracken and Mr. Mardon, then went to his office and killed himself. "Our investigation has found that we believe Mr. Anderson was expecting good news when he received his termination and that appears to have been the triggering event," said Kevin Murray, the board's director of protection. The report also confirmed there was no previous indication Mr. Anderson was capable of such violence. Witnesses at the inquest testified that Mr. Anderson was moody, temperamental and prone to blowing up with his staff. "The personnel file contains no evidence that Anderson had ever been disciplined or warned of any misconduct and did not indicate concerns about his leadership abilities," the report says. "Workers had raised concerns to the ministry about Anderson's management; however, there were no documented grievances or complaints in the file relating to Anderson's management style." The board's review concluded that while no health and safety rules were violated, the B.C. government should look at the ministry's performance-review process. ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V6 #257 ********************************** Submissions: mailto:cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Mailing List Commands: mailto:majordomo@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Moderator's e-mail address: mailto:akimoya@cogeco.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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