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 #553 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 Wednesday, October 8 2003 Volume 06 : Number 553 In this issue: BRITS DUEL OVER ELVIS HANDGUNS Surprise drug bust one of Kingston's largest: YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY Letter: You don't have to hunt to enjoy outdoors Customs seized rocket launcher at postal plant RE: L**D poisoning "It was like a game of cowboys and indians," charges eyewitness Permit To Transport Non-Restricted Firearms Court Appearance Up-Date Re: Permit To Transport Non-Restricted Firearms Re: Permit To Transport Non-Restricted Firearms RCMP CONFIRM 19 BREACHES OF CPIC IN 2002 Police seek public's help in solving shooting Man charged in crime spree ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:50:52 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: BRITS DUEL OVER ELVIS HANDGUNS PUBLICATION: The Toronto Sun DATE: 2003.10.08 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: 34 ILLUSTRATION: photo of ELVIS PRESLEY BYLINE: REUTERS DATELINE: LIVERPOOL, England - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRITS DUEL OVER ELVIS HANDGUNS - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A British museum is sniping with the government over its plan to import a collection of handguns once owned by Elvis Presley for an exhibit. The government wants to know how the guns will be transported from the U.S. and how they will be safeguarded at the Fingerprints of Elvis museum. The six guns include a Golden Beretta pistol which Elvis went to extraordinary lengths to buy -- waiting for the owner to put his house up for sale, then making an offer on the condition the gun was part of the deal. Also in the collection is a Smith & Wesson engraved with Elvis' motto: "Taking Care of Business." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:51:23 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Surprise drug bust one of Kingston's largest: PUBLICATION: The Kingston Whig-Standard DATE: 2003.10.08 EDITION: Final SECTION: Community PAGE: 1 / Front BYLINE: Julie Saccone SOURCE: The Kingston Whig-Standard ILLUSTRATION: Colour Photo: Ian MacAlpine, The Whig-Standard / KingstonPolice Const. Geoff Dempster (left) holds a rifle and Staff-Sgt. Chris Scott holds a bag of cocaine yesterday. The items were seized from a truck after a Sept. 30 accident. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surprise drug bust one of Kingston's largest: Stash worth $126,000 found after car crashes into house - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two people who once had an ownership share in a popular Kingston nightclub face drug and weapons charges following what police say is Kingston's largest cocaine seizure in years. John Cobb, 33, and Tracey Cole, 32, of Portland Avenue in Sydenham face a variety of drug and weapons-related offences. Police wouldn't release information on the exact charges until the accused appear in court. Cobb and Cole, who are in custody, are to appear in court today. They were part owners of the Mid-Town Manor, a large pub and restaurant on Princess Street near University Avenue, that closed several years ago. A new bar, under different ownership, now operates at the site. Police say the cocaine bust is a four-year record. "It's the largest single seizure [of cocaine in Kingston], said OPP Det. Sgt. Dan Reive, of the Kingston unit of the drug enforcement section. "We see a lot of cocaine, but it's generally in the ounce [or] usage quantities as well ... but we don't see it in bulk like this." "The significance of this is just the sheer size of the seizure," added Staff-Sgt. Chris Scott of Kingston Police special services. "We have an accused driving around the city of Kingston with basically one kilogram of cocaine. "This is a very substantial quantity, which means this individual had to put out substantial funds to obtain this. It would lead [us] to believe it was a highly organized drug act." The discovery came after police responded to an accident Sept. 30. Const. Geoff Dempster responded to the crash, in which a vehicle driven by Cobb had crashed into a home on Concession Street. After Cobb was taken to hospital, Dempster and two other officers investigated the scene. "He was acting kind of oddly, in an irrational manner," Dempster said in an interview yesterday. Using a search warrant, police uncovered 1.3 kilograms of cocaine in the vehicle, 18.6 grams of morphine, $3,620 in cash and digital weigh scales. The drugs were valued at an estimated $126,000. With a warrant for the driver's residence, police seized cocaine, cannabis marijuana, hashish, cannabis oil and morphine with an estimated street value of $23,000. Two handguns, a .38-calibre automatic pistol and a .38-calibre Luger, a ..44-40-calibre carbine rifle along with thousands of dollars in stolen property and a prohibited weapon were found in the home. "We hope that we've at least put a major disruption in the drugs available in this city," said Scott. Police said yesterday they executed another warrant to search the Sydenham residence. More stolen property and documents were seized. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:52:03 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY PUBLICATION: The Edmonton Sun DATE: 2003.10.08 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: 4 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Violent incidents RCMP and city police have faced over the past year include: - - MARCH 9 - A Grande Prairie special constable sees the driver of a pickup truck he had pulled over reaching for a rifle. The driver fires shots at the constable's marked cruiser before shooting himself. The officer is unharmed. - - MAY 17 - City cops try to pull over a car but the driver speeds out of town to Tofield. There, a marked RCMP cruiser pulls in front of the car. The car accelerates toward the officer, and she fires a shot before jumping out of the way. - - JUNE 1 - An alleged car thief rams a city police cruiser while it's chasing another stolen vehicle in the area of 18A Avenue and 37 Street. The driver then bails, but police focus on the first stolen car, and one driver was arrested. - - JULY 21 - A Grande Prairie Mountie fires a shot at a fleeing vehicle after nearly being run down by it. The SUV had just been pulled over and the officer was out of his car to approach it when the driver sped toward him. - - AUG. 21 - A 30-minute police pursuit in the city starts with a pickup truck smashing through a fence, striking a house and then ramming a police car before speeding out of town. - - SEPT. 8 - An officer fires four shots from inside his cruiser at a stolen truck that had twice slammed into his cop car and was getting ready for a third try. - - SEPT. 18 - Two city cops pursue a stolen van until it stops in a west-end driveway. After parking behind it, an officer gets out - but the van reverses, ramming the cruiser and knocking the cop to the ground. His partner fires four shots into the van, one of them striking the accused in the hand. - - SEPT. 26 - A city officer fires shots at a stolen car as it swerves toward him at the scene of a break-in at a photo studio in the west end. The driver of the car is arrested. - - OCT. 4 - The same man - after he was released on $1,000 bail - allegedly swerves another stolen vehicle at a cop at the scene of a break-in near 111 Avenue and 120 Street. He then allegedly commits a series of armed robberies. The man is arrested two days later after a standoff at a west-end home. - - OCT. 6 - RCMP stop a suspicious vehicle north of Beaumont. Two men are detained, but a third steals one of the police cruisers and puts the two Mounties in hospital. He's arrested after breaking into a home outside Fort Saskatchewan. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:54:24 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Letter: You don't have to hunt to enjoy outdoors PUBLICATION: Montreal Gazette DATE: 2003.10.08 EDITION: Final SECTION: Editorial / Op-ed PAGE: A26 SOURCE: The Gazette - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= You don't have to hunt to enjoy outdoors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= I, too, like Hugo Poirier, have childhood hunting memories that never fade (Gazette, Oct. 3, "Roll out the barrels"). I will never forget the day my uncle took me hunting: I spotted a beautiful white hare running across a field only to see it turn into a bloody pulp as my uncle shot it. I felt disgusted, angry and terrified all at the same time. Pierre Francoeur explains his ardour for hunting by claiming that, "It's the love of the season. It's the colours, the smells, the weather. It's being in the woods in October and November." But one can enjoy all those experiences without having to kill anything: One can take up hiking, bird watching or outdoor photography. That is, unless Francoeur forgot to mention he also likes the smell and colour of blood, the blast of a shotgun, the sight of suffering. Annie Geurtin of the Federation quebecoise de la faune says the anti-hunting attitude is hypocritical, but I beg to differ. It is the hunters who are hypocritical: They claim to love the outdoors yet kill its inhabitants. That might also explain the negative stereotypes people have about hunters. If you like to shoot innocent animals for sport, that is what defines you. It suggests you have little regard for living things. We should be teaching our kids to have reverence for all living things. Tony Bezina Montreal ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:56:40 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Customs seized rocket launcher at postal plant PUBLICATION: The Record (Waterloo Region) DATE: 2003.10.08 SECTION: News PAGE: E11 SOURCE: Canadian Press DATELINE: TORONTO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= Customs seized rocket launcher at postal plant - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= A rocket launcher capable of shooting down an aircraft was among 14 caches of weapons seized at a postal plant by Canada Customs, the agency has revealed in an hazardous-mail internal report to employees. The explosive devices, which include grenades, shell casings and munitions, were among shipments destined for Canada that were intercepted between April 2001 and March 2003 at a plant west of Toronto. The German-made rocket launcher, which is designed to be fired from the shoulder and can be outfitted with heat-seeking missiles, was seized at the Gateway Postal Facility in Mississauga in August 2001. The report said the weapon arrived by aircraft from Germany and was destined for Quebec. The names of the importer or exporter of the weapons were not released. The Customs report also documented eight seizures of grenades from the U.S., Hong Kong and Belgium. One grenade destined for Calgary was deemed so dangerous that it had to be destroyed at Canadian Forces Base Borden. The agency also seized one shipment of munitions from Germany and explosive devices from Britain. Canada Customs refused comment yesterday. Emerson Waugh, of the Customs Excise Union, said the weapons pose both national security concerns and safety concerns for officers, who have to open and inspect incoming packages and crates. "A lot of people can be injured if one explodes," Waugh said. "This shows the vulnerability that now exists." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:58:07 -0600 (CST) From: "Jason Hayes - HHC" Subject: RE: L**D poisoning > http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/CSEM/lead/ : Lead Poisoning > > Tom Falls Interesting - I'll take a look through it. As one could expect though, the opening bit contains the usual bold and confident scare tactics, "Environmental Alert...... * Children of all races and ethnic origins are at risk of lead toxicity throughout the United States * In addition to renal disease, cardiovascular effects, and reproductive toxicity, lead may cause irreversible neurologic damage * Blood lead levels once considered safe are now considered hazardous, with no known threshold * Lead poisoning is a wholly preventable disease" This is followed by, "Disclaimer The state of knowledge regarding the treatment of patients potentially exposed to hazardous substances in the environment is constantly evolving and is ***often uncertain***. In this monograph, ATSDR has made diligent effort to ensure the accuracy and currency of the information presented, but ***makes no claim that the document comprehensively addresses all possible situations related to this substance.*** This monograph is intended as an additional resource for physicians and other health professionals in assessing the condition and managing the treatment of patients potentially exposed to hazardous substances. ***It is not, however, a substitute for the professional judgment of a health care provider.*** The document must be interpreted in light of specific information regarding the patient and in conjunction with other sources of authority." (emphasis added) Given that disclaimer, I'll take their warnings under advisement and then remember the good Dr. Gimbarzevsky's advice on the issue. "Amazing how this topic keeps surfacing over and over again despite lots of scientific evidence that lead is of no clinical significance for the great majority of the population... The primary risk factors for increased lead absorption that have been identified are iron deficiency anemia and hemochromatosis... Hemochromatosis is very common in caucasian populations, and involves increased uptake of iron as well as other heavy elements. I think it would be prudent for anyone who has the hemochromatosis gene to have their lead levels done, especially if they have any significant lead exposure... I doubt that iron deficiency is a problem in most shooters since the disease of vegetarianism is very rare in this group of people." - ------------------------ Jason Hayes - Principal Hayes Holdings Consulting hh@hayz.ws / www.hayz.ws Blog: www.hayz.ws/weblog/blogger.htm #1936 - 246 Stewart Green SW Calgary, AB, Canada T3H 3C8 - ------------------------ When wise men disapprove, that's bad; when fools applaud, that's worse. Spanish proverb - ------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 08:59:51 -0600 (CST) From: paul chicoine Subject: "It was like a game of cowboys and indians," charges eyewitness http://www.tomifobia.com/weekly_news/index.html S.Q. treatment of emus attacked: "It was like a game of cowboys and indians," charges eyewitness Posted 10.08.03 The Hudson Gazette When two emus were found running through residential neighbourhoods in Saddlebrook late in September, worried residents immediately called the S.Q. According to several eyewitness accounts, however, what ensued was a brutal chain of events out of all proportion to the situation. One bird was shot 11 times by officers before it died, charged more than one resident who watched in horror as the drama unfolded in their normally quiet community. The second bird met a different fate. Only days later, after the second emu sighting, officers were called once again. This time, a neighbour reports an S.Q. car running into and injuring the bird before it ran away and escaped into the woods. The police maintain the first bird at least had to be killed. "It had been wandering on the roads and had been a potential cause for accidents, Sergeant Claude Longetin told the Hudson Gazette this week. However, following the S.Q. interventions, many residents were left wondering whether it was the large bird or the officers patrolling their backyard with loaded guns who presented more of a danger. "It's not just an issue of cruelty to animals," says resident Jennifer Wexler. "The officers took a disproportionate risk given the circumstances," she contends, adding: "It was like a game of cowboys and indians. It is very wooded in my back lot and there was a child who had just cut through the forest ten minutes before the police arrived. What they were doing was dangerous." One of the two emus on the lam in Saddlebrook in late September was captured on camera by local resident Mark Ross on one of the Town's soccer fields in Saddlebrook Park. Photo Mark Ross Dangerous or not, the police reaction in at least the case of the second bird was certainly ineffective. It still had not been found one week later, dead or alive. France Perrault, who owns an emu farm in St. Justine and who has been called in the past to resolve situations where an emu has broken loose, assures residents that a wild emu poses little threat should they see one again. Her advice? "Leave it alone and it will probably go back to where it came from." The birds only really become dangerous when they are cornered and feel threatened, she insists. "They do have three strong claws on each foot, however, and when they are cornered and afraid there is the possibility they could lash out and cut a person quite seriously." The incident draws up interesting parallels with a similar case only a week before when a moose was found wandering in a residential development in Lachine. Though both types of animal typically avoid human contact and pose a mild to moderate danger to people who get too close, their situations were dealt with in entirely different manners. While the moose was brought down with tranquilizers and relocated, the birds were pursued with nine millimeter hand guns. The difference may only be due to a technicality. Wild animals are dealt with by the Quebec Parks Department. Emus, it appears, fall into a vague category. While they are not traditional pets, they are still considered domestic animals under provincial by-laws. Because of this, the only department able to deal with the escaped birds was the S.Q. For its part, the S.Q. is uncertain as to where either of the birds sighted in September came from. One theory is that they may have escaped on their way to slaughter. Though there are some emu owners close to the area, none have come forward to claim reponsibility for the two birds ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:04:14 -0600 (CST) From: "Moore Vision" Subject: Permit To Transport Non-Restricted Firearms > Since when do you need a permit to transport a (non-restricted) rifle? Is > this some kind of NS regulation? In New Brunswick you need a permit to transport a non-restricted firearm under the Fish And Wildlife Act. It is issued by the Province by the DNR. It is for two hours duration to sight in a firearm. If you belong to a gun club it is from January 1 to December 31. Leo Moore New Brunswick ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:31:37 -0600 (CST) From: Edward Hudson Subject: Court Appearance Up-Date Court Appearance Up-Date On Monday, 06 October 2003, Jack Wilson and I drove 100 kilometers to the RCMP Detachment in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, where the RCMP were going to fingerprint me before my 10 a.m. provincial court date to face possible charges for “Possession of a firearm without a valid possession license.” When we arrived, RCMP Constable Zwarych greeted me with “good news, bad news.” Good news: He was going to give me my shotgun back. Bad news: He was NOT going to charge me. Reason: “We tested your shotgun, and it is non-functional. We do not want to lose a court case on a technicality.” So Constable Zwarych returned my shotgun, my ammunition, and my shell vest, and Jack & I returned to Saskatoon. Lesson Learned: The RCMP does not like to be collectors of junk shotguns, even though the receiver is by law defined as a “firearm”. So on the trip back to Saskatoon we planned our return engagement, and I decided which of my functional shotguns to donate to the cause. Eduardo 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 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:32:03 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Re: Permit To Transport Non-Restricted Firearms Moore Vision wrote: > > Since when do you need a permit to transport a (non-restricted) rifle? Is > > this some kind of NS regulation? > > In New Brunswick you need a permit to transport a non-restricted firearm > under the Fish And Wildlife Act. It is issued by the Province by the DNR. It > is for two hours duration to sight in a firearm. If you belong to a gun club > it is from January 1 to December 31. > > Leo Moore > New Brunswick Isn't that a nice infringement upon your rights. I trust you are making efforts to have this repealed? Yours in Liberty, Bruce Hamilton Ontario ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:49:47 -0600 (CST) From: 10x@telus.net Subject: Re: Permit To Transport Non-Restricted Firearms At 09:04 AM 10/8/03 -0600, you wrote: > >> Since when do you need a permit to transport a (non-restricted) rifle? Is >> this some kind of NS regulation? > >In New Brunswick you need a permit to transport a non-restricted firearm >under the Fish And Wildlife Act. It is issued by the Province by the DNR. It >is for two hours duration to sight in a firearm. If you belong to a gun club >it is from January 1 to December 31. More proof that the regulation and control of firearms is a provincial matter and not a federal matter. British Columbia had a Provincial Firearms License long before the feds had even thought of one. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 09:50:23 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: RCMP CONFIRM 19 BREACHES OF CPIC IN 2002 NINETEEN CONFIRMED BREACHES OF CPIC IN 2002 87 possible breaches still under investigation http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/Article186.htm ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 10:33:43 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Police seek public's help in solving shooting http://www.thebramptonguardian.com/br/news/newsbriefs/story/1404509p-1654273c.html >From Brampton Guardian Wednesday, October 8th, 2003 Police seek public's help in solving shooting Peel police are asking for the public's help in solving a recent shooting. The Peel Regional Police 22 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau is seeking the public's assistance identifying a "person of interest" in relation to the Sept. 23 shooting at 93 Hansen Rd. Investigators are asking anyone who knows this individual or has information regarding the shooting, to call 22 Division Peel Regional Police at 905-453-3311 ext. 2233 or Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS/8477. "We are concerned about the escalating recent gun related violence on our streets and are asking the public to assist in the solving of this crime and to prevent further crimes in our community," said Inspector Len Favreau of the CIB. The 23-year-old victim was shot while he stood on the street in a Hansen Road townhouse complex. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 10:34:07 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Man charged in crime spree http://www.canoe.ca/EdmontonNews/es.es-10-08-0008.html >From Edmonton Sun Wednesday, October 8, 2003 Man charged in crime spree By RAQUEL EXNER, EDMONTON SUN A 26-year-old allegedly responsible for a one-man crime spree that included a carjacking, shootings, robberies and police pursuits is now facing more than two dozen criminal charges. The spree ended about 4 p.m. Monday when a man surrendered after a five-hour standoff with police at a 13511 116B Ave. home. More than 40 officers swarmed the area, including tactical team members and bomb unit officers. Even spike belts were laid out in case there was an attempted escape. "For the public's safety and for our safety, we're glad that this gentleman is in custody and that we're not chasing him around anymore," said cop spokesman Sgt. Chris Hayden. "(We were concerned due to) the degree of violence and how it was escalating, the total disregard for public safety, and that this gentleman would do whatever he could to get away." Ten days before the Monday standoff, a city police officer had been forced to open fire on a getaway car that headed for him at the scene of another break-in. The man arrested after that incident was later released on bail. He's the same man police allege is responsible for the recent crime spree. The drama started Saturday about 9 a.m. when a store was broken into near 111 Avenue and 120 Street. When an officer confronted a suspect coming out of the shop, a man jumped into a stolen vehicle and swerved at the cop - forcing the officer to leap over a car to escape harm. A brief pursuit ensued, but it was called off due to safety concerns. The suspect abandoned the stolen Oldsmobile behind a home near 80 Street and 128 Avenue, and - gun in hand - confronted a man unloading groceries from his Ford Explorer. Neighbours said the culprit pressed the handgun to the victim's head and stole the SUV, later dumped in the north end. Then, between 7 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., there was a string of robberies. A bandit fired a shot inside a furniture store before leaving empty-handed. A gun-toting man grabbed cash from a video store. And, at a food store, a man fired a shot into the wall. A man then got into a struggle with the clerk's husband and two shots were fired. No one was hurt, police said. A man in a stolen green Cherokee then eluded police and the vehicle was dumped in the north end. And on Sunday, a stolen truck spotted leaving the scene of a break-in was later spotted downtown, but the driver wouldn't pull over for cops. Troy Stuart Mack, 26, is charged with 25 criminal offences including robbery, possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public peace, flight from a police officer, pointing a firearm, and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V6 #553 ********************************** 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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