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 #583 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, October 16 2003 Volume 06 : Number 583 In this issue: Mounties seized an arsenal of weapons Editor (Give it time. There will be!) Police hunt four who robbed homeowners at gunpoint TRIO PISTOL-WHIPS MAN, 65 Ontario: Duck hunter charged after partner shot in shoulder Column: OH DEER! BE WARY ON ROADS Letter: Spring bear hunt Re: hi powered magazines Enforcement plan paying off Trenton-area man shot while hunting STATS CAN HOMICIDE REPORT SHOWS RIGHT AND WRONG TARGET FOR SAVING LIVES RUNAWAY JURY ***1/2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:30:51 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Mounties seized an arsenal of weapons DATE: 2003.10.15 CATEGORY: Western regional news PUBLICATION: bnw (BC-Illegal-Arms) A defence lawyer for a man arrested with an alleged cache of illegal weapons says police moved in without the right search warrants. Lawyer Rob Bruneau told a court today Kamloops R-C-M-P illegally arrested Travis Bowcock last month. Mounties seized an arsenal of weapons, including handguns, shotguns, a homemade silencer and ammunition. A Kamloops judge has denied Bowcock bail and he'll be back in court next week. (CHNL) (B-C Update) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:32:33 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Editor (Give it time. There will be!) PUBLICATION: The Toronto Sun DATE: 2003.10.16 EDITION: Final SECTION: Editorial/Opinion PAGE: 15 COLUMN: Letter of the Day - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- LETTER OF THE DAY COLUMN - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I LIVE in Northeastern Ontario, in the bush, and in a very small community (actually just a blip on Hwy. 560). I regularly see bears on the way to town to get my mail, papers, etc. There is an open dump within a half-mile of my home, so from May through October not too many people go for walks in the bush. The other night, while my husband and I were watching TV, we had to laugh because of the story of a bear cub invading Orillia. The cops shot the animal, which upset a lot of people who wondered where the Ministry of Natural Resources was. The MNR said there was someone at the office, so why didn't the cops call them? The cops said they did. Ha! The MNR office here closes on weekends, so up north we have to call the police, and if we're lucky the cop may be only 45 minutes away! It's far easier to get out the registered rifle, find the key to the ammo box and shoot the animal. Is it fair? No. As for live trapping, the trapper takes them out 30 km - and guess what? Within 48 hours they're back at the food source. It is not unusual to see a 200-pounder, or bigger, take a stroll down our laneway, or knock over the BBQ or stop and smell the roses in our yard on its way to the dump - at any time of day or night. Dalton McGuinty will not reinstate the spring bear hunt and that is too bad as no one up here stops to check the sex of the bear that is trying to break into the house, or savaging their pets. So how many cubs get orphaned by homeowners? Your guess is as good as mine. The MNR has all kinds of suggestions to bear-proof your home and yard: remove hummingbird feeders; cut down fruit trees; keep garbage in the freezer until pickup; don't have a garden; keep pet food inside; and get a dog. I don't like dogs, I won't cut down my flowering crab trees and our hummingbird season is so short I'm not about to starve them. And garbage in my freezer? Hell, no! I'm sorry this is so long, but I wanted you to see what we in the North go through. And we are only six hours by car from T.O. Actually, I'm surprised there aren't more bears in the big south. Barbara Smith Elk Lake Editor (Give it time. There will be!) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:33:08 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Police hunt four who robbed homeowners at gunpoint PUBLICATION: The Hamilton Spectator DATE: 2003.10.16 SECTION: Local news PAGE: A07 SOURCE: The Hamilton Spectator DATELINE: OAKVILLE - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Police hunt four who robbed homeowners at gunpoint - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Halton police are looking for four men who barged into a Lancaster Drive home late Tuesday, threatening the occupants with a shotgun. The home invasion robbery attempt occurred about 10:40 p.m. when an occupant of the home answered the door and the men burst in demanding cash. One man had a shotgun. The intruders left after searching the house. One resident received minor injuries. Police are looking for four men in their early to mid 20s. The first is blond about age 24. The second, about 21, is six feet tall with a shaved head and goatee. The third is shorter with brown slicked back hair. The fourth man is short and has a stocky build and shaved head. Call 905-825-4747, ext. 2215 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, if you know the men. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:33:48 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: TRIO PISTOL-WHIPS MAN, 65 PUBLICATION: The Toronto Sun DATE: 2003.10.16 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: 43 COLUMN: Sunflashes - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRIO PISTOL-WHIPS MAN, 65 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A 65-year-old Georgina man was pistol-whipped and bound by three men who invaded his home in a hunt for cash and jewelry. York Regional Police said the victim was surprised by the trio who had burst into his Grew Blvd. home in Jacksons Point around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. In a separate home invasion in Oakville, Halton Regional Police said drugs were the motive when two women and a man were forced to lay on the kitchen floor while another man was taken into the basement of a house, possibly to get a stash of marijuana, but no drugs were in the home at the time of the heist. Four men armed with a shotgun stormed in when a victim answered a knock at the door of the Lancaster Dr. home around 10:45 p.m., police said. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:34:57 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Ontario: Duck hunter charged after partner shot in shoulder PUBLICATION: National Post DATE: 2003.10.16 EDITION: National SECTION: Canada PAGE: A13 COLUMN: West to East SOURCE: National Post DATELINE: BELLEVILLE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= Ontario: Duck hunter charged after partner shot in shoulder - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= BELLEVILLE - A 46-year old duck hunter was shot in the back of his shoulder when his companion slipped and accidentally discharged his 12-gauge shotgun. The victim is in a Kingston hospital with non- life-threatening injuries. Dennis Dove, 51, of Wooler, has been charged with careless use of a firearm. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:36:58 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Column: OH DEER! BE WARY ON ROADS PUBLICATION: The Ottawa Sun DATE: 2003.10.16 EDITION: Final SECTION: Sports PAGE: 79 BYLINE: JEFF MORRISON, OTTAWA SUN COLUMN: Outdoors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= OH DEER! BE WARY ON ROADS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= Due to an increase in wildlife activity at this time of year, the Ministry of Natural Resources is advising motorists to be extra cautious. With an extremely high density of white-tailed deer in our region, the number of deer and vehicle collisions has grown. Be aware that animals can appear out of nowhere as you travel the local rural areas in early fall. The MNR has outlined a few precautions and helpful hints to keep in mind while driving around the Ottawa Valley. If you should see a single deer on the road, be prepared for the sudden appearance of more to follow. Deer rarely travel alone. The usual caution that deer and moose take before crossing a busy road the rest of the year is absent during the rut or mating period. Motorists should be especially careful where roads cross creeks and rivers, divide wooded corridors, bisect fence rows, or where field edges run perpendicular to the road and, of course, anywhere that deer-crossing signs are posted. "With the arrival of autumn, moose and deer are particularly active as they cover more ground in search of food and suitable mates," said Christie Curley of the MNR's Kemptville district office. "People should be especially careful driving at dawn or dusk when wildlife is most active." The most serious deer-vehicle accidents occur when a deer jumps onto the road and the driver swerves to avoid it, then loses control of the vehicle. For those wishing to keep the meat of fresh road-killed deer, they should contact their nearest district MNR office to obtain the proper permit, for which there is no charge. For more information contact Curley, an MNR biologist, at (613) 258-8267 OTTAWA FISHING CLUB OUTING: If you happen to be in Rockland on Saturday, you may see some eager members of the Ottawa Fishing Club as they embark on their first of two fishing days on the Ottawa River. The second outing will be the following Saturday. Club anglers will undoubtedly be chasing those elusive east-end muskies. I would not venture too far from the marina if I was in the group. Some of the best "lunge" fishing can be had within a short cast or two of the boat launch. For more information on the OFC, contact Ed at: ed_bebee@hotmail.com. ONTARIO BEAR HUNTERS: With the annual Ontario bear hunt all but done for the year, local bruin chasers have been abnormally low-key. Bear hunters, as you may know, tend to be a more vocal bunch, and since we have heard little of this year's hunt, I wonder if something is up. Have there been any more rumblings on the reinstatement of the province's spring hunt? We need some local bear experts to set us straight on how the hunt was in Eastern Ontario this year. GURU COMES THROUGH: Local white-tailed deer guru Richard Poulin again showed his students how it's done last week, by arrowing a nice eight-point buck. >From the comfort of his tree stand, Rick watched as the buck strolled to within 20 yards, presenting the picture-perfect bow shot. Even though Poulin's standards are slightly higher than most, he chose to take the younger deer and is happy that he did. Nice job Rick, sometimes we have to take what is dealt to us. In this case, it was a great looking eight-pointer. Check out next week's column for Rick's helpful taxidermy hints on preparing your trophy for mounting. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:40:02 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: Letter: Spring bear hunt PUBLICATION: The Ottawa Citizen DATE: 2003.10.16 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: A19 COLUMN: In Other Words BYLINE: Bruce N. Mills SOURCE: The Ottawa Citizen - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= Spring bear hunt - -------------------------------------------------------------------------= I hope the urbanite bear-huggers who helped the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Schad Foundation force the former Conservative government in Ontario to close the spring bear hunt are happy. These poor, innocent, not to mention cute, wild animals have now become a public-safety issue for the very people who wanted to see the hunt ended. Ontario's black-bear population has soared since the 1999 decision to cancel the spring bear hunt in an effort to protect mother bears and reduce the number of orphaned cubs. Instead of allowing hunters to keep the bear population under control in a responsible manner, the government opted to endanger lives in the name of emotional and political ideology. One can only hope that the Liberals have the smarts that the PCs didn't: Stop endangering lives and reinstate the spring bear hunt. Bruce N. Mills, Dundas, Ont. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:40:42 -0600 (CST) From: "Trigger Mortis" Subject: Re: hi powered magazines >Wow! "hi powered magazines"!!!!! They must have been magazines to hold high-powered, black, flesh-ripping, hollowpoint, teflon-coated, belt-fed, armor-piercing, explosive, incendiary, tracer, cop-killer, ultra high velocity, plutonium-tipped, smart rounds? Alan Harper alan__harper@cogeco.ca SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM ************************* ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:29:58 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Enforcement plan paying off http://www.parrysoundnorthstar.com/index.php?publication=North%20Star&category=News&story=1066246161 >From Parry Sound North Star Enforcement plan paying off WAWA - After nearly three weeks in operation, Moose Watch, the enforcement campaign to prevent moose poaching, has received nine calls and 48 charges have been laid. “We are very pleased with the response we received to the program from hunters and the public,” said Moose Watch Enforcement coordinator Charlie Todesco. “This positive response is what makes the program such a success.” As of October 6, a total of 63 tips have been received from the public, one unlawfully hunted moose and one caribou have been seized, 11 moose have been discovered shot and abandoned, 94 charges have been laid or are pending, and 26 investigations are underway in areas where moose hunting is permitted. Archery seasons for moose are now open across most of northern Ontario and some far northern Wildlife Management Units have an open rifle season for moose. Most WMUs in northern Ontario opened for rifle hunting on October 11 and selected units in southern Ontario will open on October 20. Moose Watch encourages hunters and the public to report poaching by calling a special toll-free number 1-866-34MOOSE(346-6673) as soon as possible so enforcement officers can begin their investigation. It will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week through December 15. Moose Watch is a co-operative effort involving the Ministry of Natural Resources, the OPP and Crime Stoppers. Individuals who wish to remain anonymous can also report suspected illegal activities to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477). A key component of Moose Watch is the use of violation reporting cards. Hunters use the cards to note details of an offence and then call the Moose Watch line as quickly as possible so poachers can be tracked down. The Moose Watch program also includes directed patrols by uniformed ministry officers, participation of volunteers, and canine and aerial patrols. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:30:27 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Trenton-area man shot while hunting http://ottawa.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=ot_shooting20031015 >From CBC Ottawa Trenton-area man shot while hunting BELLEVILLE, ONT. - Ontario provincial police have laid a firearms charge after a Trenton-area man accidentally shot a friend while on a hunting trip in the Brighton wildlife area. Police say the man was walking behind his companion with a loaded gun when he slipped and accidentally fired the weapon. The victim, a 46-year-old Smithfield man, was hit in the back of his left shoulder by the blast from the 12-gauge shotgun. His injury is not considered life-threatening. Dennis Dove, 51, of Wooler, has been charged with careless use of a firearm. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:32:06 -0600 (CST) From: "Breitkreuz, Garry - Assistant 1" Subject: STATS CAN HOMICIDE REPORT SHOWS RIGHT AND WRONG TARGET FOR SAVING LIVES http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/guns95.htm NEWS RELEASE - October 16, 2003 STATS CAN HOMICIDE REPORT SHOWS RIGHT AND WRONG TARGET FOR SAVING LIVES "The number of people murdered went up so their billion-dollar gun registry didn't save any lives." Yorkton - Statistics Canada's recent report on homicides committed in 2002 proves conclusively that registering guns is a complete failure as a way of reducing both the number of murders and the number of murders committed with firearms. "In 2002, the number of murders increased to 582 - 29 more than last year - so the gun registry sure didn't save any lives," commented Breitkreuz, the Official Opposition's critic for firearms and property rights. "And, despite seven decades of mandatory handgun registration, the use of handguns in firearm homicides has been steadily increasing from 27% in 1974 to 66% in 2002. Conversely, firearm homicides with rifles and shotguns that weren't registered until very recently dropped steadily - from 63% to 25% over the same 28-year period," reported Breitkreuz. The Statistics Canada report also revealed that three out of four recovered handguns were not registered. "If they can't make handgun registration work after 70 years of trying, why are they wasting a billion tax dollars in a futile attempt to register millions of long guns?" asked the Saskatchewan MP. This new homicide data also supports what Police Chief Julian Fantino learned the hard way on the streets of Toronto. In January of this year he said, "I'm very devastated by the amount of gun-related violence that we're experiencing here in the city of Toronto; a tremendous increase over years gone by. The difficulty of course is that we haven't yet come across any situation where the gun registry would have enabled us to either prevent or solve any of these crimes." "The government report also identified the real target for saving lives, and it isn't registering guns owned by law-abiding gun owners," said Breitkreuz. "Two thirds of those accused of murder had a criminal record, and 73% of those had a previous conviction for a violent offence including 8 who had been previously convicted for murder," exclaimed Breitkreuz. "It's pretty clear that the government would save more lives by tracking known violent criminals, than tracking two million completely innocent, government-licensed firearms owners. The government's main argument for registering firearms has always been to keep guns out of the hands of criminals so this statistic alone refutes the truth of that claim. Just think how many lives could have been saved if we had spent this billion dollars targeting the real causes of violence in our society or simply by targeting the criminals," speculated Breitkreuz. "Unfortunately, earlier this year the Solicitor General admitted that tracking criminals or the 131,000 persons prohibited from owning firearms wasn't the objective of the federal firearms program. As a consequence of the Liberal's loopy logic, the Privacy Act protects the privacy of violent criminals but not the privacy of millions of responsible firearms owners. For example, licensed gun owners have to report their change of address within 30 days or face up to two years in jail - convicted criminals are free to roam the country. Just one more reason why the gun registry has to be scrapped," concluded Breitkreuz. - -30- HIGHLIGHTS FROM STATISTICS CANADA HOMICIDE IN CANADA, 2002 REPORT Released: October 1, 2003 ANNUAL NUMBER OF MURDERS INCREASED TO 582 Page 1 - "In 2002, Canadian police services reported 582 homicides, 29 more than the previous year. After having stabilized over a two-year period, the national homicide rate climbed 4% in 2002, to 1.85 per 100,000 population. Previously, the rate had been gradually declining since the mid-1970s." 63% OF MURDER VICTIMS WERE STABBED, BEATEN OR STRANGLED - 26% WERE SHOT Page 6 - "Figure 3: Homicide Causes of Death, Canada, 2002 - Stabbing 31.3%, Shooting 25.6%, Beating 21.3%, Strangulation 11%." 66% OF FIREARM HOMICIDES COMMITTED WITH A HANDGUN Page 7 - "Among the 149 homicides committed with a firearm in 2002, handguns were the most commonly used weapon; 98(66%) homicides were committed with a handgun 37(25%) with a rifle or shotgun, 6(4%) with a sawed off rifle or shotgun, 3(2%) with a fully automatic firearm and 5(3%) with other types of firearms (Table 8)." 72% OF HANDGUNS USED AS MURDER WEAPONS WERE NOT REGISTERED Page 7 - "Between 1997 and 2003, 574 homicides were committed with handguns. Among the 31% (176) of homicides in which a handgun was recovered, about three quarters (72%) of the handguns were not registered. About four in five (85%) did not possess a valid FAC of Firearms License. Where ownership of the handgun could be determined by police, the accused owned the handgun in half (49%) of these homicides, compared to 3% in which it was owned by the victim." 62% OF ACCUSED MURDERERS HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD Page 10 - "In 2002, almost two thirds (62%) of persons aged 12 or older accused of homicide had a Canadian criminal record. Among those with a prior criminal history, three quarters (73%) had been previously convicted of a violent offence: 8 for homicide, 44 for robbery and 183 for other violent offences." 50% OF MURDER VICTIMS HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD Page 10 - "Similarly, half (50%) of the victims 12 years and over in 2002 had a Canadian criminal record. Forty-seven percent of this group had been previously convicted of a violent crime: 6 for homicide, 23 for robbery and 97 for other violent offences." ABORIGINALS COMPRISE 3% OF POPULATION BUT 21% OF ACCUSED MURDERERS Page 10 - "In accordance with internal guidelines, various police services (such as the RCMP) no longer collect information on the Aboriginal status of accused or victims. In 2002, such information was only available 41% of the victims and 38% of those accused. Nonetheless, on the basis of information from police services that do report this information, Aboriginals, who make up 3% of the Canadian population, accounted for 21% of those accused of homicide and 14% of homicide victims in 2002 (these proportions exclude data from police services not providing such information). 68% OF ACCUSED MURDERS ON ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AT TIME OF THE MURDER Page 10 - "In 2002, police reported that more than half (52%) of all homicide victims and two thirds (68%) of those accused had consumed alcohol and/or drugs at the time of the offence, similar to the pattern observed since 1991, when this information was first collected." 13% OF ACCUSED MURDERS MENTALLY ILL Page 11 - "Excluding those cases in which mental status was unknown, police suspected the presence of a mental or developmental disorder among 13% of accused persons since 2002, similar to the percentage reported each years since 1997." HOMICIDES INVOLVING FIREARMS, 1974-2002 http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/HomicidesinvolvingFirearms,1974- 2002.pdf ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:32:30 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: RUNAWAY JURY ***1/2 http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_10.16.03/film/onscreen.html >From Eye RUNAWAY JURY ***1/2 Starring John Cusack, Gene Hackman. Written by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick Cleveland, Matthew Chapman based on the novel by John Grisham. Directed by Gary Fleder. (PG) 118 min. Opens Oct 17. Runaway Jury is possibly the best John Grisham film adaptation ever, a distinction that may ironically be due to the screenwriters' unfaithfulness to their source material. Where the novel concerned a landmark tobacco-industry trial, the film hinges on a lawsuit filed against a major handgun manufacturer by the widow of a murdered stockbroker. The hook of the plot -- insider jury tampering -- remains the same, with John Cusack pulling Henry Fonda duty as Nick Easter, a do-gooder with a not-so-hidden agenda. The heavy dramatic lifting is done by old pros Dustin Hoffman, as the case's idealistic prosecutor Wendell Rohr, and Gene Hackman, as the defence's Prince-of-Darkness jury consultant Rankin Fitch. Rohr's a crusading old-schooler with a quaintly unshakeable faith in the justice system's ability to protect the innocent, while Fitch is a reptilian nasty whose job is to unscrupulously weed out any bleeding-hearts among prospective deliberators. The H-men have one scene together -- a significant first -- and while it's not quite Al Pacino taking Robert De Niro for a cuppa joe in Heat, it's still the high point of the film. Head-to-head in a courthouse bathroom, their charged dialogue not only neatly encapsulates the story's moral and thematic underpinnings, but also provides a fascinating contrast in acting styles. The decision: Hackman's trim finesse trumps Hoffman's rumpled earnestness, but the not-quite-seamless construction of the narrative tips us that he'll be handed his poetic comeuppance by film's end. In fact, Hackman makes Fitch so obviously despicable in his corporate-expense-account villainy as to exacerbate the relentless proselytizing of the script. But nobody goes to a John Grisham legal thriller expecting subtlety, and so the broad swipes at craggy, rich, old white guys -- the kind who go skeet shooting on a private range while the victims of gun-related tragedies weep to home movies of their dearly departed -- are all in good, clean, night-at-the-movies fun. 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