From: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca (Cdn-Firearms Digest) To: cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Subject: Cdn-Firearms Digest V7 #601 Reply-To: cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Sender: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Errors-To: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Precedence: normal Cdn-Firearms Digest Monday, December 6 2004 Volume 07 : Number 601 In this issue: GUN DEATHS, INJURIES DROP IN ALBERTA Miramichi: Man arrested for possession of a restricted, stolen DAY OF TRAGEDY Column: Wolf proposal great news for Ontario hunters "I had to demonstrate proficiency loading and firing a rifle." Deer a growing danger for motorists: C-10a - So now what? Amnestied 12(6) folks.... Mike Manure's movies Re: Mike Manure's movies Definitions Fw: Google Alert - gun control Fw: We can't afford terror fight: RCMP: Fw: Montreal Massacre's effects felt in gun laws, awareness of ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 11:40:16 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: GUN DEATHS, INJURIES DROP IN ALBERTA PUBLICATION: The Edmonton Sun DATE: 2004.12.06 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: 7 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GUN DEATHS, INJURIES DROP IN ALBERTA - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gun deaths and injuries are on the decline in the province, according to figures released this month by Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research. On average over the past 12 years, 156 Albertans have died as a result of firearms each year, the centre reports. Suicide accounts for about 83% of all firearm-related deaths. Homicide accounts for about 13%. The centre's numbers track deaths and hospital visits related to firearms from 1990 to 2002. In 2002, there were 121 deaths attributed to firearms. In 1991 there were 205, the highest number in the 12 years studied. The lowest number of firearm-related deaths came in 1999, when 108 deaths were reported. Unintentional gun injuries account for almost 50% of firearm-related hospital admissions and 76% of emergency department visits in the last four years, the centre's number show. Accidents accounted for about 3% of gun-related deaths between 1990 and 2002. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 11:40:22 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: Miramichi: Man arrested for possession of a restricted, stolen handgun Sender: owner-cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Precedence: normal Reply-To: cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca PUBLICATION: The Moncton Times and Transcript DATE: 2004.12.06 SECTION: News PAGE: A3 COLUMN: Provincial News DATELINE: MIRAMICHI - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Man stabbed at party - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ An 18-year-old man was stabbed in the arm during a dispute at a house party on Cunard Street in Miramichi early Saturday morning. Police were called to the scene at around 1:40 a.m. but by the time they arrived the suspect had left the area. Information eventually led them to a residence on Sutton Road where an 18-year-old male suspect was arrested at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday night. Jordan Lawson of Miramichi was charged with one count of aggravated assault yesterday. The victim was transported to Miramichi hospital for treatment and will require surgery. A number of other people were arrested at the Sutton Road residence. A 17-year-old man was arrested for possession of acid and ecstasy pills, a 23-year-old man was arrested for possession of a restricted handgun which had been reported stolen from a break and enter in Montreal, and three females aged 17, 18, and 36 were arrested for obstruction of justice. All of those arrested were from Miramichi. Further investigation and charges are pending. Two other men, who are not from the city, were also arrested on existing warrants. The 23-year-old man was turned over to the RCMP for a remand hearing on mischief charges, while the 18-year-old man was released after a warrant of committal was paid. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 11:41:55 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: DAY OF TRAGEDY PUBLICATION: The Ottawa Sun DATE: 2004.12.06 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: 16 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---- DAY OF TRAGEDY - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---- Some facts about the Ecole polytechnique massacre where 14 women were killed and 13 other people were wounded: - - When: Late afternoon, Dec. 6, 1989. - - Where: Ecole polytechnique, the University of Montreal's engineering school. - - Who did it: Marc Lepine, 25, armed with a Sturm Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic assault rifle, knives and bandoliers of ammunition. - - Why: Lepine ranted during his rampage that feminists ruined his life. - - Victims: Fourteen women killed; 13 other people, mostly women, wounded. - - Aftermath: Stricter gun-control measures, increased awareness of violence against women. - ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: On May 10, 1991, the Coroner's report for the Montreal massacre concluded: "The issue of firearms control has intentionally not been addressed. With the unlimited ammunition and time that Marc Lépine had available to him, he would probably have been able to achieve similar results even with a conventional hunting weapon, which itself is readily accessible. On the other hand, the importance of the questions raised in respect of pre-hospital care and police emergency response are matters that are worthy of our full attention." Teresa Z. Sourour, MD, FRCPC, Investigating Coroner. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 11:42:20 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: Column: Wolf proposal great news for Ontario hunters PUBLICATION: The Record (Waterloo Region) DATE: 2004.12.04 SECTION: Sports PAGE: E4 SOURCE: RECORD STAFF BYLINE: BILL THOMPSON - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wolf proposal great news for Ontario hunters - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The provincial government announcement earlier this week of the new Enhanced Wolf Management Plan proposal is good news for wildlife managers. The plan is Ontario's response to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Species in Canada's designation of eastern wolves as species of special conservation concern. It ensures that healthy wolf populations will continue to occupy 85 per cent of their historic range in Ontario and remain among the best managed and protected in North America. At present, Ontario is home to an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 wolves, which is one of the most intact and unfragmented wolf populations in North America. Until the announcement, many hunters were concerned that wolf hunting would have gone the route of the spring bear hunt in Ontario, and be cancelled. "Ontario has a tradition of wolf hunting, but recently that could have easily gone the way of the former spring bear hunt," said Dr. Terry Quinney, provincial manager of fish and wildlife services for the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. Quinney was referring to animal rights campaigns to ban sustainable-use activities such as wolf hunting and trapping. Thankfully that wasn't the case, and in fact, under the plan, the hunting community will play a leading role in helping wildlife managers collect data to ensure Ontario wolves remain among the best- managed and protected in North America. New hunting seasons will be introduced as well as mandatory harvest reporting in central and northern Ontario. Wolf hunting will be regulated in the same way that trappers are currently licensed and regulated, and give Ontario the improved ability to monitor total wolf harvest, ensuring that hunting and trapping continues to be sustainable. Thankfully, the Ontario government actually listened to the advice of the federation and other groups that have saved wolf-hunting traditions, and given wildlife managers the improved ability to collect data and a new ability to monitor and manage wolf harvest. The plan won't please every hunter, or for that matter, every anti-hunter in Ontario, but it's a reasonable balance to enhance wolf conservation and maintain hunting opportunities and protect farmers' property rights. It should also help ensure that future decisions made on the animal will be based on solid scientific data, rather than political expediency. Hopefully, the announcement will help more people realize the fact that regulated hunting and trapping are model sustainable-use activities that also generate significant resource-based tourism, northern jobs and improved wildlife conservation. The proposal will not affect coyote hunting in southern Ontario's agriculture base and that's good news. The hunt is a valuable wildlife management tool. The long and short of it is that the plan focuses conservation efforts on wolves, and wolf harvest, while not overly restricting hunters. In addition, farmers and ranchers will still be able to shoot wolves and coyotes to protect livestock. Better yet, as Quinney pointed out, "the plan also elevates the status of wolves to a valued and better-managed game species." The Ministry of Natural Resources is posting the strategy and the proposed regulation changes to the Environmental Bill of Rights Registry for 40 days in two postings. The proposals can be viewed on the registry at the following website http://www.ene.gov. on.ca/samples/search/Ebrquery--REG.htm, by entering registry number PB04E6020. bthompson@therecord.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 11:43:54 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: "I had to demonstrate proficiency loading and firing a rifle." PUBLICATION: The Sunday Herald DATE: 2004.12.05 SECTION: AtlanticReport PAGE: S13 SOURCE: Newfoundland Diary BYLINE: Darrin Mcgrath - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday hunting ban doesn't make sense - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUNDAY, NOV. 28 was a beautiful day on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula. The sun was splitting the rocks, as the old timers say. It was a welcome break from the steady barrage of rain, drizzle and fog that has dominated much of the fall. I'm an avid rabbit hunter and I own three beagles, but I couldn't get in the woods on this fine day because a law created in 1863 forbids hunting on Sundays. Throughout the 1990s, while the Progressive Conservatives were in Opposition, they promised to end the ban on Sunday hunting. But since taking power over a year ago, the government of Danny Williams has not revamped the law. It seems the only birdies Danny wants to shoot are on the golf course. To be fair, in 2004, Paul Shelley, the province's tourism minister, announced he would review the Sunday hunting ban. But a rearrangement of government departments landed the file on the desk of Environment Minister Tom Osbourne. He has left the wildlife laws unchanged. At one time Sunday was regarded as a religious day in this province. But many changes have occurred in Newfoundland that signal the Lord's day has shifted from the sacred to the secular. Newfoundlanders can shop at any mall on Sundays. Likewise, a ban on the sale of beer on Sundays also evaporated. People can skip church and go to any pub and drink, smoke and play video lottery games to their heart's content. The Sunday hunting ban discriminates against the working person who labours from Monday to Friday and looks forward to a few weekends in the fall when he can get out into the country and do some hunting. Newfoundland's famously wet weather makes many a Saturday too bad to get outside. It may be that a Sunday is the only fine day for weeks, but you can't go hunting. There is no scientific basis to the idea of the ban promoting conservation. There is no safety reason to forbid Sunday hunting, since there have been no hikers, birdwatchers or berry pickers accidentally shot in the province. But the lack of accidents is no thanks to government policy. Ironically, in the 1990s the province did away with the mandatory shooting test for new big game hunters. They are permitted to hunt without anyone ensuring they can safely use a high-powered rifle. I went moose hunting this past fall with two buddies who had their first moose tags. On our second day of hunting we encountered a cow and a calf running across a cutover. My buddies never managed to get a shot off, but one did chamber a round in his bolt-action .303 rifle. When the moose disappeared into the woods, he asked me how to unload the weapon. When I was seventeen and applying for my first moose licence, I had to go to a rifle range and do a shooting test administered by a wildlife officer. I had to demonstrate proficiency loading and firing a rifle. Today, new big game hunters do a weekend classroom course, and are turned loose in the country. They can hunt six days a week, but no one knows if they can hit the broad side of a barn. Untrained shooters are not only a safety risk, they may be more likely to wound big game. The animal is shot, not recovered and then goes away to die. What a waste. If the provincial government was serious about hunter safety and conservation, they would reinstate the big game shooting test and lift the Sunday hunting ban. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 11:44:39 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: Deer a growing danger for motorists: PUBLICATION: Calgary Herald DATE: 2004.12.05 EDITION: Final SECTION: City & Region PAGE: A11 BYLINE: Jason Fekete SOURCE: Calgary Herald - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deer a growing danger for motorists: Warm winters, fewer hunters boost herds - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mild winters and fewer hunters are fuelling a booming deer population across Alberta, triggering increased carnage -- for both animals and motorists -- on provincial highways. Government officials and wildlife experts alike say the numbers of white-tailed and mule deer have exploded in recent years and are taking their toll on man and nature. "Over the last 10 years, wildlife collisions have doubled," explained Bruce Atwell, operations manager for Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation. He cited a 60 per cent increase in vehicle traffic -- as many as 400,000 more cars -- on provincial highways over the past decade as a contributing factor to the spike in collisions. With no end in sight to the mushrooming deer population, Atwell said motorists have to be more vigilant on Alberta highways. "The only way you can probably stop these accidents is through physical separation, and I don't think you can put a fence along every highway in Alberta," he said. The past few weeks have been particularly dangerous for drivers and wildlife, with increased deer sightings and accidents coinciding with deer mating season -- and the end of the traditional hunting season. Although only 0.5 per cent of wildlife accidents are fatal to motorists, recent incidents have highlighted the dangers facing Alberta drivers. A Calgary man died two weeks ago when the SUV he was a passenger in rolled over on Highway 1A just west of Bearspaw Road, as the driver swerved off the road to avoid striking a deer. Also in November, a Taber woman died when the SUV she was a passenger in swerved to avoid a deer and rolled on Highway 4, near Warner, about 60 kilometres southeast of Lethbridge. Provincial government numbers indicate the white-tail deer population has soared 60 per cent in Alberta in the past 10 years, reaching 240,000 today from 150,000 a decade ago. Meanwhile, the mule deer population has ballooned 50 per cent over the past 10 years, to 150,000 from 100,000, said Dave Ealey, spokesman for Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. "Over the past 10 years, there's been a succession of mild winters and availability of food (for deer)," Ealey said. "Breeding will continue to increase unless there's a die-off from severe winter weather." The increasing numbers of deer will also fuel other wildlife populations, such as cougars and coyotes, which can directly impact motorists, rural residents and outdoor enthusiasts, Ealey said. If necessary, the province could implement an out-of-season quota hunt to slow the population explosion, he said. Such a hunt was allowed in the Magrath area, south of Lethbridge, in January this year in an attempt to cull the white-tail herd, numbered at more than 500 in and around the town of 2,000 people. Police in the Magrath area were responding to one or two car-animal collisions a day. The out-of-season hunt bagged up to 150 deer, but all indicators point to another burgeoning population across the province. Also contributing to the healthy deer populations is the steady decline of hunters in Alberta, argued Ray Makowecki, president of the Alberta Fish and Game Association. "Twenty years ago, we used to have 160,000 hunters (in the province) and now we are under 85,000. That's definitely a factor (in an increased deer population)," Makowecki said. "The look and image of the hunter has diminished." From member reports, deer herds in the Calgary area are "pretty darn high," Makowecki said, as he urged drivers to take more responsibility on the roads. "Be aware of your area. If you've got bush on both sides and a food source, slow down." jfekete@theherald.canwest.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 11:55:09 -0600 (CST) From: "Michael Adams" Subject: C-10a - So now what? Amnestied 12(6) folks.... So there is an announcement on the CFC web site telling us of the great advances in finally getting the Act implemented - and IMAGINE - a timeline! Okay... so how does that affect those of us still in possession of the old green slips - who have TRIED to re-register under the new system? (Not my choice - my employment REQUIRES clean CPIC). How about those awaiting a transfer of an additional 12(6) item held in limbo by a CFPO *and* the amending of my PAL to reflect Prohibited status? Anyone heard anything? Thanks, Mike ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:02:08 -0600 (CST) From: "Trigger Mortis" Subject: Mike Manure's movies I can't download it for free. My ISP provides headers in the news groups, but the bodies of the movie sections are always missing pieces. My complaints to the ISP are getting nowhere. I would like to see the movies. I agree about knowing my enemy, but I just can't stomach the thought of putting out money for the movies, and knowing that Michael Manure will pocket some of my money in royalties. Alan Harper alan__harper@cogeco.ca SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM ************************* ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:12:19 -0600 (CST) From: "Bruce Mills" Subject: Re: Mike Manure's movies - ----- Original Message ----- > From: Trigger Mortis > To: > Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 1:02 PM > Subject: Mike Manure's movies > I can't download it for free. My ISP provides headers in the news groups, > but the bodies of the movie sections are always missing pieces. My > complaints to the ISP are getting nowhere. Go to: http://www.oldversion.com/ Download Kazaa LITE and install it. Fire it up and do a search for "columbine" or "Farenheit" and you should come up with lots. Check the download time for the fastest one with the biggest filesize, and double click on that. It's not illegal to download stuff in Canada. Yours in Liberty, Bruce Hamilton Ontario ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:12:43 -0600 (CST) From: AOB Subject: Definitions ALLIANCE, n. NDP+Block In politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:25:32 -0600 (CST) From: "Peter Wilson" Subject: Fw: Google Alert - gun control I know that it's a tad too early for Christmas gifts but PM = Weasel...Oops I mean Martin, might be facing some real opposition to = the futher funding of that black hole of a registry! - ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Google Alerts=20 To: earth2inc@sympatico.ca=20 Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 4:56 AM Subject: Google Alert - gun control Google Alert for: gun control MP targets gun-registry vote The Globe and Mail (subscription) - Toronto,ON,Canada ... "Everybody supports gun control," Mr. Gallaway said in an interview = yesterday. "The question is: Can we support this version of it?". ...=20 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:14:29 -0600 (CST) From: "Steve" Subject: Fw: We can't afford terror fight: RCMP: (Sent to the 8 papers listed as carrying a version of the above story) - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" To: "OTTAWA CITIZEN" Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 11:08 AM Subject: RE: We can't afford terror fight: RCMP: > James Gordon's news article detailing the lack of funding and resources > available to the RCMP to respond to and stop a potential terrorist > threat is chilling. I wonder if the chiefs of police and members of the > Canadian police associations are regretting their blind endorsement of > the Firearms Act and gun registry? Seems to me a good chunk of that > billion-plus dollars would have gone a long way towards staffing and > dealing with terrorist threats! NOW is the time for everyone to write > to their MP demanding that the firearms act be scrapped, and the money > that would be wasted in future years of registry funding be put to good > use -- putting criminals where they can't hurt anyone. Here's a > thought -- How about registering criminals? I can't think of a better > use for the gun registry computers we have already wasted hundreds of > millions of dollars on. > > Steve Stubley > Mission, BC > > -------------------- > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 14:40:18 -0600 (CST) From: "Jim Hill" Subject: Fw: Montreal Massacre's effects felt in gun laws, awareness of violence, Sender: owner-cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Precedence: normal Reply-To: cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Sent to Montreal Gazette today, Jim Hill Fletchers Lake, NS - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hill" To: "The Editor Montreal Gazette" Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 4:27 PM Subject: Montreal Massacre's effects felt in gun laws, awareness of violence, Nelson Wyatt cpw 03-12-2004 > To the Editor, > > Every year I read in your paper along with others in the country details > of > the shooting referred to as the "Montreal Massacre"where 14 women were > killed. > Much is made about Marc Lepine, yet I have seldom seen details about Gamil > Gharbi. This man, who was mistreated by his father, a Muslim businessman > who beat his wife and son and treated his wife like a piece of property. > This was his upbringing and a large part of his hatred toward women yet, > the > papers choose to use the name Marc Lepine. The image called to mind by > this > name is a white, catholic man, perhaps with dark hair, not a Muslim > brought > up to view women as property, walking behind him, perhaps in a burka and > speaking only when spoken to. We hear and see such things but that is a > different culture so it is supposed to be acceptable. Well, it may come > as > a shock but changing his name to Marc Lepine did not change the culture or > the way he viewed women. > Perhaps on an anniversary date some time in the future his crime will be > blamed on him instead of hunters and target shooters. > > Jim Hill > Fletchers Lake, NS ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V7 #601 ********************************** 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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