From: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca (Cdn-Firearms Digest) To: cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Subject: Cdn-Firearms Digest V8 #177 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, June 30 2005 Volume 08 : Number 177 In this issue: MOBSTER CHARGES MOUNTING IN BOTCHED SHOOTING Toronto shooting 2005 will be a bear of a year in Coquitlam, officials say TORONTO POLICE CHIEF: much of the gun crime...is the work of a few Re: Reg certificate PDF Re: 3 1/2 years in prison for standoff with police Re: Warriors a fraternity, says prof Re: Letter: Bear Spray works (better than guns) Re: RCMP blasted over 'high-risk takedown' Natives Property Rights Activists Seek to Counter Eminent Domain Ruling Which Constitution ?? "....which God?...? yet again My letter to several newspapers Re: Rights Unlikely allies condemn grow-op bylaw ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:25:25 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: MOBSTER CHARGES MOUNTING IN BOTCHED SHOOTING PUBLICATION: The Toronto Sun DATE: 2005.06.30 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: 29 ILLUSTRATION: 1. photo of PIETRO SCARCELLA Accused 2. photo of LOUISE RUSSO Paralyzed BYLINE: ROB LAMBERTI, TORONTO SUN - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MOBSTER CHARGES MOUNTING IN BOTCHED SHOOTING - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE MAN accused of masterminding a botched mob hit that left Louise Russo paralyzed has been charged with two new counts of conspiring to commit murder. The April 24, 2004 hit, allegedly intended for a New York City-backed rival, struck Russo, 46, a mom of three, with a stray bullet at a sandwich shop at Sheppard Ave. and Chesswood Dr. Pietro "Peter" Scarcella, already charged with two counts of conspiring to commit murder, was charged with two more counts of conspiring to commit murder when he appeared in North York court last Thursday. In the first new count, Scarcella was charged along with Fillipo Cutulle, Antonio Borrelli and Emilio Zannuti in connection with a plan to murder Michele Marrese. Scarcella was also charged with conspiring to murder Marrese's associate Michele Modica. The charges stem from Project Otis, launched by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, the anti-organized crime unit. The alleged conspiracy was uncovered in a organized crime probe. Scarcella, 54, Hells Angels Toronto North chapter member Paris Christoforou, 27, Borrelli, 29, and Mark Samuel Peretz, 38, were arrested last April. Scarcella, of Vaughan, whom police allege ordered the hits, was charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit murder. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:25:44 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: Toronto shooting DATE: 2005.06.29 CATEGORY: Ontario-Quebec regional news PUBLICATION: bnw - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tto-Shooting - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TORONTO -- Toronto police are searching for a gunman after a shooting in the city's northwest end late last night. A man in his 20's was shot in the head area (in the Jane-Lawrence area), but police say he is expected to survive. After the shooting, say police, the suspect jumped in a car being driven by a female, who drove away. But a short distance later, the suspect bailed out and fled. Police say they don't yet know if the female driver just happened to be in the area or if she was a friend of the suspect. Police also say the suspect is in his early 20s and is considered armed and dangerous. He is described as black and slim and wearing a black baggy T-shirt and a black baseball cap. The unidentified victim is also believed to be in his 20s. Police don'y yet know what triggered the shooting. (BN) ANB ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:25:59 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: 2005 will be a bear of a year in Coquitlam, officials say PUBLICATION: Vancouver Sun DATE: 2005.06.30 EDITION: Final SECTION: WestCoast News PAGE: B3 SOURCE: Coquitlam Now DATELINE: COQUITLAM - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2005 will be a bear of a year in Coquitlam, officials say - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COQUITLAM - It's a bumper year for bears, according to one of the newly hired coordinators of Coquitlam's Bear Aware program. "Bear complaints are up five times from last year, and the conservation officers were saying last year was a bad year -- this is in the Coquitlam area -- so right now, it's really bad," Aryn Hutchinson said in an interview Monday. Hutchinson, along with fellow coordinator Drake Stephens, has set up a Bear Aware office at the City of Coquitlam's Mariner Way works yard. The two have also been visiting the city's bear hotspots to knock on doors and let residents know what they can do to make their yards less attractive to bears. "People are aware," Hutchinson said of the areas the two have visited. "Actually, it seems like nearly everyone we talk to has had a bear in their yard in the past week, so there are a heap of bears in these areas." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:26:27 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: TORONTO POLICE CHIEF: much of the gun crime...is the work of a few individuals. Sender: owner-cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Precedence: normal Reply-To: cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca PUBLICATION: GLOBE AND MAIL IDN: 051810228 DATE: 2005.06.30 PAGE: A14 (ILLUS) BYLINE: JOE FRIESEN SECTION: Toronto News EDITION: Metro DATELINE: WORDS: 578 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Uniformed officers to be visible on city's streets, new chief vows Blair plans to persuade plainclothes staff to don blues for community policing - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOE FRIESEN Toronto's police will have a more visible presence on the city's streets by September, Chief Bill Blair said yesterday. As the organization moves toward a restructured model that emphasizes community-based policing, Chief Blair said he's tackling a few basic issues. He acknowledged, for example, that there may be some resistance within the ranks. "People succeed in our business when they move into investigative functions and plainclothes functions. People aspire to getting out of uniform, and I've got to put them back into uniform and put them on the street. It's important, and it's necessary, but it's going to be difficult for some." Although some money may be coming from the provincial government to assist with community policing initiatives, Chief Blair said he's going to push his officers to be in uniform and out in the community as often as possible. In his view, any job that can done in uniform, should be done in uniform. "I'm trying to get as many of my people back into uniform and out into the communities and on the street as I possibly can," he said. Chief Blair, who was speaking to The Globe and Mail's editorial board, has been looking for ways to employ police resources more effectively since being given the job in April. "I've got 5,260 police officers and we're trying to figure out the best way to deploy them so that we can have the most positive effect in our neighbourhoods," he said. One of his goals is to increase the visibility of police without having to hire more police officers. Citing his experience at 51 Division in the city's downtown, Chief Blair said that a visible police presence encourages trust and co-operation between citizens and police. The chief also raised the issue of racial profiling or bias. He said plans are in the works to establish an internal system, developed in consultation with the city's diverse communities, that will monitor police actions. "We've got to have systems in place of supervision and accountability where you do measure what people actually do, but not for the purpose of more academic study, for the purpose of doing it right." He could not say when such a system would be in place. He also said that the perception of racial bias is one of the greatest threats to establishing good relationships with minority communities. The reorganization of police administration, which will also be complete by September, will place more emphasis on minority hiring and career development within the force, he said. Although 35 to 40 per cent of the recent intake of new recruits has come from minority communities, the force as a whole is made up of 13 per cent minority officers. "It's going to take some time," Chief Blair said. "But I think the impact of the new people coming in exceeds their numbers, because I think the organization is changing significantly as we bring people of greater diversity into policing." Another priority for Chief Blair is to reduce gun violence on the city's streets. He said much of the gun crime that is of great concern to the public is the work of a few individuals. He said he will consider his term as chief a success if, at the end of his five years, Toronto is seen as one of the safest cities in the world. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:27:52 -0600 (CST) From: mred@295.ca Subject: Re: Reg certificate PDF > I recall quite a while back someone posted a link to a PDF file of the > registration certificate that could be downloaded and filled in with the > required info in order to create duplicate certificates. If anyone has the > file or a location where I can download it I would appreciate it, I want > to > make sure I have copies for each firearm I own in the event that I'm asked > for it. I figure one in the butstock, vehicle glove box, range bag, etc. > Better safe than sorry. > > Thanks > > Rod why not just scan and print it out ? ed/ontario ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:28:22 -0600 (CST) From: "mred" Subject: Re: 3 1/2 years in prison for standoff with police - ----- Original Message ----- From: ; "Garry - Assistant 1" To: Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:24 AM Subject: 3 1/2 years in prison for standoff with police > PUBLICATION: The Guardian (Charlottetown) > DATE: 2005.06.30 > SECTION: Atlantic > PAGE: A14 > SOURCE: CP > DATELINE: Halifax > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > N.S. couple sentenced to prison terms for standoff with police > > > He sentenced the 42-year-old woman to 3 1/2 years in prison for > abducting her baby and firing a shotgun from the house, narrowly missing > a police officer. The man, 51, was sentenced to 4 1/2 years for > abduction and various weapons offences. What the H*** happened to mandatory 4 years for the use of a firearm in the commision of a criminal act> We get 5 years for making a mistake on a piece of paper. ed/ontario ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:28:46 -0600 (CST) From: "mred" Subject: Re: Warriors a fraternity, says prof - ----- Original Message ----- From: ; "Garry - Assistant 1" To: Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:23 AM Subject: Warriors a fraternity, says prof > PUBLICATION: Vancouver Sun > DATE: 2005.06.30 > EDITION: FINAL C > SECTION: News > PAGE: A7 > BYLINE: Nicholas Read > SOURCE: Vancouver Sun > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Warriors a fraternity, says prof > > > However, it later withdrew from the protest, saying: "Although Saanich > gave clear direction to take unarmed, non-violent action to defend their > rights, we know that DFO and RCMP are armed and have a propensity for > violence against indigenous people. The West Coast Warrior Society is > not a protest group. We get involved in defending indigenous rights when > circumstances become dangerous." yup Just ask Dudley Georges relatives about that!!!!!!! ed/ontario ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:29:12 -0600 (CST) From: "mred" Subject: Re: Letter: Bear Spray works (better than guns) - ----- Original Message ----- From: ; "Garry - Assistant 1" To: Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:22 AM Subject: Letter: Bear Spray works (better than guns) > PUBLICATION: Calgary Herald > DATE: 2005.06.30 > EDITION: Final > SECTION: Q: Queries - Quibbles - Quirks > PAGE: A23 > COLUMN: Inbox: Your Space - Your Time > BYLINE: Steven Lynch > SOURCE: Calgary Herald > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Spray works > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Bears - Re: Cartoon, Vance Rodewalt, June 26. > > Your Sunday cartoon depicting two bears sneering at bear spray did a > great disservice to the community. More Disney lover BS! Nothing works as well as a .44 magnum. ed/ontario ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:29:42 -0600 (CST) From: mred@295.ca Subject: Re: RCMP blasted over 'high-risk takedown' Natives > PUBLICATION: GLOBE AND MAIL > DATE: 2005.06.30 > PAGE: S1 (ILLUS) > BYLINE: JANE ARMSTRONG > SECTION: British Columbia N > EDITION: Metro > DATELINE: Vancouver BC > WORDS: 717 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > RCMP blasted over 'high-risk takedown' Natives say they were pulled > over, arrested because of membership in warrior society > "We do believe that the RCMP has been pursuing a [public relations] > campaign to criminalize warrior societies," Mr. Ward said. > > "That has been the general strategy behind the RCMP when dealing with > warrior societies. > > "They seek a method to discredit because they realize that when they > come down to public relations, they don't always win in native > conflicts." The Mounties, however, say the incident was part of an > "ongoing investigation" by their anti-terrorism unit. They do it to us whites too Just ask all the innocent whites who have been criminalized UNDER c-68 BY THE POLICE. ED/ONTARIO ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:31:36 -0600 (CST) From: Joe Gingrich Subject: Property Rights Activists Seek to Counter Eminent Domain Ruling http://www.gopusa.com/news/2005/june/0630_property_rightsp.shtml Property Rights Activists Seek to Counter Eminent Domain Ruling By Monisha Bansal CNSNews.com Correspondent June 30, 2005 (CNSNews.com) -- Nearly a week after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local governments may seize a person's private property and turn it over to private developers, there is no let-up to the anger being flashed by grassroots organizations. The Castle Coalition, part of the Institute for Justice, announced Wednesday the launching of the "Hands Off My Home" campaign. "The floodgates to eminent domain abuse are already opening in the wake of the Supreme Court's dreadful Kelo decision," said Scott Bullock, senior attorney for the Institute for Justice. The Supreme Court on June 23 upheld a lower court ruling, siding with the economically strapped city of New London, Conn., which had seized 90 acres of waterfront land for the construction of office buildings, upscale residences and a marina near a huge research center being built by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. The city is still feeling the pinch from the 1996 closing of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. Susette Kelo, the owner of one of the homes seized by New London city officials, had remodeled her waterfront property and had refused to leave until the Supreme Court ended her appeals. The "Hands Off My Home" campaign will empower ordinary Americans to fight back against "eminent domain abuse" and halt what Bullock called the "un-American alliance between tax hungry politicians and land hungry developers." The National League of Cities, which backed the city of New London, denies that the ruling will lead to abuse. "City officials use the power of eminent domain very selectively and very carefully," said Indianapolis, Ind., Mayor Bart Peterson, who is also the vice president of the National League of Cities. "Generally, property is taken only in the context of an overall economic development project that will provide significant benefits to a neighborhood. This usually involves public hearings or some other type of public process," Peterson added. "In addition, the Constitution's 'just compensation' requirement ensures that cities treat property owners fairly, as do state and federal laws that govern the use and limits of eminent domain." However, the Institute for Justice hopes it can advance another eminent domain dispute all the way to the Supreme Court in order for "this appalling decision" to be reversed, according to Dana Berliner, a senior attorney for the group. "The American people are furious about the decision, but they can do something about it. In this next year, the Castle Coalition will encourage and coordinate grassroots efforts to end eminent domain abuse in states and cities," said Berliner. "At the same time, the Institute for Justice will ask state courts to enforce their state constitutional limits on the use of eminent domain for private development, and the next time we get to the Supreme Court, it will overturn the Kelo precedent," Berliner added. Denise Hogland, a resident of Long Branch, N.J., will be losing her home and community to developers planning to build luxury condominiums. "Our homes are not blighted. This can happen to you. It can happen to anyone. The Kelo decision opened the floodgates for the government to take your property. They have put a crack in the foundation of what it means to be an American," Hogland told Cybercast News Service. Since the Kelo decision, other people say they have found themselves in danger of losing their homes. Catherine Oswalt, a Colorado resident, told Cybercast News Service that "it is more than wrong to take the land that some people have lived on for generations. It is theft allowed by our government." Oswalt lives near a proposed private toll road being built for corporate use. "I know the families in the path of this monstrosity," she added. Part of the Castle Coalition's goal is to have governors in every state sign a pledge to support legislation prohibiting the use of eminent domain for private development. "This will lock the governors into their commitment to the people of their state," said Bullock. Berliner said fewer than ten states have addressed eminent domain for private use. The states with the most examples of private property being condemned and taken over for private development are California, Kansas, Michigan, Maryland and Ohio, according to the Institute for Justice. Detroit tops the list of cities for condemning the most properties. U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) introduced legislation Tuesday called the "Protection of Homes, Small Businesses and Private Property Act of 2005," which seeks to offset the Supreme Court's Kelo decision. The bill asserts that "the protection of homes, small businesses, and other private property rights against government seizures and other unreasonable government interference is a fundamental principle and core commitment of our Nation's founders." The measure has strong support from both Republicans and Democrats, leading Bullock to say, "This is not a left or right issue. It is uniting people with its injustice." Copyright © 1998-2005 CNSNews.com - Cybercast News Service ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:32:33 -0600 (CST) From: Edward Hudson Subject: Which Constitution ?? On 2005 Jun 29, at 5:00 PM, Bruce Mills wrote: > > Here is the Preamble to the British North America Act, 1867 (First > Enactment): > > British North America Act, 1867, 30-31 Vict., c. 3 (U.K.) > > [29th March 1867] > > with a > Constitution similar in Principle to that of the United Kingdom: Which United Kingdom Constitution ?? Is this in printed format somewhere ?? Sincerely, Eduardo ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:41:18 -0600 (CST) From: "Todd Birch" Subject: "....which God?...? yet again Bruce Read Paul Chicoine's response to your comments in Digest #175. He says it well. In your quote from the BNA Act, it mentions the sovereignty of the British Crown. One of the titles under that purview is "...defender of the faith..." You can be damn sure that wasn't Islam. That implies that the same authority before and under God was applicable in this part of the realm. Paul makes an excellent point in that we have a pantheon of gods thanks to multi-culturalism and pluralism. I have heard members of other faiths decrying the annual PC practice of removing Christ from Christmas. They knew Canada was a Christian country when they came here and they did not expect us to go nuts in that fashion to accomodate them. They know that their home countries would not be so compliant. As for the "there is no god" types, who cares? I'm not out to convince or convert you. Read the entrails of a goat while facing Stonehenge on the Solstice, for all I care. We only have to die to find out who's right. I can wait. TB ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:58:11 -0600 (CST) From: "Bruce Mills" Subject: My letter to several newspapers Just submitted, not yet printed. Have you written a letter today? - ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Mills To: Bruce Mills Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:50 AM Subject: Cherry picking rights I'm glad that Frank McKenna recognizes that the right to keep and bear arms is a bona fide "legitimate constitutional right". This is understandable, since both Canadians and Americans derive this right from the same sources. In fact, we can probably lay greater claim to it, since we remained a Commonwealth country, and they didn't. Now, if Prime Minister Paul Martin is true to his word that a "right is a right", then he'll get to work enshrining this right into our Charter, toute suite. After all, you can't cherry pick which rights you will uphold, now can you? Yours in Liberty, Bruce Hamilton Ontario ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:05:26 -0600 (CST) From: "Al Muir" Subject: Re: Rights Excellent point Rick. A very small segment of a very small group( homosexuals) applied to the courts, protested on the streets, wrote letters, petitioned government officials and risked imprisonment regardless of any outcome and look what they accomplished. In reviewing all this it appears that Joe has attempted to do the same things for gun owners. An Alberta judge has said that the governments licencing and registration system has turned a right into a privilege. Joe has continuously said the same thing. Joe wants that right back. Perhaps after you return from your vacation you can outline to us the proper course of action to turn the public to our side. As I have seen little or no evidence of your participation in any of the above activities I must assume that you have alternate courses of action that will lead to what you say is required. I am sure in your response you will be as thorough and volumnous as you have been in your responses to the choir. Please do not feel any necessity to critique my post. We will assume I am incorrect about everything I have written here. All you need do is provide us with a comprehensive course of action. In the past I have lead, followed and gotten out of the way. I am ready to follow. Lead on!! Al ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:25:07 -0600 (CST) From: "Bruce Mills" Subject: Unlikely allies condemn grow-op bylaw http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2005/06/30/1111013-sun.html Unlikely allies condemn grow-op bylaw By Irwin Loy, Vancouver 24 hours Doubt over a city plan that would curb businesses from selling marijuana grow-op gear is coming from two unlikely sources. A prominent pot activist and Vancouver's police union boss both agree the suggested bylaw won't work. B.C. Marijuana Party leader Marc Emery says stopping businesses from selling grow-op equipment will just send grow-ops further underground. Emery says more shoddy equipment will mean more risky fires, like last week's massive blaze at a Richmond warehouse. And while Vancouver Police Union president Tom Stamatakis supports city attempts to weed out grow-ops, he says it won't change criminal behaviour. "People that want to commit robberies still find a way to get firearms," Stamatakis said. The city staff report on the bylaw goes to council today. ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V8 #177 ********************************** 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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