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 #432 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 Friday, September 23 2005 Volume 08 : Number 432 In this issue: RAID SUSPECT DENIED BAIL 2 GUNS SEIZED DURING ARREST Two wounded in drive-by shooting: Five men face charges after shots fired Letter: Kill the bears! Letter: No excuse for killing polar bears Guns stolen from truck in hunter's driveway Letter to National Post (unpub) ... New Drafts - Explosives Regulations Project - Updated! - August Invermere man mauled to death by female grizzly: Re: senior staffer comments on the registry [Media Release] Hunters improve public safety ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:50:01 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: RAID SUSPECT DENIED BAIL PUBLICATION: The Toronto Sun DATE: 2005.09.23 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: 9 ILLUSTRATION: photo by Craig Robertson Judith Johnson waves reporters away as she leaves court yesterday after seeing brother Daren, arrested in gang raids, refused bail. She said the justice system was racist. BYLINE: SAM PAZZANO, COURTS BUREAU WORD COUNT: 244 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- RAID SUSPECT DENIED BAIL ALLEGED GANG 'LIEUTENANT' FACING 23 CHARGES - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- A Toronto man described by police as a "street-level lieutenant" for the Ardwick Blood Crew was detained in custody in the first of a wave of 41 bail hearings for alleged gang members yesterday. Daren Johnson, 23, was busted in one of 40 pre-dawn raids in a massive blitz across Toronto's northwest a week ago as police attempted to dismantle the Bloods gang. Johnson's lawyer Harry Doan said he was disappointed but not surprised his client had been denied bail. "I think it's hard not to be influenced by the hysteria whipped up by the media. It's also hard not to be overwhelmed by the vast number of charges," Doan told reporters. Johnson faces 23 charges. Johnson's sister Judith blamed the outcome on racism. "We're black. That's what it is. They can make up all this stuff. It's just the justice system," she said as she hurried from the courthouse. A publication ban was imposed on the evidence of the sophisticated police investigation, which used more than 100,000 wiretaps and extensive surveillance. SEVERAL FORCES Toronto Police Staff-Supt. Glenn DeCaire said earlier the Ardwick Blood Crew, or ABCs, "focused on the trafficking of narcotics and the movement of weapons." Peel, York and OPP officers assisted Toronto cops in Project Flicker, launched eight months ago to target the ABCs. Police filed 1,325 charges against 55 people. So far, 14 have been released on uncontested bail, Det. Doug Yarenko said. The charges deal with gangsterism, attempted murder, discharging firearms, stolen property and drugs. Deputy Chief Tony Warr predicted the roundup will have a chilling effect on the number of shootings, pointing to the success of a similar gang sweep in the Malvern area last year. "It happened in Scarborough. It had made a considerable difference in safety in that area," he said. But he said police can only move one step at a time: "There's no way we can take all the gangs out at one time." A police source described the ABC as "straight opportunists" involved in anything that made money, including prostitution and dealing in firearms. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:50:11 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: 2 GUNS SEIZED DURING ARREST PUBLICATION: The Toronto Sun DATE: 2005.09.23 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: 9 ILLUSTRATION: photo of AUGUSTUS WILLIS In custody BYLINE: TOM GODFREY, TORONTO SUN WORD COUNT: 107 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- 2 GUNS SEIZED DURING ARREST - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- An alleged member of the Jamestown Crips street gang who had a murder charge withrawn has been arrested with two loaded handguns. Oliver Augustus Willis -- aka Twinky -- 24, of Brampton, was charged with six weapons offences and was refused bail in Brampton court yesterday. Peel police Const. Jennifer Bryer said Willis was arrested following a brief footchase on Wednesday outside a Mississauga condo. He was shot in the face in February last year during a fight in the parking lot of a Mississauga club. Willis had a first-degree murder charge against him withdrawn in February, 2003, in the execution-style slaying of Mount Olive Crips gang member Amar Joseph "Green Eye" Young. The shooting took place at Oakwood and Eglinton Aves. during a street party in the aftermath of the Junior Caribbean Carnival. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:50:23 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: Two wounded in drive-by shooting: PUBLICATION: The Province DATE: 2005.09.23 EDITION: Final SECTION: News PAGE: A19 BYLINE: Ethan Baron SOURCE: The Province ILLUSTRATION: Photo: Jason Payne, The Province / A bullet hole in the backof an SUV is evidence of a drive-by shooting at a Burnaby house yesterday. WORD COUNT: 123 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Two wounded in drive-by shooting: Residents of house well-known to police for 'various criminal activities' - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Two men wounded in a drive-by shooting at a Burnaby house were taken to a hospital that police aren't naming, out of fear for the victims' safety. Neighbours heard four gunshots just after 3 a.m. yesterday in the 5500-block Willingdon Avenue. Police arrived to find two men in their 20s with bullet wounds. "We are well-acquainted with the residents of that house," said Burnaby RCMP Cpl. Pierre Lemaitre. "We very strongly believe that this was not a random act." The home's residents are known to police because of "various criminal activities," Lemaitre said. A neighbour said a lot of young people came and went from the house, and she suspected "shady dealings." A man in the house where the shootings occurred said yesterday there was no one at home to speak with about the shootings. Parked in the driveway behind the house was a blue Dodge Durango SUV with a large bullet hole in the back end. Neighbours heard a vehicle speed away after the gunshots. A white Ford Excursion SUV was parked in front of the Durango, with a black Mercedes E55 AMG next to it. Authorities are not releasing the condition of the victims. Police are trying to determine a motive for the shooting. ebaron@png.canwest.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:50:33 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: Five men face charges after shots fired PUBLICATION: The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) DATE: 2005.09.23 EDITION: Final SECTION: Local PAGE: A9 COLUMN: Local in Brief SOURCE: The StarPhoenix WORD COUNT: 119 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Five men face charges after shots fired - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Charges were laid against five men Thursday after shots were fired at a vehicle this week in the Loon Lake area, RCMP say. Police were called shortly after 11:45 p.m. Tuesday to a report of shots fired at a vehicle on Highway 304 between Meadow Lake and Makwa. Investigations indicate an altercation between two vehicles and their occupants occurred west of Makwa. RCMP said a passenger in one of the vehicles approached the other vehicle armed with what appeared to be a gun. A third vehicle arrived on the scene, with its occupants attempting to assist in the incident. Once the presense of a weapon became known, people in the first and third vehicles left the area, with the second vehicle in pursuit. Several shots were fired at the departing vehicles. Police said the investigation indicates one of the departing vehicles was struck by bullets. No one was injured in the incident. Five men from the second vehicle have been arrested. All have been remanded into custody until court on Monday. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:50:41 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: Letter: Kill the bears! PUBLICATION: GLOBE AND MAIL DATE: 2005.09.23 PAGE: A26 BYLINE: JIM LAWRENCE SECTION: Letter to the Edit EDITION: Metro DATELINE: Oakville, Ont. WORD COUNT: 207 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Kill the bears! - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- JIM LAWRENCE Canadian Outdoor Heritage Alliance Oakville, Ont. About 4 a.m. on Wednesday, a logging worker in the Pakwash Forest near Red Lake, Ont., became the latest Ontario citizen to pay the price for the McGuinty government's continued disregard for the safety of its residents. Pulled from his tent by a black bear, the man is now recovering in hospital after fellow employees fought to keep the bear from dragging its prey into the woods. Last week, after the death of a Southern Ontario woman near Chapleau, the Canadian Outdoor Heritage Alliance warned citizens that the ballooning black bear population of Ontario was not yet in hibernation and that serious attacks were still possible throughout bear country. The Ministry of Natural Resources continues to expound the theory that the population has not increased since the spring black bear hunt was cancelled in 1999. But those who live in bear country are writing and phoning to say they have never seen so many black bears. Unless Ontario takes steps to manage the out-of-control black bear population, there will be more attacks on humans. The spring hunt should be immediately reinstated and, in some areas of Ontario, a bear cull should be instituted to reduce the numbers of these dangerous predators. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:50:48 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: Letter: No excuse for killing polar bears PUBLICATION: National Post DATE: 2005.09.23 EDITION: National SECTION: Letters PAGE: A17 BYLINE: Bonnie Shulman SOURCE: National Post WORD COUNT: 67 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- No excuse for killing polar bears - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Re: Science Is Their Best Hope, John Geiger, Sept. 22. What I will never understand is what drives people to want to kill a magnificent polar bear. Is it macho-driven desire for a trophy, or a clinging to ancient tradition? These outrages are no excuse for blood lust. To heck with trophies and tradition: Let them both die so that polar bears can live. Bonnie Shulman, Oakville, Ont. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:51:06 -0600 (CST) From: "Bruce Mills" Subject: Guns stolen from truck in hunter's driveway http://www.900chml.com/news/news_local.cfm?cat=7428545912&rem=19099&red=801 54523aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=news_local.cfm Guns stolen from truck in hunter's driveway Sep, 23 2005 - 11:20 AM HAMILTON (AM900 CHML) - Two more guns could be out on the streets of Hamilton. This after a Stoney Creek man who was loading up his truck for a hunting trip had his rifle and shotgun stolen out of the back. The man tells police it happened around 3 this morning after he had gone back into his Wardrope Avenue house for a couple minutes. When he came back out, that's when the guns were gone. Police say the trigger locks were on and no ammunition was taken. - - Jay McQueen ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:51:22 -0600 (CST) From: "Robert S. Sciuk" Subject: Letter to National Post (unpub) ... Enforcement, not sensitivity training ... (fwd) Dear Sir/Madame, With an almost clairvoyant insight your editorial illustrated the partisan lipsynching which was the federal government's response to the spate of violence in our cities for the sham that it was. Again, with great insight you point directly at federal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler for the multiple crimes of holding up the firearms registry as a solution for violence, and worse, his steadfast refusal to invoke the harsh penalties which are already prescribed in laws -- passed by a Liberal government, I might add. Mr. Cotler's monotonous mantra that "custodial sentences are not a deterrent to crime" is becoming more difficult to bear with every murder on our streets. I put it to Mr. Cotler that if harsh prison sentences are not a deterrent to crime, how then is the failed firearms registry going to solve the problem with any amount of time and money thrown at it? Ironically, only those that respect the law are affected by such a bureacratic make-work project, and this smacks of either a design flaw or social re-engineering, though I suspect a bit of both might be involved. Perhaps if we hold federally sponsored candlelight vigils and sing "Kumbaya" the violent street gang members will mend their sorry ways. I would advise him to put out the proper tenders for the candles and song sheets this time around. Sincerely, Robert S. Sciuk Oshawa, Ont. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:54:09 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: New Drafts - Explosives Regulations Project - Updated! - August 24, 2005 Sender: owner-cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Precedence: normal Reply-To: cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA Explosives Regulatory Division http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/mms/explosif/over/over_e.htm Updated! - August 24, 2005 New Drafts - Plain Language Regulations - Explosives Regulations Project http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/mms/explosif/over/noticeboard_e.htm We began a pilot project to make the sections of the Explosives Regulations covering family fireworks more reader-friendly some time ago. We drafted plain language Consumer Fireworks Regulations and tested them with retailers and consumers to see if the requirements were clear and easy to understand. The Explosives Regulations project builds on that pilot project. We are now looking at the regulations as a whole and trying to write modernized regulations that reflect existing regulations, policies, practices, and changes in technology. Explosives Regulations Project Welcome! Thank you for your interest in the Explosives Regulations project. http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/mms/explosif/over/plmain_e.htm Information about the Explosives Regulations project We are seeking comments on the following Parts. Part 1, Definitions, interpretation and scope of these regulations (pdf) Part 3, Authorization and classification of explosives (pdf) Part 4, Importing explosives (pdf) Part 5, Making or manufacturing explosives (pdf) New! Part 7, Industrial explosives (pdf) Part 8, Ammunition and propellant powder and percussion caps for use in small arms and industrial tools (pdf) New! Part 10, Model and high-power rocket motors (pdf) Part 11, Entertainment industry pyrotechnics (pdf) Part 12, Consumer fireworks (pdf) Part 13, Display fireworks (pdf) Part 14, Magazine licences and storage in a magazine (pdf) Part 15, Licences, permits and certificates (pdf) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:29:29 -0600 (CST) From: Breitkreuz@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca, Garry - Assistant 1 Subject: Invermere man mauled to death by female grizzly: PUBLICATION: Vancouver Sun DATE: 2005.09.23 EDITION: FINAL CC SECTION: WestCoast News PAGE: B1 / Front BYLINE: Darah Hansen SOURCE: Vancouver Sun, with files from the Prince George Citizen DATELINE: PRINCE GEORGE ILLUSTRATION: Colour Photo: (A bear.) NOTE: Ran with fact box "Fatal Attacks Rare", which has beenappended to the end of the story. WORD COUNT: 552 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- Invermere man mauled to death by female grizzly: Body found on a remote forestry road two days after he went missing - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ----- PRINCE GEORGE - Conservation officers in Prince George are on the hunt for a female grizzly and her two cubs after a 60-year-old Invermere man was mauled to death while walking along a remote forestry road about 100 kilometres southeast of the city. The body of Arthur Louie was discovered by police early Thursday morning -- two days after he was reported missing by co-workers at a gold mining camp set up along the Bowron River. Clues left behind at the attack site, including scuffle marks and footprints, have led conservation officers to surmise Louie likely came across the bears suddenly and had no time to run away. "It looks like it was all of a sudden, boom, there they were on top of him," said Bob Coyle, senior conservation officer. Louie's death is the first fatal bear attack in B.C. since 2002. According to Prince George RCMP, Louie was last seen driving out of the mining camp about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. His broken-down vehicle was found by police at 2:20 a.m. Thursday along the remote road. Not far from the vehicle were telltale signs of a bear encounter. "The members found some personal effects -- a hat, a notebook and things," said RCMP Sgt. Wayne Gordey. "It was pretty clear what had happened. It was dark and they could hear the bear still in the vicinity." The police officers sought help from conservation officers and later Thursday morning they found the body of the missing man. Coyle said it appears Louie was trying to walk back to the mining camp after his vehicle got a flat tire. He said the dense bush in the area, combined with the narrowness of the road, probably obscured man from bear, and vice versa, until they were practically on top of each other. "From what the investigation has shown at this time it's quite likely he surprised the sow and her cubs," Coyle said. Coyle said it's rare for a grizzly to initiate a predatory attack on a human. More likely, he said, this was a defensive attack. "It's hard to say why, exactly. She might have been protecting her cubs or felt her cubs were threatened," he said. Snares have been set in the area in an effort to capture all three bears. Once that has been done, Coyle said conservation officers will decide their fate. "They may well be destroyed. That's a decision that has yet to be made," he said. Coyle said Prince George residents should not feel threatened by news of the attack. "We certainly don't have any indication that we have a real bad situation or a real problem bear here," he said. Christopher Bayduza, of Ardrossan, Alta., was the last person to be killed by a bear in B.C. The 31-year-old oil-rig worker was attacked by a black bear in northern B.C. in September, 2002, as he walked to the back of a trailer near the drilling rig where he was working with a five-man crew. In May of this year, 27-year-old Julia Gerlach of Prince George was mauled by a black bear as she worked in the bush about 150 kilometres north of Fort Nelson. One ear was torn off as the bear ripped at her scalp. A co-worker fired a shotgun blast to scare the bear off. And earlier this month, 13-year-old Christopher Solecki survived a grizzly attack on his family's ranch, about 30 kilometres south of Burns Lake. Since 1985, seven people have been killed by black bears in B.C., and six people, including Louie, by grizzlies. dahansen@png.canwest.com FATAL ATTACKS RARE: - - The last fatal bear attack in B.C. was on Sept. 1, 2002, when an Alberta oil-rig worker was killed in northern B.C. by a black bear. - - In the 29 years between 1969 and 1997, 19 people were killed in B.C. due to encounters with bears. Seven deaths were attributed to grizzlies, five to black bears, and in the case of seven other deaths, the species was not specified. - - Attacks are most likely to occur when the bears are active -- usually from May to October and especially during August and September. Source: B.C. Wildlife Branch ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:29:41 -0600 (CST) From: 10x <10x@telus.net> Subject: Re: senior staffer comments on the registry At 10:46 AM 9/23/05 -0600, you wrote: > > >An interesting excerpt from a recent article on Ms. Flumian and her new >duties as head of the integrated "services Canada" project. Apparently, >senior officials in Paul Martin's office believe the gun registry is a >mess..... > >> Ms. Flumian is known in the bureaucracy as a tough-talking "agent of >> change" capable of shaking up an entrenched bureaucracy, though her >> hard-nosed attitude has ruffled feathers. >> >> A senior official in Prime Minister Martin's office said she is the >> right person for the job. >> >> "Flumian is a fixer and that's what's needed here. She wasn't >> responsible for the mess at the gun registry," he said. >> >> "To the contrary, she had the courage and integrity to speak honestly >> about the challenges the registry was facing and which others had >> refused to face up to. Honest and effective managers are what we're >> looking for in government." On the other hand Ms Flumian left the C.F.C. and the gun registry in a mess. So much so that the auditor general wasn't able to figure out where the money was spent and ordered that the C.F.C. follow some standard practices regarding money. Ms. Flumian was goal oriented. She met with firearms owners groups. Her goal was to get the firearms owners groups on side to make the firearms licensing program and registry work. She failed. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:13:08 -0600 (CST) From: OFAH.org Website Subject: [Media Release] Hunters improve public safety OFAH FILE: 842 September 23, 2005 For Immediate Release Hunters improve public safety O.F.A.H. officially rings in the fall hunting season A record number of vehicle collisions with wildlife continues to reinforce the virtues of the annual hunting season, says the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.). This week, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation announced that, in the past decade, collisions with wildlife have jumped 86 percent. In 2003, over 13,000 vehicle/wild animal collisions were reported (many more go unreported). On average, there is a costly collision with wildlife approximately every 38 minutes in Ontario - about 90 percent of these are collisions with deer. One out of every 18 vehicle collisions involves a wild animal. Ottawa, Simcoe County, Lanark County, Thunder Bay and Middlesex County are the five areas in Ontario with the highest number of combined property damage, injury and fatal collisions as a result of wildlife. "Hunters play a critical role in keeping our roadways safe," said O.F.A.H. Biologist, Ed Reid. "Hunting is more than just a time-honored family tradition, it's also a proven wildlife management tool. Regulated hunting helps reduce crop damage, habitat degradation as well as vehicle collisions with wild animals. In fact, wildlife experts estimate that, if it were not for hunters, collisions with wildlife would soar by over 200 percent," he said. As Ontario's fall hunting season gets underway, the O.F.A.H. is proud to point out all of the valuable contributions made by Ontario's half a million licensed hunters, particularly in the interests of public safety, economics and conservation. While hunting in Ontario represents $1.5 billion in economic activity, over $10 million in annual hunting license fees pays for conservation enforcement, research and restoration programs. The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters is the province's largest fishing, hunting and conservation organization, representing 80,000 members and 630 member clubs. -30- Contact: Robert J. Pye O.F.A.H. 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