From: owner-can-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca (Cdn-Firearms Digest) To: cdn-firearms-digest@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca Subject: Cdn-Firearms Digest V9 #704 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, August 3 2006 Volume 09 : Number 704 In this issue: Conservatives lose ground amid perceived sidling up to U.S. on Re: CFC Exam Gunshot heard during body's recovery new irons Residents assess 'at risk' areas for safety: We seized upwards of 50 firearms from one residence Free Our Heroes: Mounties "are protecting the drug dealers" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 06:15:50 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Conservatives lose ground amid perceived sidling up to U.S. on http://www.canada.com/globaltv/ontario/story.html?id=b9c135c2-35ed-4360-a704-1bf10b8180f5&k=89927 Conservatives lose ground amid perceived sidling up to U.S. on Mideast: poll Sue Bailey The Canadian Press Wednesday, August 02, 2006 OTTAWA -- A new poll suggests Tory support is sliding over voter concern that Canada has become too cozy with the United States on Middle East policy. The latest results by Decima Research, released to The Canadian Press, put the Conservatives and Liberals in a virtual tie nationally. The Tories had 32 per cent support compared with 31 per cent for the Liberals and 16 per cent for the New Democrats. But the Liberals widened their Ontario lead to 42 per cent of voter support compared with 33 per cent for the Conservatives, and have pulled in front of the Tories in Quebec for the first time since last winter’s campaign. The two parties had been neck-and-neck in Ontario as recently as mid-June. “When we look at the combination of the alignment of the government with the current U.S. administration policy on the Middle East — and in particular with respect to the Lebanon-Israel conflict — it’s reasonable to assume it’s one of the factors that’s driving Conservative support down in the near term,” said Decima CEO Bruce Anderson. “They clearly are encountering some pushback from voters in Ontario and Quebec in particular.” Liberals have also taken the lead in crucial urban ridings by a margin of 35 per cent versus 29 per cent, and are increasingly preferred by women and by voters aged 25 to 34, the poll suggests. Middle East policy and hefty new defence spending announced by the Tories in June have apparently left some Quebec voters cold, Anderson says. The province tends to be the most pacifist in Canada. It’s also where Harper has invested most of his political capital in a drive for a majority government. Harper has been vilified by critics for his pro-Israel stance on the latest crisis in Lebanon. But Anderson notes that the Conservative slide started in June before fighting between Israel and Hezbollah began killing hundreds of civilians, many of them Lebanese children. Anderson cautioned against reading too much into the latest telephone poll of 1,000 Canadians, taken July 27 to 31. “I wouldn’t say the Conservatives have fallen into some sort of abyss. “We’re talking about shifts that are significant in terms of whether they portend a Conservative minority or majority — or even the outcome of an election. “But people know the election isn’t going to be held right now.” Indeed, the popularity plunge is expected to be a hot topic as the Conservative caucus gathers this week for a retreat in Cornwall, Ont. Talk of the Conservatives engineering their own defeat for a snap election this fall has dissipated as polls continue to suggest momentum is not with the minority government. The continuing Liberal leadership race is another factor, Anderson says. “People are seeing evidence of a next generation of leadership hopefuls for the Liberal party. It’s making it maybe a little bit easier for people to say: `I might vote Liberal rather than Conservative in the next election.’<\!f>” The poll is considered accurate to within three percentage points plus or minus, 19 times out of 20. The margin of error is higher for regional breakdowns. © The Canadian Press ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 07:02:57 -0600 (CST) From: vampire@istar.ca (Robert LaCasse) Subject: Re: CFC Exam >Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 19:23:57 -0600 (CST) >From: "mred" >Subject: Re: CFC Exam > >- ----- Original Message ----- >From: "wrpa" > >>>All in All, who needed these stringently tricky questions and >>>dumb practicals in the first place. Many Gunsmiths failed it >>>(Written/Practical) on the 1st pass, therefore omitting their ability to >>>sell guns...they failed on the *redundant tehnicalities department*. >> >> "Tricky questions and dumb practicals", come on now. The course is >> designed so complete novices can pass the tests. If you can't pass the >> course you probably should not have access to guns. > >I passed the exam with flying colors and the only knowledge I had was >based on life experiences ? > >Basically ? , if you were able to breath the exam was so simple ? you >could pass it. > >I never found anything tricky or otherwise that a 5 year old shouldn't >have been able to pass. > >All common sense questions. >ed/ontario Yes all common sense **questions and practical in (20 minutes)**....do you remember the value of the safety question (Position)=Craddle Position...Since I challenged, and being mostly handguns for 30 years...prior to since 1955 all guns, I failed this answer and the first test...the 20 minute anxiety that the *mafia* took advantage of... When they laid all the cartridges down, I thought it was the same "closed book* test, and got them all right, problem was I didn't know this part was open book, and I didn't look...not something that one normally does, but (20 minutes)..flunked on that. Handgun and Rifle handling was easy, the *mafia* didn't get me on that...I took it to seriously I quess (20 minutes) In short how many questions and tests had to do with safety...right 50% only...the only safety is between your ears I say...and I'm sure oyu concure on that...... I just had a "way too money hungry" tester/verifier, with a baby on the way..xplains all, I should have seen Brian Ward instead since most ranges were shut down even in 1999. I don't get along with the *mafia* too much, and found the test an insult to anybody's gun intelligence. When I joined my new range PSA, there were more safety tests and questions for RO capacity, I got 99.9% on that, since I wanted to get some shooting done, after I got my guns from the courts, applied for ATT, found a range in the bushes 30 miles away, that day... > >------------------------------ - -- Triad Productions-Fantalla(c)~EZine~ParaNovel National Association of Assault Research WWWeb>> http://reachme.at/bob ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 07:53:00 -0600 (CST) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Gunshot heard during body's recovery http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&pubid=968163964505&cid=1154599332275&col=968705899037&call_page=TS_News&call_pageid=968332188492&call_pagepath=News/News Gunshot heard during body's recovery JOANNA SMITH STAFF REPORTER Aug. 3, 2006. 07:53 AM Emergency services responding to a 911 call about a body found in a Lawrence Heights apartment may have been shot at early Thursday morning. Police were called to Leila La. in the Lawrence Ave. W. and W.R. Allen Rd. area around 1 a.m. after receiving calls about a body found in an apartment, police said. Soon after arriving, a single gunshot rang out in the area sending police officers, paramedics, firefighters and news media ducking for cover. No one was hit and the shooter was not found, police said. Police do not believe the shot fired was connected to the man’s death. They also couldn’t confirm whether the noise heard was in fact a gunshot. In a preliminary ruling, a coroner did not suspect foul play in the man’s death, police said. The coroner was scheduled to perform an autopsy Thursday morning. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 07:57:33 -0600 (CST) From: paul chicoine Subject: new irons Depending on your experiences, it is either the venerable Remington Model 7400 or the Remington jam-o-matic. Anyone had a look at and tried out the replacement for the 7400, the "new" Remington 750 Woodmaster? (With an improved gas system??) http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire_rifles/model_750_woodsmaster.asp also in the semi-auto marketplace Anyone had a look at and tried out the new Winchester SXR semi-auto centerfire rifle? http://www.winchesterguns.com/prodinfo/catalog/detail.asp?cat_id=531&type_id=008&cat=016C in the o/u marketplace, the new (some no so) Remington Premier Upland Winchester Select Franchi Renaissance anyone using these firearms? __________ Paul Chicoine Non Assumpsit Contract - All Rights Reserved - Without Prejudice ___________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 08:06:39 -0600 (CST) From: owner-cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca (Majordomo User) Subject: Residents assess 'at risk' areas for safety: PUBLICATION: National Post DATE: 2006.08.03 EDITION: Toronto / Late SECTION: Toronto PAGE: A10 BYLINE: Dave McGinn SOURCE: National Post ILLUSTRATION: Colour Photo: Tyler Anderson, National Post / Scarborough isone of four Toronto neighbourhoods being surveyed by groups of community residents in an effort to increase safety. The Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children plans to survey 13 neighbourhoods by 2007.; Graphic/Diagram: IN 4 BLOCKS: (See hard copy for graphic/diagram). WORD COUNT: 629 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Residents assess 'at risk' areas for safety: 'So much work to do' - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sitting in a small park near her home in Scarborough yesterday as she watched her three small grandsons play only a few feet away from a large pile of trash and debris, Susan Wright began to laugh. She just learned that the City of Toronto is performing a safety audit here today. "Are you kidding me?" said the 51-year-old. "This is the worst neighborhood in the city." It may not be the worst but it is one of 13 priority "at risk" neighbourhoods identified by a City of Toronto report released last year. The Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC), a community organization, in collaboration with the city's Community Safety Secretariat, will conduct a safety audit on each of them, beginning today in the Kingston-Galloway-Morningside area. "We look at the physical features of a neighbourhood," said Narina Nagra, safety program director at METRAC, of the safety audit process. "We look at lighting as well as public transportation access, accessibility in general, sight lines, looking at if there's things that block one's view when you're walking around, the isolation of an area and things like graffiti, all those things that can impact on one's sense of safety." Today, groups of about six to eight community residents who have been trained by METRAC will walk the neighbourhood carrying surveys to judge the area on these factors. Of the four areas that will be audited, one is a park where a rape occurred last year; a body was discovered in another of the areas about 14 months ago. A walk around the area yesterday revealed heaps of torn couches and trash piled high outside one housing unit, broken liquor bottles strewn across an abandoned parking lot and huge swathes where there are no street lights. "There is so much work to do in this area," said Detective Jim Gibson, 43 Division, who pointed out that this area was the former stomping grounds of the Galloway Boys gang. "There's a lot of robberies, it's a high prostitution area, and with the prostitution comes the drugs, and then comes the types of offences that are associated with supporting drug habits -- it's a vicious circle." The safety audit will not only identify areas of concern, it will help empower neighbourhood residents, said Councillor David Soknacki, whose ward will be covered by the audit and who will be taking part today. "It is as much a demonstration that the streets are places for ordinary residents to walk and feel safe as it is prevention and looking for areas that are unsafe and need correction," he said of the audit. "We will be making calls after to the police and saying to them that these are areas that could require extra scrutiny, I expect that we'll be making calls to various departments in the city to increase lighting or trim bushes or enhance signage or various hard changes, but it's the change in people's psyche that's just as important," Mr. Soknacki said. Councillor Gay Cowbourne, who will also be participating in today's audit, agrees the audit will help empower residents. "It's a good way for everybody to come together and for the community to say, 'This is a problem,' " she said. But residents of the area say more than audits are needed to make it safe. "They need to have more police street patrols," said Carrie Bursey, who has lived in the Morningside and Kingston Road area for close to two years. "I wouldn't bring my kids outside at night here," added the 28-year-old. Besides the Kingston-Galloway-Morningside area, twelve other neighbourhoods have been identified by the city as "at risk" and will also be audited, including Jamestown, Jane-Finch, Dorset Park, Crescent Town and Malvern. Audits are currently being organized for the Jane-Finch and Malvern neighbourhoods, according to METRAC. "We're going to be doing audits of at least six of the thirteen neighbourhoods this year," Ms. Nagra said. The rest of the audits will be completed in 2007. That comes as little consolation to one neighbourhood resident who has lived near Kingston and Morningside Road for most of her life. "I don't feel safe here," said 69-year-old Helen Gauthier, "night or day." ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 08:07:02 -0600 (CST) From: owner-cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca (Majordomo User) Subject: We seized upwards of 50 firearms from one residence DATE: 2006.08.02 CATEGORY: National general news BYLINE: KEVIN BISSETT PUBLICATION: cpw WORD COUNT: 723 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ N.B. police appeal for calm on Grand Manan following riot last month - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GRAND MANAN, N.B. (CP) _ There was a heavy police presence on New Brunswick's Grand Manan Island on Wednesday as about 700 residents jammed a high school auditorium to discuss a recent bout of vigilante violence and the ongoing problem of drug trafficking on the island. At least two dozen RCMP cruisers, a police helicopter and small boat were dispatched to the island off the province's southwest coast amid reports that tensions remain high more than a week after the home of a suspected drug dealer was torched, shots were fired and two men were allegedly beaten by local residents. ``We had additional resources brought on the island, and we're looking at maintaining higher presence on Grand Manan until such time as we feel that they're no longer required,'' RCMP Cpl. Kevin Jackson said prior to the public meeting. A sign posted near the island's ferry terminal made it clear some residents feel the violence was justified. It simply says: Free Our Heroes. The Mounties used the local high school Wednesday evening to provide an update on their investigation into the four-hour melee July 22 that involved about 40 people _ some armed with guns, knives and baseball bats. ``We have identified all six people who discharged firearms during the incident. All will be charged. We have identified the person who was wilfully intentional towards burning a dwelling house. He's being charged,'' said Jackson. ``There are people who will be charged on both sides of this issue.'' As well, Cpl. Ron Smith told the crowd there were 24 drug investigations and seizures last year on Grand Manan, and police are looking to step up their vigilance. Const. Terry Pomeroy said it has been difficult to get individuals to sign complaints to allow police to proceed with charges. ``You need to stand up as a community to address this problem,'' he said. One person in the audience told the crowd he moved away from the island last year because of the growing drug problems. He said that someone tried to sell drugs to his 10-year-old daughter, and despite making a complaint, no charge was laid. Another man, Bev Fleet, said if the RCMP had assigned more officers in the past, the issue might have been addressed without a riot. ``We have been isolated by the system for too long,'' said Fleet. ``I don't know if they just thought that we're just out here on this rock and we'd work it out ourselves.... Well, the boys did.'' Two men who were charged following the violent clash are being held in an undisclosed New Brunswick jail for their own protection. The large crowd applauded as videotaped messages from the two were played at the meeting. Carter Wayne Foster, 24, said: ``If anyone is planning on doing anything about the drug problem without the police _ don't. ``The law will straighten this out, and if everyone behaves it will be resolved quicker.'' Michael Dean Small, 26, also appealed for calm. ``Keep calm please for us,'' he said. Small was charged with arson and with carrying a rifle in a way dangerous to the public peace. Foster was charged with one count of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace dating to July 22 and one of unlawful storage of firearms dating to July 30. Small and Foster are being held in custody until Aug. 15 when bail hearings are scheduled for both men. Police are still looking for the man whose house was burned after he was charged last week with possession of a dangerous weapon. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Ronald Ross. Meanwhile, at Wednesday's meeting, speaker after speaker expressed the hope that the justice system would be lenient with the accused. One man said: ``Regardless of what sentence is imposed on these individuals, never in the minds of Grand Manan people will they ever be considered criminals.'' The meeting was also told a legal defence fund has been set up for those facing charges. The brawl last month took place in Castalia, a tiny rural community on the east side of the island. The violent outburst was out of character for the Bay of Fundy island, which is known as a popular but tranquil tourist spot that is home to about 2,000 permanent residents. Meanwhile, some residents said they were angry with the RCMP for descending on the town to keep an eye on local residents while doing little to respond to repeated requests to stem the growing drug problem on the island. ``These Mounties need to explain where they've been,'' said one man. ``They're protecting the drug dealers.'' The residents say the island has a steady supply of crack cocaine, ecstasy and the prescription painkillers Dilaudid and Oxycontin. Some residents, who asked not to be named, said the number of car and home break-ins has risen steadily as illicit drugs have become more pervasive. ``This is a small community and almost everybody has a relative that has been adversely affected by addictions in one way or another. The community finally said: `Enough,''' said Eric Allaby, the Liberal member who represents the island in the provincial legislature. ``If we can look for one good thing to come out of it, it has brought attention to the issue and that may be a good thing.'' Jackson said police have begun to receive a deluge of tips to help solve criminal activity on the island. He said earlier this week, police made a large seizure of firearms. ``We seized upwards of 50 firearms from one residence that were insecure, and a number were restricted.'' ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 08:10:28 -0600 (CST) From: owner-cdn-firearms@sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca (Majordomo User) Subject: Free Our Heroes: Mounties "are protecting the drug dealers" PUBLICATION: The Daily Gleaner (Fredericton) DATE: 2006.08.03 PAGE: A1 SECTION: NEWS BYLINE: KEVIN BISSETTThe Canadian Press WORD COUNT: 485 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'The boys' are heroes on island; - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There was a heavy police presence on Grand Manan Island on Wednesday as about 700 residents jammed a high school auditorium to discuss a recent bout of vigilante violence and the ongoing problem of drug trafficking. At least two dozen RCMP cruisers, a police helicopter and small boat were dispatched to the island amid reports that tensions remain high. The home of a suspected drug dealer was torched, shots were fired and two men were allegedly beaten by local residents more than a week ago. "We had additional resources brought on the island, and we're looking at maintaining a higher presence on Grand Manan until such time as we feel that they're no longer required," RCMP Cpl. Kevin Jackson said prior to the public meeting. A sign posted near the island's ferry terminal made it clear some residents feel the violence was justified. It simply says: Free Our Heroes. The Mounties used the local high school Wednesday evening to provide an update on their investigation into the four-hour melee July 22 that involved about 40 people - some armed with guns, knives and baseball bats. "We have identified all six people who discharged firearms during the incident. All will be charged. We have identified the person who was wilfully intentional towards burning a dwelling house. He's being charged," said Jackson. "There are people who will be charged on both sides of this issue." As well, Cpl. Ron Smith told the crowd there were 24 drug investigations and seizures last year on Grand Manan, and police are looking to step up their vigilance. Const. Terry Pomeroy said it has been difficult to get individuals to sign complaints to allow police to proceed with charges. "You need to stand up as a community to address this problem," he said. One person in the audience told the crowd he moved away from the island last year because of the growing drug problems. He said that someone tried to sell drugs to his 10-year-old daughter, and despite making a complaint, no charge was laid. Bev Fleet said if the RCMP had assigned more officers in the past, the issue might have been addressed without a riot. "We have been isolated by the system for too long," said Fleet. "I don't know if they just thought that we're just out here on this rock and we'd work it out ourselves.... Well, the boys did." Two men who were charged following the violent clash are being held in an undisclosed New Brunswick jail for their own protection. The large crowd applauded as videotaped messages from the two were played at the meeting. Carter Wayne Foster, 24, said: "If anyone is planning on doing anything about the drug problem without the police - don't. "The law will straighten this out, and if everyone behaves it will be resolved quicker." Michael Dean Small, 26, also appealed for calm. "Keep calm please for us," he said. Small was charged with arson and with carrying a rifle in a way dangerous to the public peace. Foster was charged with one count of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace dating to July 22 and one of unlawful storage of firearms dating to July 30. Small and Foster are being held in custody until Aug. 15 when bail hearings are scheduled for both men. Police are still looking for the man whose house was burned after he was charged last week with possession of a dangerous weapon. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Ronald Ross. Meanwhile, at Wednesday's meeting, speaker after speaker expressed the hope that the justice system would be lenient with the accused. One man said: "Regardless of what sentence is imposed on these individuals, never in the minds of Grand Manan people will they ever be considered criminals. " The meeting was also told a legal defence fund has been set up for those facing charges. The brawl last month took place in Castalia, a tiny rural community on the east side of the island. The violent outburst was out of character for the Bay of Fundy island, which is known as a popular but tranquil tourist spot that is home to about 2,000 permanent residents. Meanwhile, some residents said they were angry with the RCMP for descending on the town to keep an eye on local residents while doing little to respond to repeated requests to stem the growing drug problem on the island. "These Mounties need to explain where they've been," said one man. 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