Cdn-Firearms Digest Monday, September 1 2008 Volume 12 : Number 049 In this issue: McAdam man pleads guilty to gun charges- Fredriction Daily Gleaner Man arrested,another sought after armed robbery-Hamilton Spectator What's the point? "Colleges confront shootings with survival training- Fredricton" Collector's handguns turned in to police - Hamilton Spectator UK: Home Secretary's warning that credit crunch will send crime... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 14:29:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Bruce Mills Subject: McAdam man pleads guilty to gun charges- Fredriction Daily Gleaner http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/400485 McAdam man pleads guilty to gun charges Published Friday August 29th, 2008 A McAdam man will have to donate $500 to a charity of his choice after pleading guilty Wednesday in provincial court to two counts of improperly displaying firearms and one count of permitting an employee to improperly handle firearms. District 2 RCMP said Ross Faulkner, owner of The Gun Dealer in McAdam, was given a discharge but was required by the court to make the donation. The infractions occurred between Sept. 1 and Oct. 10 of last year. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 14:34:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Man arrested,another sought after armed robbery-Hamilton Spectator http://www.thespec.com/article/427905 Man arrested, another sought after armed robbery September 01, 2008 Dana Brown The Hamilton Spectator Hamilton police have arrested one man and are seeking another after and armed robbery on the Mountain. Police said two men, one armed with gun, robbed the Stag Shop on Upper James Street around 2 p.m. Sunday. The duo made off with some cash but one of the men was arrested downtown in early yesterday evening. Police are continuing to investigate and will see if this robbery is linked to any others. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 15:28:56 -0700 From: "Jim Szpajcher" Subject: What's the point? ED - I'm reminded of the classic line in the movie "The Cruel Sea", where Jack Hawkins is traumatized due to a decision he made, and a number of sailors are killed. He takes a drink of rum, and sighs: "It's the war. It's just the war." To paraphrase: Harper is risking his political career, and while we wonder at the rationale for bringing an election which he could as easily lose as win, it could all be explained as: "It's the politics. It's just the politics." Jim Szpajcher St. Paul, AB > No of course I wouldnt either, but the POSSIBILITY IS THERE . > > I have been trying to figure out ANY other reason to call an election and > I cant/ > > Ontario will probably go Lieberal as will Quebec, at this moment in time, > so what's the point really.? > > The rest of Canada is immaterial as far as picking a governing party. > > So if anyone has any other ideas ? please post them ~!~!!!!!!!!!! > > I need some input on WHY ? > ED/ON > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 14:26:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Bruce Mills Subject: "Colleges confront shootings with survival training- Fredricton" Subject: "Colleges confront shootings with survival training - Fredricton Daily Gleaner" http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/400284 Colleges confront shootings with survival training Published Friday August 29th, 2008 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Hundreds of colleges across the United States have purchased a training program that teaches professors and students not to take campus threats lying down but to fight back with any "improvised weapon," from a backpack to a laptop computer. The program - which includes a video showing a gunman opening fire in a packed classroom - urges them to be ready to respond to a shooter by taking advantage of the inherent strength in numbers. It reflects a new response at colleges and universities where grisly memories of the campus shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University are still fresh. "Look at your environment through the lens of survival," said Domenick Brouillette, who administered the course at Metropolitan Community College, which serves more than 20,000 students. "Survivors prepare themselves both mentally and emotionally to do what it takes. It might involve life-threatening risk. You may do something you never thought you were capable of doing." Nearly 300 professors at Metropolitan Community College were shown the video as part of a training exercise before the first day of classes on this downtown campus. The training, produced by the Center for Personal Protection and Safety, a for-profit firm based in Spokane, Wash., is also available for the school's students. The training drills teachers and students in a "survival mindset," said Randy Spivey, a former U.S. Department of Defense hostage negotiator who is executive director of the centre. The organization's roster includes retired FBI agents and others with federal law enforcement experience. "There are two extremes. On the one hand is paranoia, and on the other is oblivion," he said. "We're just trying to get people to keep this on their radar." The training discourages cowering in a corner or huddling together in fear, Brouillette emphasized at the Kansas City session. Instead, Metropolitan Community College faculty members were taught to be aware of their surroundings and to think of common classroom objects - such as laptops and backpacks - as "improvised weapons." The program has been bought by nearly 500 colleges, which tailor the company's safety messages - laid out in instructional videos and other training guides - to craft localized violence prevention programs. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 14:31:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Bruce Mills Subject: Collector's handguns turned in to police - Hamilton Spectator http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/426612 Collector's handguns turned in to police August 29, 2008 The Hamilton Spectator (Aug 29, 2008) A large cache of handguns and other weapons has been turned in to Hamilton police for destruction. The family of a gun collector who died recently turned over 55 weapons, including 38 handguns. "The daughter found the guns in the home and took them to a gun shop for appraisal," said Jenny Ball, Hamilton police service firearms co-ordinator. The daughter later turned over the guns to Hamilton police for disposal. Police said the man had proper licences to have restricted and prohibited weapons, but some of the handguns were improperly registered. "He had the paperwork, but some of it was not up to date," Ball said. "He hadn't gotten around to re-registering the handguns under the new system that came in in 2003." Hamilton police media officer Sergeant Terri-Lynn Collings said police are glad the family turned the weapons over for destruction. She said the large number of handguns would have made a lucrative target for criminals. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:17:40 -0600 From: "David R.G. Jordan" Subject: UK: Home Secretary's warning that credit crunch will send crime... News: This is London http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23547867-details/Credit+crunch+'will+send+crime+and+violence+soaring'/article.do Images & Caption Tony McNulty MP said it was clear that crime 'may well go up', in response to the leaked document from Jacqui Smith (right) Home Secretary's warning that credit crunch will send crime soaring is 'blindingly obvious', says minister Last updated at 16:35pm on 01.09.08 A leaked letter from the Home Secretary suggesting that the economic downturn will lead to rising crime levels is a 'statement of the blindingly obvious', a Home Office minister said today. Tony McNulty said it was clear that crime 'may well go up' in the UK during the country's economic slowdown. He told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: 'We've never made any pretence that the economy and crime are inextricably linked. 'This really is a statement of the blindingly obvious - people would be astonished if the Home Office weren't looking at how the relationship between crime and the criminal justice system and the economy interact and relate with each other.' He added: 'What the letter also says, albeit a draft, is that we are better placed now than we were with equivalent problems in the '70s and '90s to tackle them.' It was 'perfectly normal' for Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to keep the Prime Minister informed of the possible effects of the slowdown, Mr McNulty said. 'Previous experience dictates that, to an extent, when we do have a slowdown in the economy, some aspects of crime may go up,' he said. The leaked document predicted sharp rises in burglary and violence - but less funding to put police on the streets to meet the tide of lawlessness. The 12-page document also warns that support for the far Right will increase as unemployment bites, meaning minority groups such as Muslims will be more likely to suffer racism, pushing them towards radicalisation and even terrorism. The leak will infuriate the Prime Minister, who is hoping to launch his economic rescue plan this month. The Government has been insisting it is well placed to weather the economic storm, and that the public should not panic. But in an interview at the weekend, Chancellor Alistair Darling warned the current economic conditions are 'arguably the worst they've been in 60 years', and will get worse. Now opponents say the mask has slipped even further with the revelations by Miss Smith's Home Office of what the terrible consequences will be for ordinary families. It has even set up an 'economic conditions' unit to help ministers cope. The letter says: 'We can expect additional pressures on acquisitive crime, police finances (and officer numbers), citizen attitudes to migration, and pressure on our fee income.' Damian Green, the Tory immigration spokesman, said: 'This rips the veil off the complacent comments we have been getting from Home Office ministers about how their performance is improving. 'It is clear that in almost all areas of the Home Office things are going to get worse.' The letter, drawn up by the Home Office for Miss Smith to send to Mr Brown, appears to be a direct response to a Downing Street request. In mid-July, Number Ten is believed to have asked a number of major departments how their responsibilities would be affected by the credit crunch - and what they were doing to prepare. The Home Office replied by highlighting a string of potentially alarming consequences, most of which are inter-linked. On crime, it suggests similar economic conditions in the past led to a surge of up to 19 per cent in violence. Referring to offences such as burglary and theft, the letter adds: 'Our modelling indicates that an economic downturn would place significant upward pressure on acquisitive crime and therefore overall crime figures. 'Yet the letter indicates there will be fewer police on the streets to cope. 'Cost pressures, such as high fuel costs and rising salaries, might leave forces facing financial pressures and require difficult decisions over officer numbers and priorities.' The picture on border control is equally bleak. The draft, which has yet to be sent to Mr Brown, says: 'In an economic downturn we expect a significant increase in smuggling in particular of fuel, alcohol and tobacco, but also across a wider range of goods. 'An economic downturn could mean an increase in illegal working if migrants' opportunities for legal working decline and employers are seeking to save costs.' But, as with police, there might be fewer border guards to cope. Other sections add: 'There is also a risk of a downturn increasing the appeal of far-Right extremism and racism, which presents a threat as there is evidence that grievances based on experiencing racism is one of the factors that can lead to people becoming terrorists.' A Home Office spokesman said: 'We do not normally comment on leaked documents but this is draft advice that the Home Secretary has not cleared and has not been sent to Number 10. 'It is, however, appropriate that the Home Office considers the effects the economic climate may have on crime and other policy areas. 'We are confident that we have the right systems in place to respond flexibly to changing economic needs, and are well positioned to face future challenges. 'We have record numbers of police officers and commensurate supporting investments such as police and community support officers. 'In the last 11 years crime has fallen by 39 per cent while violent crime is down 40 per cent.' Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard & Metro Media Group © 2008 Associated Newspapers Limited ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V12 #49 ********************************** Submissions: mailto:cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca Mailing List Commands: mailto:majordomo@scorpion.bogend.ca Moderator's e-mail address: mailto:drg.jordan@sasktel.net List owner: mailto:owner-cdn-firearms@scorpion.bogend.ca FAQ list: http://www.canfirearms/Skeeter/Faq/cfd-faq1.html Web Site: http://www.canfirearms.ca CFDigest Archives: http://www.canfirearms.ca/archives To unsubscribe from _all_ the lists, put the next four lines in a message and mailto:majordomo@scorpion.bogend.ca unsubscribe cdn-firearms-digest unsubscribe cdn-firearms-chat unsubscribe cdn-firearms end (To subscribe, use "subscribe" instead of "unsubscribe".)