Cdn-Firearms Digest Sunday, December 19 2010 Volume 14 : Number 199 In this issue: BATFE Requests "Emergency" Authority To Track Semi-Auto Rifle Sales B.C. Judge called the vehicle a "rolling gun locker," CBC POLL: Is it acceptable to wear fur? Re: CBC POLL: Is it acceptable to wear fur? MORE BATFE TRICKS BRITAIN: Disabled farmer accidentally shot burglars AUSTRALIA: Police pull guns on, arrest boy, 12 "14 year old shooter a 'menace'-cnews Bilingualism isn't a two-way street for Ignatieff by Ezra Levant Not in Canada, you say? From the 'Bo-zone' . . Vancouver-gang murder map "Dashboard video of SPD Shooting(with audio)" Mexican Cartels Using IEDs in Drug Wars ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, December 18, 2010 11:24 am From: "Dennis & Hazel Young" Subject: BATFE Requests "Emergency" Authority To Track Semi-Auto Rifle Sales RIGHT SIDE NEWS - DECEMBER 18, 2010 BATFE Requests "Emergency" Authority To Track Semi-Automatic Rifle Sales http://www.rightsidenews.com/2010121812370/us/homeland-security/batfe-requests-emergency-authority-to-track-semi-automatic-rifle-sales.html The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has proposed that it be given emergency authority for six months, beginning January 5, to require about 8,500 firearms dealers along the border with Mexico "to alert authorities when they sell within five consecutive business days two or more semiautomatic rifles greater than .22 caliber with detachable magazines." A Washington Post story reporting on the BATFE proposal described that definition as being applicable to "so-called assault weapons," but it would also apply to many rifles that have never been labeled with that term. The reporting requirement will apparently be imposed under the "authority" the BATFE has used in the past to demand reporting of other types of transactions from certain limited groups of dealers over the past 10 years, but the new proposal is far broader than any previous use of this authority. Of course, there's no law today that prevents dealers from reporting suspicious transactions (or attempted transactions) to the BATFE, and dealers often do so. The BATFE is also free to inspect dealers' sales records-either for annual compliance inspections or during a criminal investigation. NRA-ILA's chief lobbyist, Chris Cox, denounced the attempt to establish a registry of Americans who purchase semi-automatic rifles that gun control supporters ultimately want to see banned. "This administration does not have the guts to build a wall, but they do have the audacity to blame and register gun owners for Mexico's problems," Cox told the Post. "NRA supports legitimate efforts to stop criminal activity, but we will not stand idle while our Second Amendment is sacrificed for politics." The Post says "The plan by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives revives a proposal that has languished at the Justice Department and in the Obama administration for several months," and that the gist of the plan was proposed by Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG) last year. It its August 2009 Blueprint for Federal Action on Guns, MAIG indeed proposed that "ATF should identify the long guns most linked to crime and require dealers to report multiple sales of such guns." The idea must have appealed to the BATFE, because in June of this year Congress' Government Accountability Office released a report noting that BATFE officials had claimed that U.S. efforts to stop the smuggling of firearms to Mexico are hindered by "a lack of required background checks for private firearms sales, and limitations on reporting requirements for multiple sales." Curiously, in September, a draft of the Department of Justice's Inspector General's Office's unfavorable review of BATFE's Project Gunrunner, established to combat the trafficking of firearms to Mexico, didn't mention multiple sales at all. But the final version of the review, released in November, mentions "multiple sales" 43 times and says "the lack of a reporting requirement for multiple sales of long guns - which have become the cartels' weapons of choice - hinders ATF's ability to disrupt the flow of illegal weapons into Mexico." Whether BATFE intends its plan as another expansion of its oft-criticized firearm sales record tracing empire, or to lay the groundwork for legislation or regulations restricting "assault weapon" sales, or to fatten the files the agency keeps at its National Tracing Center in West Virginia remains to be seen. And the legality of requiring sales reports on any long guns is also in doubt. When the Congress specifically imposed multiple sales reporting on handguns only, it implicitly stated its intention that the same requirement not apply to sales of long guns. However, it is crystal clear that some in the Obama Administration agree with those who believe the answer to crime is always more gun control. In September, MAIG blamed crime in states that have "strong" gun laws, on states that don't have the same laws. And ever since President Obama took office, gun control supporters have been blaming Mexico's crime problem on America's gun laws. The fact that Mexico's multi-billion dollar drug cartels have machine guns, rocket launchers, grenades, and other potent weaponry you cannot buy in the United States is, to gun control supporters, irrelevant. The fact that most of the cartels' guns have never been on this side of the U.S. border is, as far as they are concerned, a trifling inconvenience. The fact that the cartels will never have enough "assault weapons" or any other guns from the U.S. to hand out to all the Mexican policemen, soldiers and politicians on their payrolls, is, in their view, an unimportant detail. And the fact that the murder rate in the United States is at a 45-year low, while crime in Mexico is through the roof (the murder rate in Juarez is 115 times higher than in El Paso) is, they would certainly say, a contradiction best ignored. To read the BATFE's Federal Register notice about the plan, and for information on how to send your comments, click here (http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-31761.pdf). Comments about the proposal will be accepted for two months; if you choose to comment, please state your firm but polite opposition to the plan. Needless to say, the NRA will not only comment, but take whatever other action is appropriate to block this sweeping expansion of federal recordkeeping on gun owners. Stay tuned Copyright 2010, National Rifle Association of America, Institute for Legislative Action. 11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030 800-392-8683 Contact Us | Privacy & Security Policy ------------------------------ Date: Sat, December 18, 2010 1:03 pm From: "Dennis & Hazel Young" Subject: B.C. Judge called the vehicle a "rolling gun locker," CALGARY HERALD - DECEMBER 18, 2010 Judge says murder suspect had rights violated in custody Sentence on gun charges reduced BY NEAL HAL, POSTMEDIA NEWS DECEMBER 18, 2010 http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Judge+says+murder+suspect+rights+violated+custody/3997571/story.html A notorious accused killer has been ordered to spend more than three years in prison for gun offences, but a judge said Friday that Jamie Bacon's sentence would have been harsher had his rights not been violated while he was in custody. Bacon was sentenced to seven years in prison on 10 gun-charge convictions. After giving Bacon double credit for 20 months served in pretrial custody, the sentence was reduced to three years and eight months. Judge Jean Lytwyn said Friday she would have imposed a much higher sentence had it not been for another judge finding Bacon's constitutional rights were violated by being confined in segregation at the Surrey Pretrial Centre from his arrest in 2008 until last August. A British Columbia Supreme Court judge ruled in June that Bacon was been held in "deplorable" conditions at the Surrey pretrial jail in violation of his constitutional rights. Justice Mark McEwan slammed the conduct of pretrial warden Debbie Hawboldt, who he said has acted as an agent of the police in keeping Bacon in isolation and restricting his phone calls and visits after his April 2009 arrest in the Surrey Six murder case. Bacon faces a first-degree murder charge in the Surrey Six case, which saw six people, including two bystanders, die in a gangland slaying. The gun charges, which were separate from the Surrey Six case, arose after Bacon was the target of a shooting at his family's home in April 2007. The subsequent investigation led police to find guns and five loaded magazines in a secret compartment in an SUV used by Bacon. Three of four loaded guns found in the vehicle were bought in Washington state and later resold at gun shows or traded for other guns, a document filed in Surrey provincial court said. Two Glocks and the Sig Arms semi-automatic pistols were all purchased legally and then resold, said the report, prepared by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms for the RCMP. The sentencing judge Friday called the vehicle a "rolling gun locker," which was an aggravating factor. Another aggravating factor was the fact that Bacon had a loaded Glock pistol in a Corvette when he was fired upon by people trying to kill him, and he returned fire with four rounds. Crown prosecutor Teresa Mitchell-Banks had urged the judge to send Bacon to prison for up to 12 years, while defence lawyer Ken Westlake suggested Bacon received torturous treatment in the Surrey pre-trial jail and should get more than five-to-one credit for his pretrial custody, amounting to a sentence of time served. Const. Byron Donovan testified last month that after the shooting attempt, Bacon spoke to him and described buying the best bulletproof vests after seeing them on the military channel, ordering an armoured truck and purchasing armoured helmets. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, December 18, 2010 1:10 pm From: "Dennis & Hazel Young" Subject: CBC POLL: Is it acceptable to wear fur? CBC - DECEMBER 17, 2010 http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/12/fur-is-it-acceptable-to-wear.html In your opinion, is it acceptable to wear fur either as a fashion statement, or as a way to keep warm? Take our survey, and share your feelings on this debate in the comments section below. RESULTS AS OF DECEMBER 18, 2010 12:10 PM MST Thank you for voting! Yes 59.13% (3,644 votes) No 38.94% (2,400 votes) I'm not sure 1.8% (111 votes) Total Votes: 6,163 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, December 18, 2010 2:21 pm From: "rbeacon@mcsnet.ca" Subject: Re: CBC POLL: Is it acceptable to wear fur? As much as I despise the maggot Trudeau, I must say I had to vote to support him on this issue...... On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 12:10:42 -0700, "Dennis & Hazel Young" wrote: > CBC - DECEMBER 17, 2010 > http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/12/fur-is-it-acceptable-to-wear.html > > In your opinion, is it acceptable to wear fur either as a fashion > statement, or as a way to keep warm? > Take our survey, and share your feelings on this debate in the comments > section below. > > RESULTS AS OF DECEMBER 18, 2010 12:10 PM MST > > Thank you for voting! > Yes 59.13% (3,644 votes) > No 38.94% (2,400 votes) > I'm not sure 1.8% (111 votes) > > Total Votes: 6,163 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:26:58 -0600 From: Joe Gingrich Subject: MORE BATFE TRICKS ALERT FROM JEWS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP America's Aggressive Civil Rights Organization December 18th 2010 JPFO ALERT: MORE BATFE TRICKS. We hear of (yet) more impending proposed gun legislation, with BATFE planning extra regulations for gun dealers when selling semi auto rifles. The news of this has probably gone round the web quite widely already but to make sure no one has missed it we are putting it out for better coverage. J&G Sales has sent out one of the news items on this and it is that we reproduce for your information, so go here - http://jpfo.org/alerts2010/alert20101218.htm - and note the contact details included. Get an aggressive defense of your Second Amendment rights, team up with JPFO today! - http://jpfo.org/filegen-a-m/member.htm The JPFO Liberty Crew Protecting you by creating solutions to destroy "gun control" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Box 270143,Hartford ,WI 53027, USA ------------------------------ Date: Sun, December 19, 2010 10:24 am From: "Dennis & Hazel Young" Subject: BRITAIN: Disabled farmer accidentally shot burglars THE BUCKS HERALD - DECEMBER 19, 2010 Disabled farmer accidentally shot burglars Published on Sunday 19th December 2010 2:33 PM http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/disabled_farmer_accidentally_shot_burglars_1_2195993 A disabled farmer trying to kill a fox accidentally shot and wounded two burglars raiding a cannabis farm in Essex he did not know existed. Edward Tibbs, 62, fired his shotgun three times into the dark from the seat of his mobility scooter after being woken in the early hours. He was aiming at a fox trying to steal geese from an enclosure on his 650-acre arable farm in Crays Hill, Billericay. But hidden in the darkness were two men trying to break into an outhouse he had rented out and now contained a secret drugs factory. They suffered gunshot wounds to their backs and legs and suspicious hospital doctors called in police and police marksmen, accompanied by a helicopter, stormed into Mr Tibbs' home and arrested him on suspicion of attempted murder. The extraordinary story came to light after investigators told Mr Tibbs he would face no further action. Mr Tibbs, who suffers multiple sclerosis and neuralgia, said the "horrendous" three month police investigation "devastated" his family and business. Mr Tibbs, who has run the farm for 34 years, fired the shots after waking up to take some medication at about 4am on August 19. Essex Police said the two injured men, a 30-year-old from Laindon and 27-year-old from Basildon, were released without charge. A spokesman said Mr Tibbs lost his firearms licence because he "may present a danger to public safety or the peace". ------------------------------ Date: Sun, December 19, 2010 10:28 am From: "Dennis & Hazel Young" Subject: AUSTRALIA: Police pull guns on, arrest boy, 12 Police pull guns on, arrest boy, 12 By Nadja Hainke From: Northern Territory News December 18, 2010 7:10AM http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/police-pull-gun-on-boy-12/story-e6frf7l6-1225973058056 The "weapon" was a broken 1m-long curtain pole with black duct tape, the Northern Territory News reports. Tom had to be treated for shock at hospital as a result of the incident. His mother Terry Mahoney said she was devastated. "He was just a normal kid playing with a fake rifle," she said. She said Tom had been playing with the toy weapon outside a house in Palmerston last week, when he was cornered by police. At least five officers sped to the scene in two paddy wagons and a blue patrol car. They jumped out of their vehicles, two of them drawing their guns, and urged the boy to drop his weapon. He was told to sit down on the footpath and then a police officer put a hand on his shoulder and pushed him down," Ms Mahoney said. "I believe he ended up with handcuffs on one wrist." Police confirmed yesterday they had responded to a call saying a person was "hiding behind a fence" with a weapon. They said police guns were drawn but dropped instantly when it was clear there was no threat. Reports of the boy having been handcuffed were not confirmed. The incident happened only days after the small family was made homeless. "It just means another trauma that Tom has to deal with," Ms Mahoney said. Read more in the Northern Territory News http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/12/18/201831_ntnews.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:11:04 -0600 From: Larry James Fillo Subject: "14 year old shooter a 'menace'-cnews Part of a career criminal family terrorizing the community. What's next releasing him into the custody of his I.P. father? The I.P. family (et. al) has grown and thrived under the present criminal justice industry. Subidized, treated as a protected species and not held responsible for their actions. Those living in Manitoba and Saskatchewan understand this all too well. In a democracy the beleaguered citizens might protest or they might remain servile. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2010/12/18/16600761.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, December 19, 2010 1:19 pm From: "Dennis & Hazel Young" Subject: Bilingualism isn't a two-way street for Ignatieff by Ezra Levant OTTAWA SUN - DECEMBER 19, 2010 Bilingualism isn't a two-way street for Ignatieff By EZRA LEVANT, QMI Agency http://www.ottawasun.com/comment/columnists/ezra_levant/2010/12/17/16594576.html What would Michael Ignatieff do differently if he were prime minister? Take a look at Bill S-220, proposed by his party in the Senate. S-220 would amend Canada's bilingualism laws. For starters, it would require all RCMP patrolling the Trans-Canada Highway to speak French. Hundreds of English-speaking RCMP officers would have to be fired, including almost all aboriginal RCMP officers and minorities in cities like Vancouver, where the RCMP has recruited South and East Asian officers. But it's not just anti-minority and anti-English. It's anti-common sense. How many people driving the Trans-Canada from, say, Grand Falls, N.L., to Gander speak only French and therefore need a French-speaking highway cop? Not many. And how many Newfoundland cops would qualify for a new bilingual-only RCMP detachment? Not many. Probably not any. Canada's current bilingualism laws require federal government services to be provided in French where numbers warrant. For most of the Trans-Canada Highway, the numbers don't warrant it. Yet Ignatieff insists only bilingual officers be allowed to patrol any of it. Except in Quebec. It has its own provincial police force, called the Surete du Quebec. Bill S-220 doesn't require those 5,000 officers to learn English. Ignatieff wouldn't dare, because bilingualism, to him, isn't a two-way street. Ignatieff wouldn't ask Quebec to abandon its anti-English sign laws that violate the Charter of Rights. No, to Ignatieff, forced bilingualism is a tool to beat up anglophone westerners (translation: Conservative voters) to the delight of Liberal voters in Montreal and Toronto. 'Cranky old men' It's the wedge strategy proposed by Liberal strategist and CBC pollster Frank Graves, who advised Ignatieff he "should invoke a culture war" against the West and "if the cranky old men in Alberta don't like it, too bad." But S-220 also applies to "all airports, railway stations, ferry terminals and ports that are significant because of their location or number of passengers they serve." So the ports of St. John's and Vancouver would have to be fully bilingual. The same with airports in Edmonton, Regina and St. John's. This would apply to everyone working at the airport, ferry terminal or port, including "third party contractors such as restaurants or car rental agencies." My own observations suggest the majority of workers in airport food courts and car rental desks are new immigrants, for whom English is already a second language. S-220 wouldn't allow them to work there anymore until they learned French, too. Try doing that at age 45 while raising a family and working 70 hours a week. There's no other way to say it: S-220 is a bigoted, punitive, divisive law. Ignatieff claims he wants to win the West. What does his Vancouver lieutenant, Senator Mobina Jaffer, have to say about what this bill will do to new immigrants, like she once was? 'Noble' bill She calls the bill "noble" and "necessary." She says the Vancouver Olympics made her "angry" because opening ceremonies didn't include more French. And she has a warning for unilingual workers: Merely learning "translated sentences and memorized lists of words" isn't enough - their French had better be "of the same quality" as their English. Jaffer's own French isn't. But so what? She's a Liberal senator. Unlike thousands of threatened cops, waiters, clerks and longshoremen, she has got a job until age 75. But she has got some helpful tips for those about to lose their jobs: "My husband and I decided that our children would learn the three languages of the Americas, namely French, English and Spanish. It meant sending our children to Quebec and Mexico many times," she boasted. Got that, you minimum wage-earning immigrants? Send your kids on junkets to Quebec and Mexico. Ignatieff's Liberals just gave you some free advice, and you're probably not even grateful. - - Read Levant's blog at ezralevant.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:06:59 -0800 From: Len Miller Subject: Not in Canada, you say? From the 'Bo-zone' . . > THE BUCKS HERALD - DECEMBER 19, 2010 > Disabled farmer accidentally shot burglars > Published on Sunday 19th December 2010 2:33 PM > http://www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/disabled_farmer_accidentally_shot_burglars_1_2195993 > > A disabled farmer trying to kill a fox accidentally shot and wounded two > burglars raiding a cannabis farm in Essex he did not know existed. > Edward Tibbs, 62, fired his shotgun three times into the dark from the > seat of his mobility scooter after being woken in the early hours. He was > aiming at a fox trying to steal geese from an enclosure on his 650-acre > arable farm in Crays Hill, Billericay. > > But hidden in the darkness were two men trying to break into an outhouse > he had rented out and now contained a secret drugs factory. They suffered > gunshot wounds to their backs and legs and suspicious hospital doctors > called in police and police marksmen, accompanied by a helicopter, > stormed into Mr Tibbs' home and arrested him on suspicion of attempted > murder. > > The extraordinary story came to light after investigators told Mr > Tibbs he would face no further action. Mr Tibbs, who suffers multiple > sclerosis and neuralgia, said the "horrendous" three month police > investigation "devastated" his family and business. Mr Tibbs, who has > run the farm for 34 years, fired the shots after waking up to take some > medication at about 4am on August 19. > > Essex Police said the two injured men, a 30-year-old from Laindon and > 27-year-old from Basildon, were released without charge. A spokesman > said Mr Tibbs lost his firearms licence because he "may present a danger > to public safety or the peace". NOT IN CANADA you say?? Well, it happened to Jonathan Login, Baxter Ontario ( see Mark Bonokoski's Toronto posting ) Nottawasaga's Tactical Team convicted on abuse of authority and fined over a million in court . Jonathan Login, Baxter Ontario, legally hunting groundhogs by request and permission, with ALL documentation, was swarmed by Nottawasaga Tactical Team, threatened to be shot, charged with something which had nothing to do with an information call by a soccer coach . . Went through hell for years, whilst the doofus team escaped false arrest and abuse of authority charges . . A judge put everything right . They are currently fighting the $1.5 million awarded . . ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:26:06 -0600 From: Larry James Fillo Subject: Vancouver-gang murder map Interesting map of gang murders in Vancouver, along with a comparison chart. Not listed, but here in Saskatoon, the police admit that 5 of 10 murders so far this year have been gang related. On a per capita basis, we're higher than cities on the chart. http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/gangmap.jpg ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:14:29 -0600 From: Larry James Fillo Subject: "Dashboard video of SPD Shooting(with audio)" This will send a chill down your spine. Old Indian guy walking along carving a piece of wood, minding his own business. Cop "Put down the knife... bang, bang, bang, bang. " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fctDFORJKQ&feature=player_embedded#! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:55:08 -0600 From: Joe Gingrich Subject: Mexican Cartels Using IEDs in Drug Wars Newsmax.com 4152 West Blue Heron Blvd., Ste. 1114 Riviera Beach, FL 33404 USA Excerpt: Insider Report from Newsmax.com Sunday, December 19, 2010 Mexican Cartels Using IEDs in Drug Wars Mexican drug cartels battling security forces are using the same kind of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that insurgents have been employing against coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. "Mexico in the last 90 days has experienced at least three vehicle-borne explosive devices against their security forces, which look very similar to the model that we saw in Iraq and continue to see," said Lt. Gen. Michael Oates, director of the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). JIEDDO is a Department of Defense endeavor to reduce or eliminate the effects of all forms of IEDs used against U.S. and coalition forces. In its 2009 annual report, JIEDDO warned that Mexican drug cartels "may increase the use of IED TTPs [tactics, techniques, and procedures] to respond to increased law enforcement pressure." Speaking at the Foreign Press Center in Washington, D.C., Oates said IEDs are "being used throughout the world to impact stable governments. We track about three to four hundred incidents a month occurring outside of Iraq and Afghanistan, where people are using improvised explosive devices against law enforcement or against military security forces." The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia use IEDs in their fight against the government, according to Oates. The explosive devices are "easily concealable. They're inexpensive. And they are terribly devastating, in some cases against the civilian population," he said. This year IEDs have caused nearly 60 percent of the casualties suffered by coalition forces in Afghanistan, AFP reported. The potential for their increased use in Mexico is troublesome. As the Insider Report disclosed two weeks ago, the death toll in Mexico's cartel-related drug wars has exceeded 10,000 for this year, with nearly half of the murders occurring in the U.S.-Mexico border region. ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V14 #199 *********************************** Submissions: mailto:cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca Mailing List Commands: mailto:majordomo@scorpion.bogend.ca Moderator's email: mailto:owner-cdn-firearms@scorpion.bogend.ca 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".)