From: owner-cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca (Cdn-Firearms Digest) To: cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca Subject: Cdn-Firearms Digest V15 #955 Reply-To: cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca Sender: owner-cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca Errors-To: owner-cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca Precedence: normal owner-cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca Cdn-Firearms Digest Wednesday, October 2 2013 Volume 15 : Number 955 In this issue: NFA FILES IN SUPREME COURT OF CANADA OVER QUEBEC LONG GUN ... Tour opens doors into Port Credit's Small Arms factory Letters: Bears and people Obama shifts $45 million for armed cops in schools - a la NRA EDITORIAL: What's with the bears? Distorted: Senate Website Gets Second Amendment Wrong Mr. Harper, I repeat my Challenge to you Judge refuses to block Maryland's gun law; opponents vow ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, October 1, 2013 1:47 pm From: "Dennis R. Young" Subject: NFA FILES IN SUPREME COURT OF CANADA OVER QUEBEC LONG GUN ... ...REGISTRY CANADA'S NATIONAL FIREARMS ASSOCIATION MEDIA RELEASE - Monday, September 30, 2013 NFA FILES IN SUPREME COURT OF CANADA OVER QUEBEC LONG GUN REGISTRY https://nfa.ca/news/nfa-files-supreme-court-canada-over-quebec-long-gun-registry On Monday September 30, 2013, Canada's NFA filed a Motion for Leave to Intervene in the litigation involving Quebec and Canada over the transfer of the long gun registry records (Supreme Court of Canada File #35448). According to NFA Vice President Shawn Bevins, "We should know within the coming weeks whether the Supreme Court will allow the NFA to become a party to that litigation, as it is a matter over which the Court has discretion." President Sheldon Clare added, "Canada's NFA strongly believes that the presence of a party representing and willing to stand for the rights of law abiding gun owners is necessary. A debate about firearm owners' civil rights should not just involve the governments of Canada and Quebec. Canada's NFA remains concerned about lack of government attention to the tactics of the Quebec CFO in compelling registration of long guns by dealers and owners." Clare continued, "The NFA will use its best efforts to prevent Quebec from obtaining the private information of Quebec licensed firearms owners. The recent actions of the Quebec CFO, purporting to enforce non-existent criminal law, made it clear that the Quebec Government is willing to go to any extent to enforce its anti-gun agenda. The NFA is determined not to let that happen." Canada's National Firearms Association is this country's largest advocacy organization promoting the rights and freedoms of all responsible firearm owners and users. For more information contact: Blair Hagen, Executive VP Communications, 604-753-8682 Blair@nfa.ca Sheldon Clare, President, 250-981-1841 Sheldon@nfa.ca Shawn Bevins, Executive VP, 819-313-2887 shawn@nfa.ca Canada's NFA toll-free number - 1-877-818-0393 NFA Website: www.nfa.ca LES DOSSIERS DE L'ACAF DEVANT LA COUR SUPRÊME DU CANADA AU REGARD DU REGISTRE DES ARMES À FEU QUÉBÉCOIS Date: Lundi, Septembre 30, 2013 https://acaf.nfa.ca/nouvelles/les-dossiers-de-lacaf-devant-la-cour-supr%C3%AAme-du-canada-au-regard-du-registre-des-armes-%C3%A0-f --------------------------- Gun control group wants voice heard at Supreme Court THE GAZETTE SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/control+group+wants+voice+hear+Supreme+Court/8979126/story.html The Coalition for Gun Control — the group that emerged after the École Polytechnique massacre — has filed a motion to intervene at the Supreme Court of Canada in support of the Quebec government’s efforts to obtain the long gun registry data from the federal government. With the help of the Clinique juridique Juripop and its partner lawyers, the coalition plans to submit a written argument in the case to emphasize the importance of laws controlling access to firearms. Bill C-19, which was adopted by the federal government and abolished the long gun registry, sets a “potentially dangerous precedent that could have important consequences for future legislation regulating firearms,” said Marc-Antoine Cloutier, founder and executive director of Juripop, which helps provide access to justice for individuals and non-profit organizations. Wendy Cukier, president of the coalition, said the group is intervening because it is an important matter of public interest. “We believe the application for leave to appeal by the attorney general of Quebec should be accepted due to the effects that the loss of the registry data would have on intervening in cases of family violence and suicide prevention, and on the ability to effectively prosecute gun crime involving rifles and shotguns,” she said. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, October 1, 2013 1:50 pm From: "Dennis R. Young" Subject: Tour opens doors into Port Credit's Small Arms factory Tour opens doors into Port Credit's Small Arms factory Mississauga News By Jan Dean - September 30, 2013 http://www.mississauga.com/community-story/4132429-tour-opens-doors-into-port-credit-s-small-arms-factory/ MISSISSAUGA - It seems to be a combination of old-fashioned Canadian inferiority and the suburban angst of being neighbour to Toronto, a self-described "world class city," but many Mississauga residents are oblivious to great things that have occurred here. At the Small Arms facility in Port Credit on Saturday, people had their eyes and minds opened through people like Honorary Colonel Gerald Haddon who talked about his grandfather, J.A.D. McCurdy. Manager of the Long Branch Aerodrome, the first airport in Canada, which operated from 1915 to 1919, McCurdy became the first Canadian to pilot a flying machine in Canada in 1909 - six years after the Wright Brothers in the United States. That also made him the first British citizen to fly in the British Empire. His aircraft was the Silver Dart, which was the first Canadian-designed airplane, a replica of which now hangs in the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa. In 1910, McCurdy was the first Canadian to be issued a pilot's licence and was one of the founders of the Canadian Royal Air Force. "I knew my grandfather for the first 19 years of my life," said Haddon. "I'm very much a product of his teachings." The Oakville resident spends a lot of his time bringing his grandfather's legacy to light. Also on hand were two women who had worked in the Small Arms factory producing rifles and Sten guns during World War II. Olga Cutmore (nee Doberstein), 98, was overcome by memories at the site where she had once made rifle butts. Rose Cutmore Daikens, 90, now lives in Waterloo but she returned to see the factory where she had been an inspector before joining the Wrens (women's division of the navy). Outside the building were tanks and military vehicles to explore, like the 35-ton Bart. It's a small Sherman tank that can do 38 miles per hour. Members of the Lorne Scots Peel Dufferin and Halton Regiment were on hand to demonstrate how to handle the machine gun Canadian forces use in the field. The C6 general purpose machine gun handily pumps out 850 rounds per minute. Many of the reservists served in Afghanistan in 2010, like Cpl. Robin Schavo, 30, who lives in Guelph. He says he would gladly go back and was proud that Canadians who served there were all volunteers. "It was an amazing experience," said Schavo. It wasn't just military hardware and history that brought people to the Small Arms Doors Open event. Inside the building were also 25 artists displaying their work and interacting with people going through the building. Still under consideration is a plan that would turn the Small Arms building into an arts centre. Artists who worked in mosaics, yarns and paint answered questions about their work. For portrait artist Christine Montague, it was an opportunity to straddle two worlds - art and military. She displayed a portrait she'd painted of her son in uniform. The Mississauga youth, now 27, served as a reservist with the Lorne Scots and had served in Afghanistan in 2010. jdean@mississauga.net ------------------------------ Date: Tue, October 1, 2013 1:55 pm From: "Dennis R. Young" Subject: Letters: Bears and people Letters: Bears and people Tuesday, October 1, 2013 http://www.chroniclejournal.com/editorial/letters/2013-10-01/bears-and-people Not known for its investigative journalism, The Chronicle-Journal now seems to be flirting with chronically sloppy reporting (Spring Hunt No Go - For Now, Sept. 27). The reporter suggests that a spring bear hunt according to "some wildlife experts . . . is the logical way to go." Without citing who these experts are, he then goes on to cite and quote references from the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) and the Northwestern Ontario Sportsmen's Alliance, so we are left to believe that these are the unbiased experts justifying and urging the return of the spring bear "hunt." That's like asking weasels to devise the best policy for protecting the hen house. The article then refers to a press release by Bill Mauro, citing the honourable member's intention to introduce a bill "expanding the province's hunt." Mauro justifies the proposed expansion by quoting OFAH's assertion that there are 150,000 black bears in Ontario. A figure that the OFAH subsequently denied, only to have to retract its denial when a little investigating into the OFAH's website indicates that Mauro was right even though the OFAH was wrong, resulting in both of them being embarrassingly mistaken (Black Bear Population Booboo Addressed - CJ, Sept. 29) with the OFAH forced to eat crow instead of bear! And these are the experts upon whom your reporter was relying? In the late 1990s the Government of Ontario wisely outlawed the spring bear hunt based on a report prepared by the Ministry of Natural Resources (and not because of "Toronto-based environmental lobbyists, as your reporter purports) confirming that over 250 cubs had been orphaned because of this archaic practice. When bears emerge from hibernation, lethargic and an easy target for "bear-baiters," the cubs born to the mothers are barely three or four months old. Starving to death for lack of mother's milk is a fact that organizations like the Alliance and the OFAH don't seem to care about. In frenzied anticipation of their hard-earned catch are these bear-baiters going to stop long enough to determine if their "sport" prize is a male or a lactating female! Hunting is the only "sport" where the competition does not know they are in the game. Worse, the so-called "bear hunt" is little more than Bazooka Bill sitting comfortably in a tree blind with Twinkies and hand-warmers baiting the unsuspecting animal to a slop pail that they have so generously laid out for it. And bear-baiting is a sport? How is that different from shooting trout in a barrel? This is not hunting - it is luring and entrapment and should be named and banned for what it is. Peter Globensky Thunder Bay . As a result of a recent release by Bill Mauro, MPP, there appears to be confusion around the bear population in Ontario. In his release, Mauro quoted the OFAH as stating that there are 150,000 bears in Ontario. In fact, what Mauro was quoting was a letter to the editor written by the OFAH in 2001 in which the author of the letter quoted an MNR study that included reference to 150,000 bears in Ontario. I repeat, the study was authored by the MNR, not the OFAH. The fact is, that no one can be entirely sure how many bears are currently in the province and debating what the actual number is takes the focus off the real problem. There are quite simply too many bears in the province and the population has been increasing every year since the cancellation of the spring bear hunt in 1999. The number of incidents involving bears has continued to increase, including a vicious and unprovoked attack on a woman near Peterborough Sunday night. Putting aside the economic arguments in favour of an early season hunt, the fact remains that a spring hunt addresses real problems associated with an overpopulation of bears. Mauro should be applauded for stepping up to address the situation. The focus needs to be on solving the problem, not debating numbers. Otherwise nothing will change, and the real possibility of a fatal bear attack occurring will continue to be a reality. Greg Farrant Manager, Government Affairs & Policy Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters Peterborough, Ont. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, October 1, 2013 2:18 pm From: "Dennis R. Young" Subject: Obama shifts $45 million for armed cops in schools - a la NRA Obama shifts $45 million for armed cops in schools - a la NRA By Cheryl K. Chumley-The Washington Times Monday, September 30, 2013 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/30/obama-shifts-45m-armed-cops-schools-la-nra/ It's almost like a page right out of the National Rifle Association playbook: The Obama administration has announced millions of dollars in funding to put armed officers in the nation's schools. Specifically, the Department of Justice said $45 million is going to "create 356 new school resource officer positions," CNN reported. The money is coming from Community Oriented Policing Services grant dollars - and first up on the list of intended recipients is Newtown, Conn., the site of the massive Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The money to Newtown will fund two new officers in the town's schools, Breitbart reported. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said of the grants: "In the wake of past tragedies, it's clear that we need to be willing to take all possible steps to ensure that our kids are safe when they go to school." But the NRA was way ahead on that belief. Just days after the Sandy Hook shooting occurred, Wayne LaPierre, the NRA's executive vice president and chief executive officer, suggested more armed guards inside the schools. He said that "we protect our banks . airports, office buildings, power plants [and] sports stadiums [with] armed security." Why not kids in schools? As Breitbart reported in December - in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre and the Obama administration's pledge to crack down on guns and Second Amendment rights - the president's own children attend a school that staffs armed security guards. At Sidwell Friends School in Washington, 11 armed guards patrol the campus grounds. At the time of the report, the school was in process of hiring two more. Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/30/obama-shifts-45m-armed-cops-schools-la-nra/#ixzz2gVHBjOli Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter ------------------------------ Date: Tue, October 1, 2013 2:22 pm From: "Dennis R. Young" Subject: EDITORIAL: What's with the bears? EDITORIAL: What's with the bears? Tuesday, October 1, 2013 http://www.chroniclejournal.com/editorial/daily_editorial/2013-10-01/what%E2%80%99s-bears ANOTHER bear attack; another call for resumption of the spring bear hunt; another defence of bears that are baited by shooters sitting in tree stands. It's been 14 years since Ontario banned spring hunting for bears hungry after winter hibernation. In that time there have been a remarkable number of bear attacks on humans. Is there a direct connection? Hunting advocates insist it is obvious while the Ministry of Natural Resources points to variations in natural food sources and carelessness by humans increasingly living or travelling in the forest. The latest incident occurred Sunday near Peterborough. A 53-year-old woman is recovering after being attacked and mauled by a bear while walking her dogs on a trail. The dogs were also injured when they came to the woman's rescue. Bear attacks, including many fatalities, have increased with North American population growth and recreational intrusion into the wilderness. Most of the deadly attacks - 86 per cent - have occurred since 1960. In more than a third of those cases, improperly stored food or garbage likely attracted hungry bears. Which leaves almost two-thirds of cases unexplained. While deadly attacks are uncommon, conflicts between bears and humans are on the rise, even as bear numbers drop. In 2001, according to the MNR, there were roughly 150,000 bears in Ontario. Today that number is down to around 105,000, says the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. Ontario urges people to resist using bird feeders while bears are active and to store garbage so that odours do not attract hungry bears. It insists there is substantial evidence of cub deaths when hunters mistake lactating sows for male bears in spring, leaving the cubs to die of starvation. Critics instead blame influential environmental groups for convincing the government to end the hunt, though a fall hunt remains in place. Wildlife behaviour is dictated largely by its food. In 2006, when berries in the bush were plentiful, there were 7,016 reports of human-bear occurrences in Ontario ranging from sightings to contacts. Three years later in the midst of significant failure of bears' natural foods, the number of occurrences nearly doubled. A major North American black bear study in 2011 disproved the theory that protective mother bears are responsible for most attacks on humans. The vast majority of confrontations weren't the result of chance meetings in the woods, either, as Sunday's incident and others recently would suggest. Instead, they are the outcome of predatory behaviour, nearly always by lone black bears. Only 8 per cent of deadly attacks were by mother bears. Which leads back to food variations (the berries were late this year) combined with increased human activity in wilderness areas. And suggests that restoring a second bear hunt each year may be simplistic in assuming it will lead directly to fewer dangerous encounters between bears and people. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 19:15:42 -0600 From: "Joe Gingrich" Subject: Distorted: Senate Website Gets Second Amendment Wrong http://jpfo.org/alerts2013/alert20131001.htm JPFO Webmaster www.jpfo.org Date: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 Subject: JPFO - 2A Distorted: Senate Website Gets Second Amendment Wrong A Senate.gov web page covering the Constitution gets the scope of the Second Amendment wrong, telling readers that it is not clear whether the amendment protects an individual right or a collective right. Here is what the Senate's web page on the Constitution says about the Second Amendment: "Whether this provision protects the individual's right to own firearms or whether it deals only with the collective right of the people to arm and maintain a militia has long been debated." This is simply not true on at least two levels. Number one, the scope of the Second Amendment has not been seriously questioned until Alinsky-minded radicals isolated it from among the other amendments in the Bill of Rights and began attacking it. Before that it was taken for granted that the scope of the Second Amendment was the same as the scope of the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and so on. Remember, the Bill of Rights protects individual, "unalienable rights" with which we were "endowed" by our Creator. Secondly, and confirming these things, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Second Amendment is an individual right twice in the last five years. In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) they ruled: "The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia." In McDonald v. Chicago (2010) Associate Justice Samuel Alito referenced the Heller decision to make the same point in a different but equally clear manner: "In Heller, we held that individual self-defense is 'the central component' of the Second Amendment right." How is that Wikipedia has incorporated the Supreme Court's 2008 ruling that the Second Amendment protects an individual right but a U.S. Senate website has not? Follow AWR Hawkins on Twitter @AWRHawkins https://twitter.com/AWRHawkins -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thought for the day -- We are told NOT to judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics. BUT ... We are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Yours in Freedom, The Liberty Crew at JPFO Protecting you by creating solutions to destroy "gun control" Our mailing address is: jpfo@jpfo.org P.O. Box 270143, Hartford, WI 53027, USA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 20:53:01 -0600 From: Edward Hudson Subject: Mr. Harper, I repeat my Challenge to you Tuesday, 01 October 2013 The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Harper, Re: I repeat my Challenge to you; Enforce the Firearms Act In refusing to repeal the Liberals' 1995 Firearms Act and its attendant changes to the Criminal Code that make the mere possession of firearm illegal, you therefore now own the responsibility of enforcing it. On 13 July 2013, I sent you a letter that says in part:(1) "Mr. Harper, I challenge you to uphold the law (the Firearms Act) ... I hereby give you the means to have me found guilty by a jury of my peers. I attach an affidavit that clearly states I own a Cooey .22 rifle; that I knowingly possess this rifle without a licence in direct violation of Criminal Code section 92(1): 'every person commits an offence who possesses a firearm knowing that the person is not the holder of (a) a licence under which the person may possess it;'” As I publically stated in the affidavit I sent to you over two months ago, I am in direct, overt, publically acknowledged contravention of the licencing mandate of the Firearms Act.(2) Your silence in the face of my open civil disobedience implies your consent of my actions. You cannot continue to allow me to possess a firearm without a licence while boasting of being "tough on crime". My illegal action makes a mockery of your law-and-order proclamations. Therefore I repeat my challenge to you, Mr. Harper. If you believe licencing responsible firearms owners makes Canadians safer, then fulfill your duty; have me charged and tried in court. Sincerely, Edward B. Hudson DVM, MS Secretary Ref: 1. Letter to Mr. Harper dated 13 July 2013 http://www.cufoa.ca/articles/primeminister/pm_13_july_2013b.html 2. Affidavit Firearm Possession No Licence http://www.cufoa.ca/articles/primeminister/pm_13_july_2013.html CC: Senators and Members of Parliament from Saskatchewan Canadian Unlicensed Firearms Owners Association Association canadienne des propriétaires d’armes sans permis 402 Skeena Court Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 4H2 306-242-2379 306-230-8929 edwardhudson@shaw.ca www.cufoa.ca ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 07:41:43 -0600 From: "Joe Gingrich" Subject: Judge refuses to block Maryland's gun law; opponents vow ... ...continue fighting http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/02/judge-refuses-to-block-maryland-new-gun-law-opponents-vow-continue-fighting/?intcmplatestnews Judge refuses to block Maryland's gun law; opponents vow continue fighting Published October 02, 2013 Associated Press BALTIMORE - A federal judge on Tuesday refused to block implementation of Maryland's new gun control law, citing the late date of the challenge - just two business days before it was set to take effect - as an indication the law posed no imminent threat to core Second Amendment rights. U.S District Judge Catherine Blake's refusal to grant emergency relief allowed Maryland to implement some of the nation's toughest firearm restrictions Tuesday. The disputed provisions include an expanded list of banned assault weapons and a 10-bullet limit on removable magazines. A separate lawsuit challenged a provision requiring prospective handgun buyers to submit fingerprints and get gun safety training. The plaintiffs - three private citizens and seven gun dealers and associations - said they would continue to seek a court order invalidating the law on constitutional grounds. "We will proceed with both cases," attorney John Parker Sweeney said after Blake rejected his clients' requests for temporary restraining orders. Their next goal is a preliminary injunction. No hearing dates were set. Vincent DeMarco, president of Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence, called it "a great day for public safety in Maryland." "As of today, Oct. 1, Maryland is going to have one of the best gun violence prevention laws in the country," he said. But Shannon Alford, Maryland liaison to the National Rifle Association, said the fight wasn't over. "To beat a cliché, the fat lady hasn't even taken the stage," she said. Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the law in May after the General Assembly passed it at his request in response to the Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school shootings. It adds 45 types of guns to a list of banned assault weapons and reduces the limit on magazine rounds from 20 to 10. Assistant Attorney General Matthew J. Fader said those sections were meant to deter ownership of "very dangerous weapons that have led to mass shootings." Plaintiffs' attorney Tara Sky Woodward argued that the newly banned guns and high-capacity magazines are commonly used by law-abiding, responsible people to defend their homes. Blake said that if the threat to Second Amendment rights was so dire, the plaintiffs could have spoken up much sooner. "It seems to me that plaintiffs have known for months that the law would take effect Oct. 1," she said. Another provision of the law requires handgun buyers to first obtain, for up to $50, a Handgun Qualification License through a 30-day process that includes submitting fingerprints. Maryland handgun buyers already are subject to a seven-day waiting period after purchase to allow Maryland State Police to investigate their background. Sweeney said that because no qualification licenses have yet been issued, Maryland has an unconstitutional, de facto moratorium on handgun purchases. He asked Blake to order a 90-day stay on the licensing requirement to ensure that the system is operating correctly. Blake rejected the request after Fader assured her the system was up and running. The new law prompted a surge in gun sales ahead of its implementation. State police say they've received more than 106,000 gun-purchase applications this year, up from 70,000 last year. They have turned to other police agencies to help them clear an application backlog that numbered nearly 50,000 on Sept. 20. ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V15 #955 *********************************** Submissions: mailto:cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca Mailing List Commands: mailto:majordomo@scorpion.bogend.ca Moderator 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".)