From: owner-cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca (Cdn-Firearms Digest) To: cdn-firearms-digest@scorpion.bogend.ca Subject: Cdn-Firearms Digest V17 #670 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 Friday, August 9 2019 Volume 17 : Number 670 In this issue: Illegal guns leading to rise in murders in the Western Cape Red Flag Laws Set Dangerous Precedent The Mind of a Mass Shooter or Why Gun Control Won't Work Canada once sold the idea that guns turned boys into men Four People Killed, Two Injured In Los Angeles "Stabbing And ... Chicago: America's Largest Outdoor Shooting Range A Few Words About Guns and Personal Liberty -- Napolitano Re: RCMP seize 100 guns during response to misdialed 911 ... Re: Smuggling Firearms Parts into Russia LILLEY: Gun bans won't work, let's deal with the real issues Poll: Americans want action on gun control, but mixed on ... Two-year sentence of possession of a firearm while prohibited Gun license about as onerous as getting a driver's license Republicans Supporting 'Red Flag' Gun Confiscation Law Alberta, Quebec not signed up for Liberal Guns, Gangs plan Tougher gun measures on election agenda in wake of Toronto ... Bipartisan 'red flag' gun laws plan has support in Congress CBC - The slow march toward gun control in the U.S. Misdialed 911 The Media’s Disgusting Bloodlust Moderator on Holidays 9 Examples of MSM Exploiting Mass Shootings We're not immune to gun violence Pot and Mass Shootings Bernie Sanders says private citizens have up to 10 million ... The Dark Side of the Universal Background Check Bill HR8 US travel warning issued by Amnesty International Good Guy with a Gun Chicago's "Gun Offenders Dashboard" Mass Murder without Guns U.K. - Dozens of illegal shotguns, rifles and handguns ... Toronto Begging Ottawa For A Handgun Ban Burglars drive truck through armory, steal 'undetermined' ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 7:55 am From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Illegal guns leading to rise in murders in the Western Cape ILLEGAL GUNS LEADING TO RISE IN MURDERS IN THE WESTERN CAPE The proliferation of illegal guns have seen a spike in gun murders on the Cape Flats, but on Tuesday Premier Alan Winde and Minister of Community Safety Albert Fritz released a joint statement celebrating the decline in deaths by gun violence this past weekend as a result of the deployment of the army. Of the 41 murders over the weekend, 16 were caused by gun violence, the lowest number in 10 weeks. The Western Cape has faced major problems in the past with gun violence. According to Lizette Lancaster of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), firearms contribute to 41% of murders in South Africa, a number which is even higher in Gauteng and the Western Cape. News / 7 August 2019, 3:07pm / Madelyn Winchester https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/news/illegal-guns-leading-to-rise-in-murders-in-the-western-cape-30443334 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 08:00:02 -0600 From: "Joe Gingrich" Subject: Red Flag Laws Set Dangerous Precedent https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/alan-dershowitz-red-flag-law-government-constitution/2019/08/07/id/927730/?ns_mail_uid=ad0f1cd9-a3fb-44ca-9c7c-78b577c1235d&ns_mail_job=DM44839_08082019&s=acs&dkt_nbr=0105049kegqh Alan Dershowitz: Red Flag Laws Set Dangerous Precedent -----A bipartisan proposal by Sens. Lindsaey Graham, R-S.C., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., would create a federal grant program to encourage states to adopt "red flag" laws to take guns away from people believed to be dangerous to themselves or others.---- ---But (Alan) Dershowitz suggests temporary gun confiscation "pending a timely due-process review" because, "when government starts taking away some rights in the interest of safety, all rights are at risk."--- -------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/289513.Benjamin_Franklin --"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs of the life & writings of Benjamin Franklin ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 8:00 am From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: The Mind of a Mass Shooter or Why Gun Control Won't Work THE MIND OF A MASS SHOOTER OR WHY GUN CONTROL WON'T WORK Let's use statistics and psychological profiles, not inflamed rhetoric, to craft meaningful violence-control legislation. By: Leesa K. Donner - August 06, 2019 https://www.libertynation.com/the-mind-of-a-mass-shooter-or-why-gun-control-wont-work/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 8:41 am From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Canada once sold the idea that guns turned boys into men CANADA ONCE SOLD THE IDEA THAT GUNS TURNED BOYS INTO MEN Generations of men grew up hunting and using firearms in rural areas. However, as I've shown in my book Arming and Disarming: A History of Gun Control in Canada , the connection between young men and guns was also shaped and encouraged in the past by governments and businesses with the result that the relationship became ingrained and difficult to break. By R. Blake Brown - MENAFN Date - 8/5/2019 https://menafn.com/1098847228/Canada-once-sold-the-idea-that-guns-turned-boys-into-men ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 10:11 am From: "Richard Fritze" Subject: Four People Killed, Two Injured In Los Angeles "Stabbing And ... ...Robbery Rampage" Four People Killed, Two Injured In Los Angeles "Stabbing And Robbery Rampage" "We know this guy was full of anger and he harmed a lot of people tonight.” https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-08/four-people-killed-two-injured-los-angeles-stabbing-and-robbery-rampage RICHARD A. FRITZE Barrister, Solicitor & Notary [retired] "RIDING SHOTGUN FOR YOU" 403 392 2506 Cell WWW.FRITZE.COM That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer’s cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there. George Orwell 2017: Commemorating 802 years since Magna Carta ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 10:17 am From: "Richard Fritze" Subject: Chicago: America's Largest Outdoor Shooting Range From www.blazingcatfur.ca Liberal Media Blackout: Chicago Hospital Had To Stop Accepting Patients As Weekend Shootings Left Over 50 Dead Or Injured Chicago has some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, so this story doesn’t quite fit the agenda of the mainstream media… Posted in "Bad Optics", Crime, MSM bias to the left, MSM Blackout, MSM Lies, MSM Shitweasels, shooting on August 8, 2019 by Sarcasticat. 5 Comments RICHARD A. FRITZE Barrister, Solicitor & Notary [retired] "RIDING SHOTGUN FOR YOU" 403 392 2506 Cell WWW.FRITZE.COM That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer’s cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there. George Orwell 2017: Commemorating 802 years since Magna Carta ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 10:22 am From: "Richard Fritze" Subject: A Few Words About Guns and Personal Liberty -- Napolitano A Few Words About Guns and Personal Liberty Excerpt: With all of this as background, and the country anguishing over the mass deaths of innocents, the feds and the states face a choice between a knee-jerk but popular restriction of some form of gun ownership and the rational and sound realization that more guns in the hands of those properly trained means less crime and more safety. https://www.lewrockwell.com/2019/08/andrew-p-napolitano/a-few-words-about-guns-and-personal-liberty/ RICHARD A. FRITZE Barrister, Solicitor & Notary [retired] "RIDING SHOTGUN FOR YOU" 403 392 2506 Cell WWW.FRITZE.COM That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer’s cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there. George Orwell 2017: Commemorating 802 years since Magna Carta ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 14:01:52 -0400 From: Kindanyume Subject: Re: RCMP seize 100 guns during response to misdialed 911 ... ...call at ... Why do I have zero faith in the rcmp for this and have no issue at all believing it's well within their sadly predictable behaviour to either extremely stretch it or to flat out lie about the storage methods used in order to cover their lame asses..... Certainly wouldn't be the 1st time such has happens already and it won't be the last... On Aug 8, 2019 1:10 PM, wrote: ...N.S. home RCMP SEIZE 100 GUNS DURING RESPONSE TO MISDIALED 911 CALL AT N.S. HOME While there was no emergency, police say they found 100 firearms in the home including 94 long guns and six handguns. The Mounties say none of the weapons were properly secured, so they arrested the homeowner for unsafe storage of a firearm and seized all of the guns. By Staff The Canadian Press - August 7, 2019 https://globalnews.ca/news/5735573/gun-seizure-911-misdial/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 14:13:42 -0400 From: Kindanyume Subject: Re: Smuggling Firearms Parts into Russia Sounds funky since Russia isn't exactly a place that has uber fun control and it's fairly easy to obtain various firearms Sounds more like it's someone in the US bat etc with their kickers twisted and giving them a wedgie by someone daring to no jump through the bat shit crazy hoops needed to export many parts... even a basic magazine for that matter! (The fact that such is so idiotic is why we are constantly gouged by rip off importers here in canuckistan btw.... whom routinely sell parts etc with a markup in the hundreds of % just because they can and most of us don't know how to bypass them like I did On Aug 8, 2019 1:19 PM, wrote: RUSSIAN MAN FACES 20 YEARS IN U.S. PRISON ON ARMS SMUGGLING CHARGES U.S. authorities have arrested a Russian immigrant on suspicion of illegally smuggling restricted firearms parts inside packages of jeans and sneakers into Russia. Vladimir Kuznetsov, 58, is alleged to have exported parts to assemble sniper rifles and other firearms without licenses "by methodically mislabeling the packages" for two and a half years. The Moscow Times - August 7, 2019 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/08/07/russian-man-faces-20-years-in-us-prison-on-arms-smuggling-charges-a66747 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 12:46 pm From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: LILLEY: Gun bans won't work, let's deal with the real issues LILLEY: GUN BANS WON'T WORK, LET'S DEAL WITH THE REAL ISSUES Banning handguns will only take them away from law-abiding citizens and leave them in the hands of people that won't heed to this ban, or any other law. By Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun - August 7, 2019 https://torontosun.com/news/crime/lilley-gun-bans-wont-work-lets-deal-with-the-real-issues ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 12:48 pm From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Poll: Americans want action on gun control, but mixed on ... ...solutions POLL: AMERICANS WANT ACTION ON GUN CONTROL, BUT MIXED ON SOLUTIONS John Lott, PhD, is the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center. He cautions Congress to be careful with any legislation they might pass. I think the irony is we pass gun control regulations and they make it so that the victims, rather than the killers obey the laws," said Lott, who has a doctorate in economics. by ANGELICA ALVAREZ, Sinclair Broadcast Group - Wednesday, August 7th 2019 https://wjla.com/news/nation-world/rasmussen-poll-shows-where-americans-stand-on-gun-control ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 12:52 pm From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Two-year sentence of possession of a firearm while prohibited ELLSON SENTENCED FOR DRUG AND FIREARM CHARGES Marion Ellson was sentenced Aug. 6 to 11 years in prison on the possession of carfentanil for the purpose of trafficking charge. A six-year sentence for possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, a one-year sentence for possession of a firearm without a licence and a two-year sentence of possession of a firearm while prohibited will be served concurrently. Estevan Mercury - August 7, 2019 https://www.estevanmercury.ca/news/law-enforcement/ellson-sentenced-for-drug-and-firearm-charges-1.23908903 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 1:07 pm From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Gun license about as onerous as getting a driver's license IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH US? Canada's gun regulations aren't draconian. Canadian federal law requires anyone who wants to own a gun to get a license, which means passing a background check and taking safety training - a process about as onerous as getting a driver's license. Doyle McManus, The Hastings Tribute - Aug 8, 2019 http://www.hastingstribune.com/doyle-mcmanus-is-there-something-wrong-with-us/article_4cac2442-b9dd-11e9-96fe-633eb9687385.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 1:09 pm From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Republicans Supporting 'Red Flag' Gun Confiscation Law CONSERVATIVES MOBILIZE AGAINST REPUBLICANS SUPPORTING 'RED FLAG' GUN CONFISCATION LAW Pro-gun activists pressure Republican senators, claim 'Red Flag' laws violate rights and don't work. By Patrick Howley - August 7, 2019 https://m.theepochtimes.com/conservatives-mobilize-against-republicans-supporting-red-flag-gun-confiscation-law_3033422.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 3:15 pm From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Alberta, Quebec not signed up for Liberal Guns, Gangs plan ALBERTA, QUEBEC NOT SIGNED UP FOR LIBERAL GUNS, GANGS PLAN Seven provinces and Yukon have signed agreements since last March for funding from $2.2 million, in Yukon's case, to $11 million for Ontario over two years. A total of $42 million has been allotted. But Quebec and Alberta, along with Prince Edward Island, have not reached a deal to join one of the federal government's central initiatives from a 2015 Liberal election promise to address guns and gangs in Canadian cities. Nunavut and Northwest Territories have also yet to agree to a funding arrangement. By Tim Naumetz. Published on Aug 8, 2019 https://ipolitics.ca/2019/08/08/alberta-quebec-not-signed-up-for-liberal-guns-gangs-plan/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 3:34 pm From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Tougher gun measures on election agenda in wake of Toronto ... ...shootings TOUGHER GUN MEASURES ON ELECTION AGENDA IN WAKE OF TORONTO SHOOTINGS Gun control poised to be an issue in the coming fall election as Liberals get ready to unveil new measures that could include a crack down on assault-style weapons, perhaps even handguns. News Aug 07, 2019 by Bruce Campion-Smith Toronto Star https://www.thespec.com/news-story/9539499-tougher-gun-measures-on-election-agenda-in-wake-of-toronto-shootings/ EXCERPT: The Liberals seem keen to have the issue emerge in this election too, already charging that Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer would roll back gun measures. Scheer has publicly vowed that a Conservative government would repeal Bill C-71, the Liberal bill that acted on many of the 2015 campaign vows. The legislation introduced expanded background checks for potential gun owners, new record-keeping requirements for retailers and tougher rules for the transport of some classes of firearms. Last fall, Scheer unveiled his party's own proposals on gun measures that included tougher sentences for gang members, for possessing a smuggled firearm and measures to curb the transfer of legal handguns into the possession of criminals. Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus this week charged that it was the Liberals that had fallen down on gun crime. "Their policies senselessly target law-abiding gun owners. Now Justin Trudeau is trying to import the American firearms debate right before an election," Paul-Hus said in a statement. "Criminals do not register their firearms, and they will not comply with arbitrary bans. Conservatives will always stand up for the rights of law-abiding firearms owners, and will also take practical steps to keep Canadians safe," he said. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 3:37 pm From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Bipartisan 'red flag' gun laws plan has support in Congress BIPARTISAN 'RED FLAG' GUN LAWS PLAN HAS SUPPORT IN CONGRESS The emerging plan would create a federal grant program to encourage states to adopt "red flag" laws to take guns away from people believed to be dangers to themselves or others. A similar bill never came up for a vote in the GOP-controlled Senate last year, but both parties express hope that this year will be different. President Donald Trump has signalled support for the plan. By The Associated Press - August 7, 2019 https://beta.canada.com/pmn/news-pmn/bipartisan-red-flag-gun-laws-plan-has-support-in-congress/wcm/86913fb0-2fea-4288-b43a-52f255f121eb/amp/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 3:39 pm From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: CBC - The slow march toward gun control in the U.S. CBC - 'IS IT GOING FAST ENOUGH? HELL NO.' THE SLOW MARCH TOWARD GUN CONTROL IN THE U.S. Recent shootings a step toward better U.S. gun control, some advocates say, but don't expect quick action By Steven D'Souza . CBC News . Posted: Aug 07, 2019 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/gun-control-debate-us-dayton-el-paso-shootings-1.5238148 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 4:56 pm From: "Drew McClure" Subject: Misdialed 911 This seems to be a new tactic of the RCMP, it's the 4th one I've heard of, myself included. About 2 years ago, 911 called me to ask "what the problem was" after receiving a call supposedly from my 'phone number . There was none. 911 (supposedly) said they "were required to send an Officer around to check on any 'hang up' calls.". 45 min. later (so it can't have been too much of a priority !) an RCMP showed up at my door where I met him with my wife and daughter. We all told him none of us had called 911. The officer said "he had to come in and check to be sure there was no call made.". He checked my 'phone's out going call log, there was no such thing, then checked every room in the house including my lock up. Seemed innocuous enough and who doesn't want to co-operate with 911 ? We ended up in my bar (where a .36 cal BP revolver I won at 'End of Trail') is displayed on the wall, unlocked, in a frame, clearly visible, and I asked him, "What time do you get off shift ?", he looked at his watch and said, "Oh shit, 20 minutes ago !". So I said, "In that case do you want a beer ?" . He said he'd, "Love one.". So we sat and had a beer and chatted awhile . On his departure, I said, "You don't have to worry about me, the next time I call you I'll leave the body on the sidewalk !", he gave me a 'thumbs up' and said, "As long as the holes in the front, it's all good.", I said, "No problem, I'll just flip 'em over a shoot him again !", he laughed and gave me another 'thumbs up'. As he walked to his cruiser, he turned and said, "I'm going to put a notation on your file that you're one of the 'Good Guys'.", I said, "Cool, just don't come bustin' in my door.", he said, "No worries." and left . A few months later, when my daughter suddenlydied on Christmas Eve, a whole flock of RCMP showed up "due to her youth". During the commotion the Senior Cpl. called a Staff Sgt. "Who knew something about guns."(!). On his arrival, the Cpl. asked the Sgt. about the strange notation on my CPIC 'pop-up' she'd never seen before . The S/Sgt. replied, "You don't see those very often, it means he's a 'Nice Guy'.". Despite all the 'nasty' stuff on the walls and racks of my lock-up, all they all seemed to be interested in is my little baby Bernadelli .22, they just loved that. I would certainly question the 'morality' and legality of using 911 as an excuse for a reason to search your home, top to bottom, but now that Trudeau has handed over all control of firearms laws, C-71 notwithstanding, to the paramilitary RCMP, I guess that's the way it's going to be unless we can clean out the Liberals . Drew McClure ------------------------------ Date: Thu, August 8, 2019 7:17 pm From: "Richard Fritze" Subject: The Media’s Disgusting Bloodlust from www.blazingcatfur.ca The Media's Disgusting Bloodlust These vampires are sucking the life out of the social contract. If you pay serious attention to network and cable commentators after a mass shooting, you will see something nearly as alarming as the atrocities themselves. Set aside, for a moment, the horror of the event about which they are holding forth and it will become obvious that their solemn expressions are well-rehearsed affectations that mask a morbid glee. As you lament truncated lives and traumatized survivors, these creatures count eyeballs and clicks. While you worry about the health of our society, they search for a connection to some conservative cause or politician. And the print media are just as ghoulish. Posted in The Media, The Media Lies, Trump Derangement Syndrome on August 8, 2019by Blazingcatfur. 1 Comment RICHARD A. FRITZE Barrister, Solicitor & Notary [ret’d] "RIDING SHOTGUN FOR YOU" 403 392 2506 Cell WWW.FRITZE.COM That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer’s cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there. George Orwell 2017: Commemorating 802 years since Magna Carta ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2019 22:58:19 -0600 (CST) From: Howard Subject: Moderator on Holidays Greetings! I am now on holidays and do not know if I will have internet access until August 20th. Moderating will be intermittent at best, unless some other person steps up to the plate for a bit. BUZ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, August 9, 2019 9:07 am From: "Richard Fritze" Subject: 9 Examples of MSM Exploiting Mass Shootings https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-08/nine-examples-msm-exploiting-mass-shootings-spread-anti-trump-propaganda RICHARD A. FRITZE Barrister, Solicitor & Notary [retired] "RIDING SHOTGUN FOR YOU" WWW.FRITZE.COM That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer’s cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there. George Orwell 2017: Commemorating 802 years since Magna Carta ------------------------------ Date: Fri, August 9, 2019 8:20 am From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: We're not immune to gun violence WE'RE NOT IMMUNE TO GUN VIOLENCE, BUT HAVE SANER DEBATES Gun-control advocates on this side of the border will have an easier time adding restrictions to what are much, much tighter regulations in this country following a long weekend orgy of gun violence in Toronto that saw 17 people shot during 14 different incidents. Shootings in the city are up two-and-half times since 2014. By Steve Kannon - August 8, 2019 https://observerxtra.com/2019/08/08/were-not-immune-to-gun-violence-but-have-saner-debates/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, August 9, 2019 9:40 am From: "Richard Fritze" Subject: Pot and Mass Shootings I am not qualified to evaluate the studies cited in this piece. It seems clear that the jury is still out on this topic. However, Pr. Mol. Castreau and his supporters have successfully made it a major plank in their electioneering. https://nypost.com/2019/08/07/the-link-between-pot-and-mass-shootings-may-be-closer-than-we-think/ Flush the Turd RICHARD A. FRITZE Barrister, Solicitor & Notary [retired] "RIDING SHOTGUN FOR YOU" WWW.FRITZE.COM That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer’s cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there. George Orwell 2017: Commemorating 802 years since Magna Carta ------------------------------ Date: Fri, August 9, 2019 8:39 am From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Bernie Sanders says private citizens have up to 10 million ... ...assault weapons, BERNIE SANDERS SAYS PRIVATE CITIZENS HAVE UP TO 10 MILLION ASSAULT WEAPONS, MORE THAN US MILITARY Sanders' claim suffers a bit from comparing private and military weapons, which are different. Plus, he has to rely on wildly varying estimates, although his seems on the lower end. We'll sort out the facts for you. By Tom Kertscher on Thursday, August 8th, 2019 https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2019/aug/08/bernie-sanders/do-private-citizens-have-5-10-million-assault-weap/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, August 9, 2019 8:44 am From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: The Dark Side of the Universal Background Check Bill HR8 THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECK BILL HR8 USA - -(AmmoLand.com)- H.R. 8 is sold as a "background check bill" to keep guns away from bad people, but we know from 50 years experience that less than 1% of the bad people who fail the background checks are prosecuted. Six Items not mentioned by most critics of H.R. 8. Ammoland Inc. Posted on August 8, 2019 by Utah Shooting Sports Council https://www.ammoland.com/2019/08/the-dark-side-of-the-universal-background-check-bill-hr8/#axzz5w7C0S8Qz ------------------------------ Date: Fri, August 9, 2019 8:46 am From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: US travel warning issued by Amnesty International RAMPANT GUN VIOLENCE: US TRAVEL WARNING ISSUED BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL Amnesty International is urging visitors to US to be cautious amid a "human rights crisis" they blame on "ubiquity of firearms" and government reluctance to confiscate them. Travelers to the US "cannot reasonably expect to be free from harm," Amnesty International USA's Ernest Coverson said in a statement, advising people that "the country does not adequately protect people's right to be safe." By Chief Assignment Editor - August 8, 2019 Chief Assignment Duty Editor based in Honolulu https://www.eturbonews.com/260092/rampant-gun-violence-us-travel-warning-issued-by-amnesty-international/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, August 9, 2019 9:56 am From: "Richard Fritze" Subject: Good Guy with a Gun https://torontosun.com/news/crime/houston-highway-horror-gunman-flees-after-killing-2-with-assault-rifle-cops-say/wcm/2f681518-5ebb-465e-b269-dd96b3764c52 RICHARD A. FRITZE Barrister, Solicitor & Notary [retired] "RIDING SHOTGUN FOR YOU” WWW.FRITZE.COM That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer’s cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there. George Orwell 2017: Commemorating 802 years since Magna Carta ------------------------------ Date: Fri, August 9, 2019 8:52 am From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Chicago's "Gun Offenders Dashboard" PUBLIC DEFENDER UNLOADS ON SUPERINTENDENT JOHNSON OVER GUN DATABASE Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli unloaded on Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. Johnson said the "Gun Offenders Dashboard" also tracks whether those accused of gun offenses were able to post bail. Johnson said the public needs to know about gun offenders released on bond who commit violent offenses. Campanelli is demanding Johnson take down the website. "Even sex offenders don't go on a registry until they've been convicted," Campanelli said. "He has now put out all these people's names on a dashboard who have not been convicted of the offense they are charged with and made them wear a Scarlett Letter." Posted August 7, 2019, by Tahman Bradley https://wgntv.com/2019/08/07/public-defender-unloads-on-superintendent-johnson-over-gun-database/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, August 9, 2019 9:15 am From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Mass Murder without Guns NATIONAL REVIEW - MASS MURDER WITHOUT GUNS There is much focus this week on the role of guns in mass murders. But the history of such atrocities teaches us that other methods can be just as effective. I am currently creating an encyclopedia of mass murder in America and have catalogued 504 incidents so far. Common methods used throughout our history include axes, hatchets, blunt objects, knives, hanging, drowning, poison gas, poison, fire, and aircraft (and not just on 9/11). Some of the rarer weapons demonstrate that where there is an evil will, there is a way. Scythes. Blowtorches. By Clayton E. Cramer, National Review - August 7, 2019 https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/mass-murder-without-guns/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, August 9, 2019 9:19 am From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: U.K. - Dozens of illegal shotguns, rifles and handguns ... ...handed in U.K. - DOZENS OF ILLEGAL SHOTGUNS, RIFLES AND HANDGUNS HANDED TO WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE IN FIREARMS AMNESTY West Yorkshire Police allowed the public to surrender their firearms without fear of prosecution. By Ben Abbiss, Multimedia Journalist - 7 AUG 2019 https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/dozens-illegal-shotguns-rifles-handguns-16715232 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, August 9, 2019 9:26 am From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Toronto Begging Ottawa For A Handgun Ban TORONTO IS BASICALLY BEGGING OTTAWA FOR A HANDGUN BAN BUT IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD Three handgun ban requests later and the government is still hesitating. By Anja Kundacina - Updated on August 07, 2019 https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/on/toronto/toronto-handgun-ban-requested-three-times-by-mayor-tory-but-ottawa-remains-unsure ------------------------------ Date: Fri, August 9, 2019 9:26 am From: dennisryoung@telus.net Subject: Burglars drive truck through armory, steal 'undetermined' ... ...number of handguns, rifles BURGLARS DRIVE TRUCK THROUGH ARMORY, STEAL 'UNDETERMINED' NUMBER OF HANDGUNS, RIFLES Just after 5 a.m. on Wednesday, deputies with the Troup County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to FMJ Armory in LaGrange, regarding a burglar alarm activation. Seven minutes later, when deputies arrived, they discovered a large hole in the side of the building "where it appeared a vehicle had rammed through the wall," Sgt. Stewart Smith said. Smith said the unidentified group entered the building after driving the truck through the wall and began smashing cases, "taking an undetermined number of handguns and rifles and fleeing the location in the stolen truck." By Jason Braverman - Updated August 8, 2019 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/burglars-drive-truck-through-armory-steal-undetermined-number-of-handguns-rifles/ar-AAFtNYA ------------------------------ End of Cdn-Firearms Digest V17 #670 *********************************** Submissions: mailto:cdn-firearms-digest@bogend.ca Mailing List Commands: mailto:majordomo@bogend.ca Moderator email: mailto:owner-cdn-firearms@bogend.ca List owner: mailto:owner-cdn-firearms@bogend.ca FAQ list: http://www.canfirearms.ca/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@bogend.ca unsubscribe cdn-firearms-digest unsubscribe cdn-firearms-chat unsubscribe cdn-firearms end (To subscribe, use "subscribe" instead of "unsubscribe".)