RCMP UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS STATISTICS – 2017
RCMP UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS STATISTICS, BY DIVISION – 2017
RCMP Access to Information Response File A-2017-11548 dated January 17, 2020 – Received by Dennis R. Young January 29, 2020
22 Unintentional Discharges in 2017
1 – ‘D’ Division (Manitoba)
11 – ‘E’ Division (British Columbia)
1 – ‘F’ Division (Saskatchewan)
1 – ‘H’ Division (Nova Scotia)
8 – ‘K’ Division (Alberta)
14 with a C8 Carbine
3 with a Smith and Wesson 5946
4 with a Shotgun
1 with a 40 Calibre Glock 22
BLAIR’S BUREAUCRATS FAIL TO PROVIDE LIST OF ALL FIREARMS TO BE BANNED
REQUESTED: LIST OF ALL FIREARMS TO BE BANNED. RESPONSE: NOTHING! ATIP FILE: A-2019-00283
PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE: 33 pages (All text redacted) – 218 pages exempted citing ‘Cabinet confidences’
LAST THREE ATIP REQUESTS POSTED = TOTAL of 1,115 Pages exempted citing ‘Cabinet confidences’.
PUBLIC SAFETY ATIP: SELECTION CRITERIA AND LIST OF ‘MILITARY STYLE ASSAULT RIFLES’ TO BE BANNED
PUBLIC SAFETY ATIP: SELECTION CRITERIA AND LIST OF MILITARY STYLE ASSAULT RIFLES TO BE BANNED
PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE: 83 pages (753 pages exempted citing “Cabinet confidences’) FILE: A-2019-00281
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Goodale – January 29, 2019
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Blair – February 28, 2019
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Goodale – March 11, 2019
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Blair – March 13, 2019
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Blair – April 4, 2019
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Blair – April 12, 2019
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Blair – May 9, 2019
• Secret Ministerial Briefing Agenda – November 21, 2018 (Note: Mostly redacted)
THANKS TO: Daniel Balofsky, CPA, CA, CLU for sharing the attached response to his Informal Request to Public Safety Canada.
PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA ATIP: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BANNING SEMI-AUTOMATIC FIREARMS
PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE: 64 pages (174 pages exempted citing “Cabinet confidences’) FILE: A-2019-00280
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Blair – November 22, 2018
• Combatting Gun and Gang Violence – November 15, 2018
• Bill C-71 – Proposed Response – November 14, 2018
• Public Safety Canada-Led Legislation – October 19, 2018
• 2018-2019 – Supplementary Estimates (A) Hot Issues
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Blair – December 4, 2018
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Blair – January 28, 2019
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Goodale – January 29, 2019
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Blair – February 28, 2019
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Blair – March 13, 2019
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Blair – April 4, 2019
• Ministerial Briefing to Minister Blair – April 12, 2019
• Secret Ministerial Briefing Agenda – November 21, 2018
RCMP REPORT NUMBER OF CFO DESIGNATED FIREARMS OFFICERS IN OPT-OUT PROVINCES
RCMP Response to Access to Information Act File: A-2019-00964 dated February 7, 2020
Federal CFO Designated Firearms Officers by Opt-Out province as of February 22, 2019: BC–15; AB–17; SK–6; MB–7; NL–3.
“Additionally, there are no records, policies, procedures, directives on the application of section 98 of the Firearms Act regarding the designation of firearms officers by Chief Firearms Officers (CFOS).”
FIREARMS MARKING REGS: FINAL ATIP RESPONSE FROM PUBLIC SAFETY
FIREARMS MARKING REGS: FINAL ATIP RESPONSE FROM PUBLIC SAFETY
• Undated ‘Secret’ Memorandum to the Minister – Three pages with 3 redacted sections
• Undated ‘Secret’ Memorandum to the Associate Deputy Minister – Three pages with 1 redacted section
• Undated ‘Secret’ Key Messages – Three pages with 1 redacted section
• 20 more pages of ‘Cabinet Secrets’ withheld pursuant to Section 69 of the Access to Information Act
Public Safety Canada Final Response Access to Information Act File -A2018-00327 dated February 7, 2020
PUBLIC SAFETY INTERIM RESPONSE FIREARMS MARKING REGS
175-Page Interim Response to Access to Information Request File: A-2018-00327 dated July 8, 2019 – Received July 17, 2019 by Dennis R. Young
NOTE: 200 pages of ‘Cabinet Secrets’ withheld pursuant to Section 69 of the Access to Information Act
FIREARMS MARKING REGULATIONS TAKE EFFECT DEC. 1, 2020
TheGunBlog.ca — The Canadian government will require guns to be marked in a way that links them to their owners for police tracing, raising concern of a new registration system that violates privacy and eases future bans. The new system will revamp the UN-inspired Firearms Marking Regulations and take effect Dec. 1, 2020, the Ministry of Public Safety said in today’s Canada Gazette. THEGUNBLOG.CA – NOVEMBER 18, 2018
465 PAGE FIREARMS LAWS COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS STILL A CABINET SECRET
TREASURY BOARD ATIP RESPONSE: FIREARMS LAWS COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES STILL A CABINET SECRET
“Upon examination, it has been determined that all of the information (465 pages) relevant to your request is excluded from disclosure pursuant to paragraph: 69(1)(g)re(f) of the Act (Cabinet Confidences). Treasury Board Secretariat Access to Information Act response File: A-2018-01218 dated February 5, 2020 – Received by Dennis R. Young – February 5, 2020
‘RED FLAG LAW’ FOR DANGEROUS GUN OWNERS PASSED BY PARLIAMENT IN 1995
CANADA ALREADY HAS A RED FLAG LAW CALLED THE ‘FIREARMS INTEREST POLICE’ (FIP) DATABASE
The problem is Parliament doesn’t know whether it is working or not! By Dennis R. Young – February 5, 2020
RCMP FIREARMS TRAINING, PROFICIENCY AND SAFETY – POLICIES & STATISTICS
INFORMATION REQUESTED
(1) the policies and procedures for firearms training/requalifying serving members and civilian personnel in the proficient, safe use and storage of their firearms;
(2) the number of prohibited firearms, restricted firearms and non-restricted firearms held by the RCMP;
(3) the total number of serving members/civilian personnel authorized to carry firearms while on duty;
(4) the total number of serving members/civilian personnel authorized to carry firearms while off duty;
(5) the total number of serving members/civilian personnel that have passed their firearms requalification proficiency and safety testing in accordance with government legislation, orders, policies and procedures;
(6) the total number of serving members/civilian personnel that have failed to pass their firearms requalification proficiency and safety testing;
(7) the total the total number of accidental discharges, unsafe acts, careless storage and unauthorized use of firearms; and finally
(8) the total number of the RCMP’s prohibited firearms, restricted firearms and non-restricted firearms that have been lost or stolen
TREASURY BOARD: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BILL C-68 THE FIREARMS ACT
TREASURY BOARD ATIP RESPONSE: “A review of your request indicates that Treasury Board Secretariat does not hold the information you are seeking.” See wording of request below. Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Access to Information Act File A-2019-00891 dated January 17, 2020 Received by Dennis R. Young January 27, 2020
For the period from January 1, 1994 to present, please provide copies of all records, documents, reports, studies, and correspondence, presentations that quantify and qualify the projected impact and actual impact the implementation of Bill C-68, an Act respecting firearms and other weapons, Statutes of Canada 1995 Chapter 39, on the economy of Canada, including but not limited to:
• the impact on the number of jobs, the number of businesses, their sales and operations
• the impact on firearms importers, exporters, manufacturers, dealers, their sales and operations
• the impact on number of visitors to and from Canada and tourist dollars spent in Canada
• the impact on aboriginal guiding and outfitting jobs and businesses
• the impact on sporting goods sales and manufacturers
• the impact on the sales and manufacturing of recreational vehicles
• the impact on trade between Canada and the U.S.A. and other foreign countries
• the impact on the gun clubs and shooting ranges and the economic spin-offs in their communities
• the impact on firearms collectors and museums
• the impact on hunting and shooting sports
• the impact on the number of hunters and the consequential effect on wildlife populations
• the impact on the number of firearms collectors and museums
• the impact on gun shows and economic spin-offs in the communities that host them
• the impact on the number of violent crimes and related costs
• the impact on government operations, personnel, expenditures and revenue
• the impact on customs and excise operations, personnel and expenditures
• the impact on police operations, enforcement, personnel and expenditures
• the impact on the court system and the corrections and parole system.
• the impact on and costs to federal government departments and agencies
• the impact on and costs to provincial governments
• the mpact on and costs to municipal governments