NATIONAL DEFENCE FIREARMS REPORT: 2,447 ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGES
NATIONAL DEFENCE REPORTS 2,854 UNSAFE FIREARMS INCIDENTS from 2008 to July 2018. DND Access to Information Act Response dated Oct 22, 2018 received Oct 29, 2018. Response to my Question (7) the total the total number of accidental discharges, unsafe acts, careless storage and unauthorized use of firearms: 2,854
- Accidental Discharges: 2,447 incidents
- Unsafe Storage: 77 entries
- Weapons Offences: 156 entries
- Firearms Act: 64 entries
- Weapons Insecurity: 98 entries
- Unauthorized Discharge: 56 entries
- Unauthorized Discharge Injury: 15 entries
NUMBER OF DUTY FIREARMS HELD BY CBSA = 12,515
CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY – FINAL ATIP RESPONSE: FIREARMS TRAINING, PROFICIENCY & SAFETY – OCTOBER 18, 2018 Received October 29, 2018. INTERIM RESPONSE SUMMARY: Unsafe use of firearms = 28 Incidents; Firearms lost or stolen = 1 Incident; Unintentional Discharges = 12 Incidents
CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY – FIREARMS INCIDENTS
INTERIM RESPONSE: SUMMARY OF INFORMATION RELEASED (106 Pages)
- Unsafe use of firearms = 28 Incidents
- Firearms lost or stolen = 1 Incident
- Unintentional Discharges = 12 Incidents
- Firearms Policies and Procedures
ATTACKING GUN OWNERS IN THE SERVICE OF FANTASIES
ATTACKING GUN OWNERS IN THE SERVICE OF FANTASIES – This exposes the lie that “The Prime Minister has publicly committed to examining all options relating to a handgun ban”. By Bruce Gold – October 24, 2018
THE GUN BLOG – PAL APPLICATION FORM WRITTEN AS A LETTER (HUMOUR)
THE GUN BLOG – PAL APPLICATION FORM WRITTEN AS A LETTER (HUMOUR) TheGunBlog.ca — Canadians need a licence authorized by the federal police to legally buy, sell, own or transport any gun, and to buy ammunition. Here’s a humorous look at how a licence application might look if it were written as a letter. Dear Federal Police, I’d like to please request your permission to own firearms. READ THE REST: https://thegunblog.ca/2018/10/18/pal-application-form-written-as-a-letter-humour/#more-20081
FIREARMS DIGEST POSTINGS
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending October 12, 2018
LIBERAL GOVERNMENT’S C-71 TALKING POINTS IN THE SENATE
SENATOR ANDRÉ PRATTE’S E-MAIL TO SENATORS ON BILL C-71 – The sponsor of the Liberal Government’s Bill C-71 in the upper house of Parliament – An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms.
NOTE: Independent Quebec Senator André Pratte, one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first Senate appointees.
FIREARMS AND GUN CONTROL AT INDIGENOUS DEPARTMENTS CANADA
ATIP Response by Crown-Indigenous Relations Canada – August 29, 2018: 49 PAGES – Listing Thirty-Five Firearms, Two Unsafe Act Reports and Firearms Policies
ATIP Response by Indigenous Services Canada – September 6, 2018: NO RECORDS
RCMP HAVE NO RECORDS TO SUPPORT CLAIMS OF ‘STRAW PURCHASES’
June 14, 2018 – CBC NEWS: “It’s the main source of how firearms are being purchased and how they come into people’s hands on the streets nowadays,” said Sgt. Eric Stewart, head of the Guns and Gangs unit for the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT).”
September 13, 2018 – RCMP ATIP RESPONSE: “Based on the information provided, a search for records was conducted in Edmonton, Alberta and Ottawa, Ontario. Unfortunately, we were unable to locate records which respond to your request.”