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
THIS WEEKS POSTINGS TO THE CANADIAN FIREARMS DIGEST
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending January 31, 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
THIS WEEKS POSTINGS TO THE CANADIAN FIREARMS DIGEST
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending January 24, 2020
FIREARMS ACT FAILS TO TRACK HIGHEST PRIORITY GUN CONTROL TARGETS
FIREARMS ACT DOESN’T AUTHORIZE THE RCMP TO TRACK 459,538 CONVICTED CRIMINALS PROHIBTED FROM OWNING FIREARMS BY THE COURTS
By Dennis R. Young – January 24, 2020 – Comment on RCMP Commissioner’s Firearms Report for 2018 [Date modified: 2020-01-22]
THIS WEEKS POSTINGS TO THE CANADIAN FIREARMS DIGEST
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending January 17, 2020
HOW MANY SEMI-AUTOS WILL BILL BLAIR BAN?
In 2006, RCMP reported there were 990,297 Non-Restricted and Restricted Semi-Autos
RCMP Response to Breitkreuz ATIP Request File: GA-3451-02714/06 dated November 6, 2006
ALL THE THINGS THE RCMP DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT ‘CRIME GUNS’
RCMP no records response to Access to Information Act request file: A-2016-02502
UNKNOWN: the numbers and types of guns used in crime;
UNKNOWN: where the crime guns came from;
UNKNOWN: the number of persons charged with providing the crime guns to persons charged with the crime;
UNKNOWN: the number of crime guns that were registered and unregistered;
UNKNOWN: the number of licensed gun owners that were charged with the crime committed with the crime gun or for providing the crime gun to the perpetrator;
UNKNOWN: the number of licensed gun owners that were charged with ‘careless storage’ of their firearm after having their firearm stolen from them; and
UNKNOWN: the number of crime guns that were located and identified using the Canadian Firearms Information System (CFIS).