THIS WEEKS POSTINGS TO THE CANADIAN FIREARMS DIGEST
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending February 28, 2020
THIS WEEKS POSTINGS TO THE CANADIAN FIREARMS DIGEST
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending February 21, 2020
RED FLAG LAW?
Red Flag Law? Let’s Track Violent Offenders with Firearm Prohibition Orders
RED FLAG LAW? LET’S TRACK VIOLENT OFFENDERS WITH FIREARM PROHIBITION ORDERS
People with a history of violent offences are a proven danger to public safety, yet these are the people our government refuses to track. This is not a Liberal or Conservative issue. This is a Government of Canada issue. Governments of both political stripes failed these three women. Governments of both political stripes continue to fail Canadians from lifelong domestic abusers and murderers like Basil Borutski. Published February 17, 2020 by Christopher di Armani. https://christopherdiarmani.com/14107/police-state/red-flag-law-track-violent-offenders-with-firearm-prohibition-orders/
THIS WEEKS POSTINGS TO THE CANADIAN FIREARMS DIGEST
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending February 14, 2020
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).”
THIS WEEKS POSTINGS TO THE CANADIAN FIREARMS DIGEST
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending February 7, 2020