THIS WEEKS POSTINGS TO THE CANADIAN FIREARMS DIGEST
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending November 15, 2019
FEDERAL FIREARM HAZARDOUS OCCURRENCE INVESTIGATION REPORTS – 2008-2018
Employment Canada ATIP Response dated November 5, 2019 – Received November 12, 2019 by Dennis R. Young
• 8 Firearm Fatalities Reported (see list and spreadsheet for details)
• 198 Disabling Injuries by Firearm Reported (See spreadsheet for details)
– 51 by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
– 40 by Canada Border Services Agency
– 45 by the Correctional Service of Canada
– 6 by National Defence
RCMP REFUSE TO RELEASE THE NAME OF PROVINCE WITH THE ONE ‘PROTECTION OF LIFE’ CARRY PERMIT
RCMP INSIST PROVIDING THE NAME OF THE PROVINCE WITH THE ONE PROTECTION OF LIFE CARRY PERMIT WILL ‘SERIOUSLY THREATEN THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF AN INDIVIDUAL’ – The Director of Investigations with the Office of the Information Commissioner supports the RCMP decision to withhold the name of the province and found my complaint to ‘not well-founded’. Letter from the Office of the Information Commissioner dated November 5, 2019 EXCERPT: “In addition to the information above, the RCMP provided our Office with examples of incidents where aggressive behaviour was directed at a specific person or persons under the witness protection program (and to whom a 20(a) ATC might apply). This information, in our view, established a reasonable basis for believing that the safety of a 20(a) ATC holder could be threatened (physically or psychologically) should the holder be rendered identifiable.”
EXCERPT FROM MY COMPLAINT LETTER: “I fail to understand how releasing the number of ‘Protection of Life’ carry permits could ‘reasonably be expected to threaten the safety of individuals.’ There is no way a number can be connected to an actual individual with a carry permit so how could it possibly threaten anyone’s safety?”
MAY 2, 2019 – RCMP REPORT ISSUING ONE PROTECTION OF LIFE CARRY PERMIT
THIS WEEKS POSTINGS TO THE CANADIAN FIREARMS DIGEST
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending November 8, 2019
RCMP ONLINE DATABASES PROBED AND/OR ATTACKED THOUSANDS OF TIMES PER DAY
RCMP’s ONLINE DATABASES WERE PROBED AND/OR ATTACKED THOUSANDS OF TIMES PER DAY – NO EVIDENCE OF A SPECIFIC DATABASE BEING TARGETED – Office of the Information Commissioner rules my complaint as ‘not well-founded’ supporting RCMP April 2017 ATIP response claiming that these three major databases (CPIC, CFRO and CFIS) only had two ‘Clickjacking’ incidents. See Report of Investigation by the Office of the Information Commissioner dated November 1, 2019 and my original complaint letter dated May 13, 2017
PORT OF VANCOUVER: ‘NO RECORDS EXIST’ OF ILLEGAL SHIPMENTS OR THEFT OF FIREARMS
Port of Vancouver ATIP Response dated and received by Dennis R. Young November 5, 2019
‘NO RECORDS EXIST’ – Reference is being made to a number of anecdotal reports of: (1) Illegal shipments of firearms, ammunition and explosives found in ships or containers leaving Canada and/or destined for Canada, and (2) Firearms, ammunition and explosives reported stolen from ships or containers at the Port of Vancouver.
REQUESTED: FULL DISCLOSURE OF RCMP FIREARMS PROGRAM SPENDING & STAFFING
Complaint to Information Commissioner RCMP ATIP File: A-2019-03933 by Dennis R. Young – November 3, 2019
EXCERPT: Unfortunately, none of these costs and staffing requirements are reported to Parliament so MPs and Senators are operating in the dark when trying to determine if the Canadian Firearms Program is operating cost-effectively and if it is improving public and police safety.
OCTOBER 15, 2019 – LETTER TO PBO AND AUDITOR GENERAL ON FIREARMS PROGRAM SPENDING DISCREPANCIES
Parliamentary Budget Officer and Auditor General asked to resolve discrepancies in amounts reported to Parliament and verify estimates of ‘major additional costs’ still unreported to Parliament. Dennis R. Young October 15, 2019
THIS WEEKS POSTINGS TO THE CANADIAN FIREARMS DIGEST
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending November 1, 2019
81-PAGE RCMP ATIP RESPONSE – DUAL-USE MAGAZINES
MAXIMUM PERMITTED MAGAZINE CAPACITY – “DUAL USE” MAGAZINES
RCMP Access To Information Act Response ATIP File: A-2017-03782
Summary of Contents prepared by Dennis R. Young – October 27, 2019
THIS WEEKS POSTINGS TO THE CANADIAN FIREARMS DIGEST
National and International Gun Control News for the week ending October 25, 2019