NATIONAL POST LETTER TO THE EDITOR: GUN FACTS DISPUTED
NATIONAL POST LETTER TO THE EDITOR: GUN FACTS DISPUTED Re: Illegal guns sourced in Canada are surging, compared to those smuggled from the U.S. – July 24, 2018 The increase reported by police stems from a change in the definition of ‘crime guns,’ not from any verifiable change in where criminals get their guns. By Gary Mauser, Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University – July 28, 2018 https://dennisryoung.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Mauser-Letter-National-Post-July-28-2018.pdf
JULY 25, 2018 – BRIAN LILLEY: NO, 50% OF GUNS USED IN CRIME ARE NOT FROM CANADA http://brianlilley.com/no-50-of-guns-used-in-crime-are-not-from-canada/
NOVEMBER 29, 2017 – CALIBRE MAGAZINE: BULK OF CRIME GUNS DOMESTICALLY SOURCED? TRY 33% AT MOST https://calibremag.ca/bulk-of-crime-guns-domestically-sourced-false/
JUNE 23, 2017 – JUSTICE FOR GUN OWNERS: SHOULD “CRIME GUNS” INCLUDE GUNS CONFISCATED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CRIMES? http://justiceforgunowners.ca/should-crime-guns-include-guns-confiscated-for-administrative-crimes/
JUNE 22, 2017 – CANADA FREE PRESS: CRITIQUE OF CANADA FIREARMS PROGRAM 2014 FIESD ANNUAL REPORT – Most ‘crime guns’ are NOT ‘domestically sourced’ and RCMP Inspector Chris McBryan is wrong to claim they arehttps://canadafreepress.com/article/critique-of-canada-firearms-program-2014-fiesd-annual-report
WHAT THE RCMP DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT THE GUNS THEY RECLASSIFY
Number of Guns Confiscated or Surrendered = 114 Total Compensation Paid = $269,060.35
RCMP COVER-UP OF HIGH RIVER DAMAGE CLAIMS
The ‘Occurrence Details’ reports provided were completely useless for informing the public about the extent or amount of the damages caused by the RCMP door-kicking spree in High River. Complete trust in the RCMP to protect homes and private property when responding to declared emergencies cannot be restored until and unless the whole truth is made public about what happened in High River in 2013. Complaint to Information Commissioner – June 29, 2018
NO ‘EVIDENCE-BASED’ JUSTIFICATION FOR RCMP FIREARMS INSPECTIONS
1,428 Firearms Inspections conducted by RCMP CFOs since January 2015 – 1 Revocation
THE STOP BILL C-71 BOOK
The Bill C-71 Book: What It Means, How It Hurts You, and 3 Easy Steps You Can Take Right Now to Block It is the most comprehensive and easy-to-read overview of the draft law. The free PDF/e-Book is a joint project of The Canadian Shooting Sports Association(CSSA), Canada’s leading gun-rights advocacy group, and TheGunBlog.ca, the country’s leading source of news on gun politics and the firearm industry. Authors Christopher di Armani and Nicolas Johnson. CSSA News Release – May 29, 2018
GOODALE REJECTS FIREARMS PETITION SIGNED BY 16,330
GOODALE REJECTS HOUSE OF COMMONS FIREARMS PETITION SIGNED BY 16,330 – Therefore, your petitioners, call upon the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to require individuals appointed to the Canadian Firearms Advisory Committee to have earned their Possession and Acquisition License (PAL), without which they lack a baseline understanding of the activities they are tasked with regulating. Minister Goodale’s response tabled in Parliament – May 22, 2018
ONTARIO CFO AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSPORT FIREARMS STATISTICS 2010-2017
Ontario CFO FOIP Response – May 22, 2018
- Authorizations to Transport firearms issued = 244,902
- Authorizations to Transport firearms refused = 5
- Number of persons charged with a criminal offence while failing to have a valid ATT = Zero
APRIL 28, 2017 – GOODALE’S DEPT. REPORTS NO ‘EVIDENCE’ OF COST OR EFFECTIVENESS OF BILL C-42 ATT CHANGES https://dennisryoung.ca/2017/05/06/goodales-dept-reports-no-evidence-of-cost-effectiveness-of-bill-c-42-att-changes/
FEBRUARY 28, 2017 – RCMP DON’T HAVE ANY ‘EVIDENCE’ OF DOLLARS SAVED OR EFFECTIVENESS OF C-42 ATT PROCEDURES https://dennisryoung.ca/2017/03/01/rcmp-dont-have-any-evidence-of-dollars-saved-or-effectiveness-of-c-42-att-procedures/