QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FIREARM ENGAGEMENT PAPER
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FIREARM ENGAGEMENT PAPER: “REDUCING VIOLENT CRIME: A DIALOGUE ON HANDGUNS AND ASSAULT WEAPONS” By Daniel Balofsky – February 3, 2019
PUBLIC SAFETY CONSULTATIONS: BANNING HANDGUNS AND ASSAULT WEAPONS – Access to Information Act request By Dennis R. Young – February 1, 2019 https://dennisryoung.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ATI-233-Public-Safety-Consultations-on-Banning-Handguns-Feb-1-2019.pdf
GUN OWNERS FIRE BACK AT MINISTER BLAIR DURING CONSULTATION IN CALGARY
GUN OWNERS FIRE BACK AT MINISTER BLAIR DURING CONSULTATION IN CALGARY
Participants made the most of the 60-minutes available to them, discussing the effects a handgun ban would have on information privacy, civil liberties, manufacturing, and business investment. The message was clear: this is viewed as yet another legislative tool to punish responsible and law-abiding gun owners. The Minister heard loud and clear opposition to Justin Trudeau’s methodology for reducing violent crime. Stephanie herself questioned whether the outcome of the consultation will ultimately reflect the views expressed by the stakeholders consulted. Minister Blair, when pressed, agreed to accept additional submissions in writing to his office, to be coordinated by Stephanie. Grateful for the opportunity to attend, yet undoubtedly dissatisfied by the Minister’s responses, attendees left the meeting without any assurances. By Calgary Midnapore MP Stephanie Kusie – February 8, 2019 http://stephaniekusiemp.ca/2019/02/08/gun-owners-fire-back-at-minister-blair-during-consultation-in-calgary/
EVIDENCE LACKING ON HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW PRIORITY GUN CONTROL TARGETS
OPEN LETTER #4 TO SENATORS: EVIDENCE LACKING ON HIGH, MEDIUM AND LOW PRIORITY GUN CONTROL TARGETS
Why are 443,043 convicted criminals prohibited from owning firearms by the courts allowed to roam Canada free of any of the government’s gun control programs? On November 24, 2004, Firearms Commissioner Bill Baker testified before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights: “On the change of address, if someone is prohibited from having a firearm in the country they are no longer effectively covered by the Firearms Act.” Maybe it’s time they should. By Dennis R. Young – February 5, 2019
THE GUN BLOG: A CANADIAN APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY
https://thegunblog.ca/2019/01/31/a-canadian-approach-to-public-safety-humour/
A CANADIAN APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY (HUMOUR) TheGunBlog.ca – January 31, 2019 — Following is an imaginary conversation based on real laws for Canada’s 2.2 million men and women hunters, farmers and sport shooters with police authorizations to own guns.
Albert: If we want to improve public safety, what if we tracked the people who threaten it? We know a lot of them, but we won’t touch them.
Billy: Are you some un-Canadian unhinged authoritarian fascist Nazi-Communist alt-scumbag threat to democracy? We don’t treat people like that here. We respect their rights and freedoms, their privacy, their culture and way of life. We respect principles of law and justice like fair treatment, due process and innocent until proven guilty. What you suggest is immoral, unconstitutional and illegal.
Here’s what we do instead: https://thegunblog.ca/2019/01/31/a-canadian-approach-to-public-safety-humour/
SENATORS DEBATE ATT AMENDMENTS IN BILL C-71
SENATOR PRATTE AND SENATOR PLETT DEBATE ATT AMENDMENTS IN BILL C-71 – E-mail exchange reveals lawful gun owners are the real targets of Bill C-71 – not crime guns and gangs. By Dennis R. Young – January 25, 2019
TEN YEARS OF RCMP AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSPORT (ATT) STATISTICS
RCMP ATIP Response dated January 16, 2019 – Received by Dennis R. Young January 22, 2019 ATT Statistics by Province, 2008 to 2017
- Total ATTs issued for Canada 2008 to 2017 = 992,139
- Total ATTs Refused = 17
- Total ATTs Revoked = 471
ONTARIO CFO COSTS OF PROCESSING & ISSUING ONE ATT IN 2017 = $2.16
THE GUN DEBATE IN CANADA: PT-2 – “ASSAULT WEAPONS”
THE GUN DEBATE IN CANADA: PT-2 – “ASSAULT WEAPONS”
“We will take action to get handguns and assault weapons off our streets”. Liberal Party of Canada website. Several statements about firearms use and misuse have been made by the governing Liberal Party of Canada, and by gun-control lobby groups even as the Liberal government mulls a complete ban on handguns and possibly also on so-called “assault weapons” which are modern semi-automatic sporting rifles. By RCI | english@rcinet.ca Monday 21 January, 2019 http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2019/01/21/the-gun-debate-in-canada-pt-2-assault-weapons/
WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE CANADA’S GUN CONTROL PROGRAMS ARE WORKING?
Maybe Senators can get the answers that my Access to Information requests can’t? By Dennis R. Young – Updated: January 13, 2019
STOP WASTING SO MUCH EFFORT ON GOOD GUYS WITH GUNS
GUNTER: Yet another example of how legal gun owners — and not the criminals — face all the hassles
GUNTER: YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW LEGAL GUN OWNERS — AND NOT THE CRIMINALS — FACE ALL THE HASSLES
If governments want to reduce gun crimes, they need to stop wasting so much effort on good guys with guns. By Lorne Gunter, Toronto Sun – January 8, 2019
14 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT VIOLENT CRIME AND FIREARMS IN CANADA
The debate over the regulation of firearms in Canada is often influenced more by emotion than by facts. Since good public policy should be based on solid evidence, following are a few facts for consideration. By Senator Don Plett – January 4, 2019 http://www.donplett.ca/my-work/articles-and-speeches/14-things-you-should-know-about-violent-crime-and-firearms-in-canada/
Senator Donald Neil Plett – Province: Manitoba (Landmark) Affiliation: Conservative Party of Canada Telephone: 613-992-0180 , 613-992-3790 Email: don.plett@sen.parl.gc.ca