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14 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT VIOLENT CRIME AND FIREARMS IN CANADA

14 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT VIOLENT CRIME AND FIREARMS IN CANADA

January 7, 2019 0 Comments by Dennis Young in Firearms Government News Outdoors Property Rights Repealing Bill C-68 Shooting Sports Statistics

http://www.donplett.ca/my-work/articles-and-speeches/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

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CANADA’S GUN CONTROL DEBATE IS STILL TAINTED BY BAD INFORMATION

CANADA’S GUN CONTROL DEBATE IS STILL TAINTED BY BAD INFORMATION

January 6, 2019 0 Comments by Dennis Young in Access to Information Firearms Government Gun Control News Outdoors Privacy Property Rights Repealing Bill C-68 Shooting Sports Statistics

COMMENTARY: Despite a correction, Canada’s gun control debate is still tainted by bad information

EXCERPT #1: Policing and reporting are both supposed to be about the truth. The police and the CP had combined to put out inaccurate information, and that inaccurate information was driving public debate. At minimum, a correction, or some comparable acknowledgement, was absolutely required. Canadians have spent four months having a debate, including public consultations, based in part on bad information. Information that was known to be bad months ago, but that went uncorrected until two days after Christmas, when news readership is typically way, way below usual levels.

EXCERPT #2: But there is simply no evidence that there is a worsening problem among lawful Canadian handgun owners, the people targeted by the proposed ban — in effect, held up as partially responsible for tragic deaths and senseless crimes. The Toronto police numbers don’t show it. Nationally, the Public Safety Ministry has conceded that it has no data to support claims by Minister Ralph Goodale that domestic owners now provide the majority of crime guns. That entire narrative, embraced wholeheartedly by the mayor and somewhat more cautiously by federal Liberals, is based on bad information that should not have been reported. To call all this disappointing would be an understatement. In an era when news organizations all over the world are being accused of peddling fake news, and when every police force recognizes the challenge of retaining public trust, this is absolutely appalling.

By Matt Gurney, Radio Host 640 Toronto, Global News January 5, 2019  https://globalnews.ca/news/4815321/despite-a-correction-canadas-gun-control-debate-is-still-tainted-by-bad-information/

 

 

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ACCESS REQUEST ON PROPOSALS TO BAN GUNS TO TAKE UNTIL JUNE 26, 2020

ACCESS REQUEST ON PROPOSALS TO BAN GUNS TO TAKE UNTIL JUNE 26, 2020

December 28, 2018 4 Comments by Dennis Young in Access to Information Firearms Government Gun Control News Outdoors Repealing Bill C-68 Shooting Sports Statistics

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“An extension of 545 days beyond the statutory time limit is required to process this request. . .” Excerpt from Public Safety Canada Acknowledgment Letter dated Dec 18, 2018 Received Dec 27, 2017 by Dennis R. Young

Requested studies and proposals for gun control measures considered by the government including the following:  Banning handguns, Banning semi-automatic firearms, Banning all firearms, and Central Storage/Repositories for firearms in urban centres.

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CTV – NO ‘MAGIC LEVER’ TO SOLVE GUN CRIME: EXPERT

CTV – NO ‘MAGIC LEVER’ TO SOLVE GUN CRIME: EXPERT

December 21, 2018 0 Comments by Dennis Young in Access to Information Firearms Government Gun Control Outdoors Privacy Property Rights Repealing Bill C-68 Shooting Sports Statistics

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/no-magic-lever-to-solve-gun-crime-expert-1.4222841

CTV – NO ‘MAGIC LEVER’ TO SOLVE GUN CRIME: EXPERT – How to get handguns off the streets promises to be a divisive issue in the upcoming election year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government plans to limit access to handguns and assault weapons and has not ruled out an all-out ban. But independent firearms researcher Dennis Young says no statistics bear out the idea that lawful gun owners or their guns are the reason for increased shootings or guns on the streets. In fact, Young says he has yet to find anyone who tracks how many gun crimes are committed by licensed gun owners or how many handguns have been stolen from licensed owners. “If politicians want a handgun ban, they have to fabricate the stats to justify that,” Young told CTVNews.ca in a telephone interview from his home in Airdrie, Alta. According to Statistics Canada, violent crime accounted for 20 per cent of all police-reported crime in Canada in 2016. And of all violent crimes, just 3 per cent involved a firearm. By Meredith MacLeod, CTVNews.ca  – Published Friday, December 21, 2018 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/no-magic-lever-to-solve-gun-crime-expert-1.4222841

 

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THE EVIDENCE SIMPLY DOESN’T SUPPORT CALLS FOR GUN BANS IN CANADA

THE EVIDENCE SIMPLY DOESN’T SUPPORT CALLS FOR GUN BANS IN CANADA

December 18, 2018 0 Comments by Dennis Young in Firearms Government Gun Control News Privacy Property Rights Repealing Bill C-68 Shooting Sports Statistics

Opinion: The evidence simply doesn’t support calls for gun bans in Canada

Here is a simple question for Canada to answer: has a single place, anywhere in the world, ever seen its murder rate decline after banning all handguns or all guns? We can’t find such a place. Every single time that guns have been banned, murder rates have gone up — often several-fold. By John R. Lott and Gary Mauser, National Post – December 17, 2018.  John R. Lott is the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center and the author most recently of “The War on Guns.” Gary Mauser is professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/opinion-the-evidence-simply-doesnt-support-calls-for-gun-bans-in-canada

https://www.change.org/p/justin-trudeau-shouldn-t-police-know-where-these-bad-guys-with-guns-live/u/23772872

 

 

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BILL C-71: AN OVERLOOKED ISSUE

BILL C-71: AN OVERLOOKED ISSUE

December 10, 2018 0 Comments by Dennis Young in Firearms Government Gun Control News Privacy Property Rights Repealing Bill C-68 Shooting Sports

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2017 RCMP COMMISSIONER OF FIREARMS REPORT AND an OVERLOOKED ISSUE By Edward L. Burlew, LL.B. Barrister & Solicitor – December 9, 2018

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FEDERAL CFO APPROVED SHOOTING RANGES & CLUBS IN OPT-OUT PROVINCES

FEDERAL CFO APPROVED SHOOTING RANGES & CLUBS IN OPT-OUT PROVINCES

December 8, 2018 0 Comments by Dennis Young in Access to Information Government Gun Control News Outdoors Shooting Sports Statistics

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“There were an estimated 1,400 shooting ranges in Canada in 2017.” 2017 Firearms Commissioner’s Report – RCMP Access to Information Act Response dated Nov 22, 2018 Received December 7, 2018 By Dennis R. Young

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GOVERNMENT RULES 65% OF BILL C-68 CABINET DOCUMENTS TO REMAIN ‘SECRET’

GOVERNMENT RULES 65% OF BILL C-68 CABINET DOCUMENTS TO REMAIN ‘SECRET’

December 7, 2018 0 Comments by Dennis Young in Access to Information Firearms Government Gun Control News Privacy Property Rights Repealing Bill C-68 Shooting Sports Statistics

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PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE RELEASES BILL C-68 CABINET DOCUMENTS FROM 1994/95 (SORT OF) 272 pages out of 415 withheld citing Solicitor-Client Privilege – 65% of Bill C-68 Cabinet documents to remain ‘SECRET’ – Privy Council Office ATIP response dated November 22, 2018 – Requested April 3, 2017 Received by Dennis R. Young December 7, 2018

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RCMP REPORT NO RECORDS FOR SEIZURES OF OVERCAPACITY MAGAZINES

RCMP REPORT NO RECORDS FOR SEIZURES OF OVERCAPACITY MAGAZINES

December 4, 2018 0 Comments by Dennis Young in Access to Information Government Gun Control News Outdoors Property Rights Shooting Sports

RCMP Response to Access to Information Act request dated Nov 27, 2018 – Received by Dennis R. Young – December 4, 2018

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GOODALE’S RESPONSE TO FIREARMS e-Petition 1608: 86,082 Signatures

GOODALE’S RESPONSE TO FIREARMS e-Petition 1608: 86,082 Signatures

November 3, 2018 0 Comments by Dennis Young in Firearms Government Gun Control News Property Rights Repealing Bill C-68 Shooting Sports

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“We, the undersigned, Residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to scrap Bill C-71, An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms, and to instead devote greater resources to policing in Canada.” MP Rachael Harder, Lethbridge

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