-Gun Control, Working as 'Expected' In South Africa-
SAPS failing to curb number of firearms
"The new legislation implemented this year is aimed at eradicating illicit weapons and controlling the issuing of licences for legal firearms," Selebi said.  But firearms legal expert Martin Hood disagrees, saying the legislation will encourage the proliferation of illegal guns. "Law-abiding citizens who want a firearm because of high crime levels will turn to illicit weapons for protection, increasing the demand for illegal weapons," said Hood. Hood said an increased demand for illegal guns could possibly result in an increase in gun-theft related crime. "We may have a situation in which we may see an increase in crime on civilians and the SAPS with the specific aim of procuring weapons," he said. Hood also pointed out that the majority of weapons destroyed by the SAPS were legal firearms. "Illegal firearms do not comprise a significant portion of all weapons destroyed," he said. Chandré Gould, who was involved in researching and compiling the GFSA/CCR report, said that the perception that violent crime in South Africa was on the increase could create a demand for illegal weapons.(Does this mean Wendy gets 'another' free trip to S.A. ? After all, gun control has had the very same effect in the U.K., and now Canada's number of criminal held firearms is multiplying tenfold. The government persecutes the former law abiding, who are 'now' criminals because when Law 'Enforcement' in Canada say "Your Papers Please" there are none to show. The ones that 'do' have "papers" to show, are tracked and recorded with every move, while those banned by law from having firearms are of no interest what-so-ever to the government. Their Criminals, their 'going' to break the law, and they usually break enough laws so they can plea bargain the firearms charges away anyway! So, why waste time constantly watching them? Instead the government goes after the 'paper less' hunter who has broken no other laws, and consequently has nothing to bargain with. The result? A Government press release telling folks how they got a firearms conviction, and 'another' bunch of guns "of the street", but never of course mentioning that the guns they got, were never, have never, and never would have been "on the street" in the first place. It's all about defending government waste, and trying to convince the 'sheeple' their doing their 'political' best to "fight crime" and garner votes from the stupid and unaware. )
Is Common Sense Starting to Prevail In Crime Ridden U.K. ?
The rights of people to defend their homes have been highlighted after a judge said he could not criticise a man who shot and wounded a burglar. Kenneth Faulkner, 73, who had endured a number of break-ins at his isolated farmhouse in Ockbrook, Derbys, has not faced any charges. The burglar he shot, John Rae, 22, was given a seven-year jail term on Monday. Now a number of groups are calling for the laws about confronting intruders to be clarified. Passing sentence on Rae, Judge Andrew Hamilton said he was "an absolute menace" and it was right that Mr Faulkner was not prosecuted over the incident. The case follows the death of Robert Symons who was stabbed to death by an intruder in his London house on 20 October. It also echoes the Norfolk farmer, Tony Martin, who was sent to prison for the manslaughter of a burglar. Mr Martin's friend, Malcolm Starr, says the law must be changed to protect the homeowner. "The bottom line on this is that the victim is the householder ": Roger Gale, Conservative MP(The law abiding householder' is 'always' the victim. Whenever a government makes self defence illegal, it only opens the door to more crime, and more victims. It's always important to remember as well, that the people who pass these laws are invariably protected by armed security, or police. They are basically saying that 'YOU' are not worthy of the same protection, unless 'YOU' are one of the elite, or 'in their eyes',  lives 'worth' protecting! It only stands to reason, that now in the U.K., some government 'ass' will launch an appeal in this case, for no other reason than to keep the peasants in their place, and solely dependant upon illusory security that in fact, will probably never arrive in time!)

THE CFC 'BROWNSHIRT' PROGRAM IS BACK ON
Friends don't let friends become 'verifiers'
We are looking for individuals who are knowledgeable about firearms and are willing to volunteer their services as a verifier to firearm owners and businesses in their community. If any members of your club or range are interested in becoming approved verifiers, they may contact the Verifiers’ Network at 1 800 731-4000, ext 1052 for more information. Training, support and some resource tools will be provided by the Canada Firearms Centre.(Want a quick trip to jail for making a 'error' in verifying a firearm? Join the CFC 'Brownshirt' program,  helping to insure the future loss of ALL your firearms..  Just Like the one they abandoned before, this program is particularly suited to those that have a  mental condition that requires the feeling of  'importance', or 'recognition' in people that do not have the prerequisite mental attitude/education to be a police officer, or soldier. Plus of course, they want you to do this for free because their only 2 Billion over budget for a harebrained plan that has never worked 'anywhere' on the planet.. A plan that 'could' have bought and installed hundreds of MRI's while saving lives right across this country.. Is health care 'really' another #1 priority from Martin? or is it simply 'Peasant Control' and Squandering Tax Dollars? ALSO, don't forget to ask your "verifier" if he or she is a police officer before allowing them in your house. That in itself can open you up to all forms of potential problems)
Troubled gun registry could face further cuts
The program was fettered in May when the Liberals capped the registry's annual operating stipend at $25 million in a pre-election announcement just before the writ was dropped. That doesn't mean it won't get another long look under the reallocation exercise being conducted by Revenue Minister John McCallum. "From his point of view, it's certainly on the table,'' said McCallum spokesman Shane Diaczuk. And a senior government official said the gun registry will almost certainly be open to negotiation this fall. The program will be "tough to defend because no one can say it hasn't been botched,'' said the official. It could survive, "but has to be changed.'' The minister himself was studiously neutral about the program in an interview with The Canadian Press last week, stating that "at this point, I'm not ruling anything in or out,'' of the expenditure review. Pushed to clarify, McCallum politely declined. Garry Breitkreuz, the Conservative MP from Yorkton, Sask., who has been leading the political fight against the long gun registry, said any expenditure review that fails to address the program would lose all legitimacy. "If something goes 500 times over budget, can you think of any other program that should be at the top of the list?'' he said Saturday. "This should be No. 1 in their expenditure review. "Not only did it go way over budget, it's not returning the benefits they said it would.'' The Conservatives campaigned on a promise to scrap the gun registry altogether, saving $25 million to $100 million annually that the party said could be used to hire more RCMP and pay for a sex-offender registry.(With the Liberal dictatorship firmly in life-support, their is no rhyme or reason to maintain this wasteful farce. NO lives are being saved, but it 'has' cost a few. People are being jailed for 'not having their papers in order'. The Supreme court was WAY off base when it said the Federal government should be responsible for firearms. PROPERTY is the responsibility of provinces. and CRIME is the responsibility of the federal government. ONLY when a firearm is used in a crime should the feds be involved. And ONLY dealing with the CRIME, not the tool used, whether it be a firearm, or the much more commonly used 'blunt instrument or knife'. The government shills have said the registry was 'on the table' before, and NOTHING happened, and it still wastes millions of dollars every year. Liberals only talk, the opposition parties MUST band together and eliminate this useless waste once and for all, NO bullshit, NO 'liberalspeak' just get rid of it. )
Gun registry loses $46M to backlog
But Garry Breitkreuz, a Saskatchewan Conservative MP and one of the gun registry's harshest critics, said the decision to confer free licence renewals "is another example of poor planning by the Liberal government," which should have anticipated the renewal glut. "Did no one in the Liberal braintrust ask themselves what they were going to do when all these firearms licences came up for renewal in five years?" David Tomlinson, a member of the National Firearms Association's executive committee, said he suspects the automatic renewals are part of an effort to reduce costs in the short term so that the CFC does not have to ask the government for millions of dollars to cover its ongoing expenses. "Every spring, they ask the government for $115-million to pour down the black hole of badly run gun control, so this year they will be able to ask for a number that's a little smaller," he said in a telephone interview from Edmonton. "This had nothing to do with reducing a workload, and everything to do with lowering operating costs. They painted themselves into one hell of a corner." The free renewals, which normally costs $60, will affect the majority of registered possession-only gun owners. Of the 1.3 million people registered with a "Possession Only Licence," 770,000 of them will get a break on the application. The 700,000 people registered with a "Possession and Acquisition Licence" will not be affected and will have to apply for a renewal as regularly scheduled. There are about 7 million guns registered in Canada. Gun owners in British Columbia, Alberta, Northwest Territories and the Yukon who are receiving free renewals had their notices and stickers mailed out this week.(This postponement of renewals will only add to the number of Canadians in Non compliance with this wasteful farce. The POL that cost them $10.00 is going to cost them $60.00 to renew. The old widow that wants to keep grandpa's shotgun, will have to cough up $60.00 or be raided by the 'goon..er..gun squad. Providing of course, she was one of the minuscule numbers that even bother to 'confess' she had a firearm in the house.. There are FAR more unregistered firearms belonging to un licensed owners in this country than the paltry numbers the liberals lie about.)
Another Private Members Bill That Makes Sense
Prince Edward-Hastings MP Daryl Kramp introduced his first Private Members Bill, “An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Consecutive Sentence for use of Firearms in the Commission of Offence),” in the House of Commons October 18. “This bill ensures that sentences for the commission of certain serious offences are supplemented if a firearm is used,” Kramp stated. “Violent crime will not be tolerated in Canada and only through stiffer penalties will we guarantee the safety of the Canadian public.” The Act calls for additional sentences to be served consecutively with minimum punishments of: • Five years imprisonment if the firearm is not discharged;
• Ten years imprisonment if the firearm is discharged; • Fifteen years imprisonment if it is discharged and as a result a person, other than an accomplice, is caused bodily harm. Kramp continued, “As a former OPP officer, I have dealt with victims of violent crime and crimes involving firearms. I have seen first-hand how families have been torn apart by these senseless acts. Unlike the government’s $2-billion gun registry debacle, I am confident that these measures will provide a real deterrent to gun crime.” The bill is a re-introduction of Bill C-434 from the 38th session of Parliament, with minor amendments regarding the lengths of the consecutive sentences. (The 2 Billion dollar gun registry, was never brought in to deter crime (although they say it was ) but rather was designed to deter firearm ownership, shooting sports, and hunting  in general.. Although it doesn't say, It's highly unlikely that 'this' MP is a liberal.. Perhaps common sense will start to prevail in our parliament )
'Dubious' projects funded in Liberal ridings, says former ACOA boss
"Dingwall was insatiable, and the projects were of increasingly dubious merit. Eventually I suggested that he sign off on the projects. Not surprisingly, he was anxious that public servants take responsibility for 'economic development' projects that included refurbishing the Sydney waterfront, a chair in tourism, a new student residence at the local college, and a variety of forestry projects that ACOA did not fund in any other province."
Dingwall's defeat in the 1997 election ended his 17-year career as a member of Parliament. He is now head of the Royal Canadian Mint. Earlier this year, his name started coming up in connection with the federal sponsorship scandal. Chuck Guité, the former bureaucrat who ran the program, told a parliamentary committee that Dingwall once congratulated him for keeping a discreet silence on how he used to operate under the Mulroney Tories.
"You won't rat on them, you won't rat on us," said Dingwall, then the public works minister, according to Guité's testimony. (Well, isn't that the Liberal credo? We don't "Rat" on each other, just keep plundering the public purse! After all, the dim bulbs in urban Ontario keep re-electing them, so why not make it profitable for friends and supporters... How grateful was the Prime Minister to this "insatiable" trough wallower? It would seem that Dingwal was 'worth a mint' to him.. How soon 'is' the next election anyway?)
Copps's health care claims dismissed
Copps, who left politics this spring after a bitter nomination battle in her Hamilton riding against Martin stalwart Tony Valeri, is explicit about Martin's intentions in her book. "When I saw the reference to the Canada Health Act and the proposal to abolish it, I knew this was political dynamite," Copps writes. "For a Liberal government to be doing this was a betrayal of our basic principles. I went to Martin with my concerns but he shrugged them off, saying it was too late, because the budget had already gone to print." Not to be stopped, Copps says she forced the former finance minister to do a last-minute rewrite of the budget which was sent to her home fax machine at midnight on the day before its release. "The offending words had been removed, but it was clear the fight for the Canada Health Act had only just begun," Copps writes. (Well, this should be easy to verify! Surely, she wasn't the 'only' disgruntled liberal to see a copy of the budget before it went to print. What about Chrétien? He was pretty disgruntled, and this would be the perfect opportunity for him to sink the good ship Martin!)
Mr. Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville, CPC) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-235, an act to amend An Act for the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and to amend the Constitution Act, 1867.
Mr. Speaker, the government's legislative record of intruding on individual property rights is appalling and this is the reason I am reintroducing my property rights bill today. Protection of property rights needs strengthening in federal law because they were intentionally left out of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. My bill would make up for this grave omission by strengthening the property rights provisions in the Canadian Bill of Rights. Court case after court case has proven that Canadians have no protection whatsoever to the arbitrary taking of property by the federal government. My bill would also require a two-thirds majority vote of this House whenever the government passed laws that override fundamental property rights, such as the species at risk act, the cruelty to animals legislation, the firearms act and the Canadian Wheat Board Act. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)(Third times a charm? Is there a chance this time? All it would take is for All the opposition parties to agree that Canadians deserve the RIGHT to own property. We know, that the Liberals as a whole are against private ownership 'rights' as they have voted this down every time it has come up in the past. Perhaps we will 'now' find out if there is 'any' chance for democracy left in Canada!)
More Firearms Charges Against Dryden Man
OPP in Dryden say they uncovered a huge cache of firearms and ammunition hidden in a secret room in the basement of a local residence. They've laid 23 additional charges against a 45 year old man who was first charged last month with six firearms-related offences. While executing a second search warrant at the residence of William Bruce Montague, OPP say they discovered over 100 guns, 25,000 rounds of ammunition, explosives materials and prohibited weapons including a Uzi pistol submachinegun, a sten gun and a semi-automatic assault rifle with a silencer and barrel-mounted laser site. Montague, who appears in court next month, is known as a vocal opponent of the federal gun registry.(The Link below is less 'hype' but 'this' media hype is amazing!!! The police discovered a hidden room..hahahahaha.. Bruce actually TOLD them where it was, because they couldn't find it! Many, many collectors have over 100 guns, and WalMart has more ammunition in plain public view than Bruce had. Bruce has also been a gunsmith for a long time, and every firearm he had would have been 'obtained' legally. There is no such thing as a 'semi automatic assault rifle' assault rifles are full auto, or burst fire. The 'silencer' may have only been a flash eliminator because 'anything' on the end of a barrel seen by the ignorant, is a 'silencer' (which is only illegal in Canada by the way). What explosive materials? Smokeless powder? And last but not least, there is no law against a laser sight either mounted on a barrel, or in a construction level for that matter.. this is a non issue.. Note, that if the police could not find his gun collection, it, and everything else in that room must have been  safely stored. Probably even EXCEEDING government regulations.. Bruce is a victim of the Liberal parties Canadian Gun Farce, and the erosion of many constitutional rights, even some granted under the United Nations that the Liberals seem so keen to support..Except when it interferes with their 'control' of the general population.. Send Your Donation To: Bruce Montague 'Scrap C-68' Legal Fund RR2 Site 230 Box 20 Dryden, ON P8N 2Y5 - - Or -- transfer to account at: Toronto Dominion Bank Transit # 6068 Account #5201970 Lets all work to get rid of this wasteful Liberal farce once and for all)
Man helping lead gun law challenge faces additional weapons charges
DRYDEN, Ont. (CP) - Police have laid additional weapons charges against a man who actively sought arrest so that he could challenge Canada's gun laws in court. William Bruce Montague, 45, will face 23 additional firearm, explosive, and weapons charges when he appears in court Nov. 15. Police said they found a hidden room off the basement when they searched a home for a second time last month. Inside were more than 100 firearms, 25,000 rounds of ammunition, and a number of prohibited devices, including over-capacity magazines, silencers, and a modified crossbow, police said. Among the weapons was a semi-automatic assault-type rifle, an Uzi pistol submachine-gun, and two sawed-off shotguns. Police said they also seized explosive-related materials, including electrical and non-electrical detonators, a detonator cord, and several manuals on making homemade explosives. Montague, a gunsmith and an Ontario representative of the Canadian Unregistered Firearms Owners Association, is helping lead a court challenge against Bill C-68 - the federal gun control legislation that requires the country's gun owners to register their firearms. He was released on bail from police custody Sept. 21 after being charged with six offences. Montague, who has participated in rallies opposing the legislation, has said he was trying to get arrested, and was looking forward to taking the firearms charges against him to court. "I was trying to get arrested the past 20 months," Montague said in an interview in late September. "This is the first (firearms) charge with any meat on it. We're looking forward to taking it in front of a judge."(Wow!!! A 'Modified' Crossbow.. I wonder if that's as dangerous as the usually reported 'Large' crossbow? After all a 'Large' crossbow must be goddam HUGE? But, perhaps 'this' one was only "modified" to to increase the 'draw' and accent the 'point' of liberal stupidity. Were the 'shotguns' actually 'sawed off' or simply short barrelled? There is also no law against a factory manufactured 'short barrelled' shotgun providing it's 'overall' length is legal. Of course, news stories such as these are usually written for the ignorant and easily led..).
Whistleblower protection more image than substance
When federal gun registry costs skyrocketed from $200 million to $1 billion, why did no government employee come forward to alert the public to the spending mayhem? Why did no public servant take action to address the out of control Quebec sponsorship program? After all, we know, thanks to Commons committee testimony last spring, many were fuming at the way money was being thrown around. The list of scandals and boondoggles that have emerged thanks either to access to information queries or media scrutiny is lamentably long. The tainted blood scandal. The Human Resources Development Department debacle. And the latest -- Ottawa losing track of $500 million a year through errors in Employment Insurance payouts. Where the heck are all the public employees who see this stuff on the inside? Aren't they taxpayers, too? That's where so-called whistleblower protection comes in. It's tough to spill the beans; there can be reprisals.(There has never been a government more aggressive, vindictive, and  fiscally reprehensible than the Canadian Liberal Party.. They will leave no stone unturned when retaliating against someone who has held them up to the light, in full public view. Just ask the past president of the Business Development Bank, who put a stop to a high risk loan 'encouraged' by Chrétien, who may have been owed money by the potential recipient.. This is NOT a government in power to serve the 'people' , unless it would seem, YOU have perhaps, have made a large donation to the Liberal party. )
Americans seeking Ontario flu vaccine
KINGSTON, ONT. - Some health units in Eastern Ontario say they're getting daily requests from Americans wanting flu shots because of a shortage of vaccine in the United States. Their requests are putting Canadian clinics in an awkward position, because provincial rules prevent them from offering help to the Americans. The medical officer of health in Kingston, Dr. Ian Gemmil, says U.S. residents have been calling his health unit since last week. "We're getting many, many phone calls from Americans asking about vaccine availability. Some people seem absolutely desperate to get vaccine," Gemmil says.(It's truly unfortunate that the Americans are in such short supply of flu vaccine, and we have lots of it.. Perhaps our Government can negotiate a deal.. We ship them the vaccine, and they open their borders to OUR COWS, and stop the needless political harassment of our beef farmers because of 'ONE'  F'n Cow!!!!)
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