Back in 2009, when we were fighting for the passage of Bill C-301, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police came out in favour of the bill and against civilian gun owners. Many gun owners were displeased with that attitude of distrust for Canada’s most law-abiding citizens. We looked for a solution. After pondering what we could do about their antics a few innovative … [Read more...]
Detroit’s Chief of Police Defends Right of “Mere Citizens” to Defend Themselves
I’ve written about Detroit Police Chief James Craig before. I could probably write about him weekly and the message would still be missed by those too brain-dead to comprehend Craig's support of civilian self-defense. James Craig believes every one of us has the right to defend ourselves against aggression, even if that means not dialing 9-1-1 until the problem is already … [Read more...]
Is Nanaimo RCMP Sgt. Sheryl Armstrong a complete idiot?
Is Nanaimo RCMP Sgt. Sheryl Armstrong a complete idiot or just thoroughly ignorant of the laws she supposedly enforces? I honestly don’t know what else you can say about a so-called "police officer" who has absolutely no idea of what she speaks. I also can’t fathom how moronic [alleged] reporter Darrell Bellaart must be that he refused to do the most basic fact-checking … [Read more...]
Making a Political Impact Takes a Personal Touch
Form Letters Don’t Cut It With Politicians Human beings are, by nature, lazy. That’s why form letters and petitions appeal to us. We want to do as little as possible yet feel like we’ve accomplished a lot. It’s even worse when it’s an email form letter or an online petition. These methods of contact simply don’t bear the results we want. They tend to do the … [Read more...]
The Broken Promise that is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Broken Promise that is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by Tim McNamara I am a Canadian citizen, born in Canada in an era before common sense was replaced by political correctness, before lawyers made stupidity a defense and before my country became a police state. We were confident in the knowledge that our government had limited authority to interfere in … [Read more...]
RCMP Anti-Bullying Initiative is Ill-Timed and Thoroughly Misguided
While the RCMP promoted Pink Shirt Day as a way of stopping bullying in schools, the horsemen took to bullying some of Canada’s best and most law-abiding citizens: gun owners. In true hypocritical fashion, the Boys with the Yellow Stripes did precisely as they pleased and with zero regard for the people they bullied into criminals. RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson’s … [Read more...]
Royal Canadian Mounted Police or Rogue Cops Making Policy?
After the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) arbitrarily manufactured over 13,000 “gun criminals” last week by reclassifying Swiss Arms and CZ 858 rifles from non-restricted to prohibited, Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney announced a 5-year amnesty protecting those formerly law-abiding gun owners from prosecution. Gun owners across the country are understandably … [Read more...]
The RCMP Hates Only One Thing More Than Firearms: Firearm Owners
The priorities of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are screwed up. You may think tracking down child pornographers might be a bigger priority for RCMP investigators but I suspect you would be wrong. The RCMP seems far more intent on tracking down law-abiding gun owners and building files on them instead. In 2013 and 2013, for example, the RCMP spent $1 million on … [Read more...]
RCMP Swiss Arms Prohibition just the beginning
Well, our national police force has made another unilateral decision regarding the legal status of the Swiss Arms rifle. Generally referred to as a "green" or "black special", this rifle has been in the non-restricted category for well over a decade and has now been relegated to prohibited status. The rationale behind this reclassification and confiscation order is that, … [Read more...]
With Concealed Carry Comes Personal Responsibility
A frightening story from Belize reinforces the responsibility we gun owners have when carrying our firearms legally, no matter where we are. A man was in Brown Sugar Mall, a crowded area called “Tourism Village”, when felt the need to adjust his pants. Perhaps they were too baggy; perhaps his belt was too loose? Whatever the reason this man committed the heinous error of … [Read more...]
William Rood: Firearm Safety Must Come First
If you're going to stick a gun in your pants you better know how to remove it safely! That's a lesson William Rood of Elizabethton, Tennessee, won't soon forget, I'm sure. William carried a .25 calibre Beretta pistol (prohibited in Canada, of course) in his front pants pocket. As he got undressed on the evening of January 12, 2014, he failed to deal with his handgun … [Read more...]
RCMP Sex Offender Hypocrisy – Where their sex offenders cannot be named but civilians can
The miniscule headline buried on page A8 of the Province Newspaper read simply “Mountie suspended.” You can be forgiven for not bothering to read the single column inch of text below given that headline, but that text reveals two atrocious facts. First, that the media and the RCMP are complicit in hiding the name and photograph of sex offenders when they wear the RCMP Red … [Read more...]
“In the Interest of Public Safety” High River Firearm Seizures are just the beginning
by Tim McNamara On 20 June 2013 the town of High River, Alberta, was inundated by one of the worst floods in a hundred years - homes were destroyed, bridges washed out, and the town was completely evacuated. Unfortunately for High River, the weather was not the only enemy the residents had to face. As the floodwaters began to recede, members of the RCMP, the … [Read more...]
Conservatives “Tough On Crime” Agenda – The trouble is not with that, but their definition of crime
Rob Sciuk, writing on the Canadian Firearms Digest recently, spelled out the problem we small-c conservatives have with the “Conservative-in-name-only” government currently running our nation. The Conservative Party of Canada ran another fundraising campaign in December with a goal of raising $2 million before the end of 2013. They targeted a lot of gun owners and former … [Read more...]
Detroit Chief of Police James Craig says guns in the hands of citizens is a good thing
Detroit Police Chief James Craig must really annoy the moronic police chiefs of places like Chicago, IL, and Washington, DC. Those yahoos insist that guns in the hands of we mere citizens is a terrifying and horrific thought despite mountains of evidence to the contrary. Chief Craig has first-had experience with an armed citizenry, however. He took over as Chief of Police … [Read more...]
US Judge Declares Waiting Periods are a “Burden” to the Second Amendment Right
A California judge ruled the current state-imposed waiting period to take possession of a firearm is a burden on the Second Amendment, the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) filed a legal challenge, Silvester v. Harris, to California's mandatory 10-day waiting period to take possession of a firearm. In his 11-page decision U.S. … [Read more...]
Is Public Prayer the Great Crime Fighter?
A very interesting story comes out of Kansas City, Missouri this week. Kansas City, like all urban domains, is constantly on the lookout for new was to fight crime. One avenue that is usually overlooked has taken root in the city though, and it has sparked requests for the same thing in many other major US cities. What is this method? Prayer. Specifically public … [Read more...]
December 6th – A Day Dedicated to Hating Men & blaming them for the acts of one Muslim lunatic
I can’t speak for you, but I’m getting tired of the annual festival of hatred against men sparked by the heinous and misogynist killing spree committed by Gamil Gharbi. Most people don’t know that name because the mainstream media refuses to use the name of the murderer up until two years before his killing spree at l’Ecolle Polytechnique. They prefer to use his “Canadian” … [Read more...]
UN Firearms Marking Regulations Deferred until December 1, 2015
SOR/2013-203 November 22, 2013 FIREARMS ACT Regulations Amending the Firearms Marking Regulations P.C. 2013-1250 November 21, 2013 Whereas the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is of the opinion that the change made to the Firearms Marking Regulations (see footnote a) by the annexed Regulations Amending the Firearms Marking Regulations is so … [Read more...]
Two Self-Defense Cases End with Prison Term for homeowner in one, offender in other
When faced with a trespassing criminal, Canada’s laws on the use of force to repel criminals on our own property are still a terrifying mess. Firing a warning shot is deemed legal in Saskatchewan but criminal in Ontario. Both cases involve elderly Canadians who fired warning shots to scare away criminals. In the case of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, resident Hugh Lindholm the … [Read more...]
Time for Canada to Pull Out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
I’ve written about the Trans-Pacific Partnership recently and it’s destructive effect just on our Right to Privacy. That is not the only right this agreement would trample on. When even the Left-Wing Idealogues like those at the Huffington Post are against the Trans-Pacific Partnership you know it must be bad! Please visit the Electronic Frontier Foundation for a detailed … [Read more...]
Student Faces Felony Weapons Charges for Fishing Tackle
It’s a situation we see replayed across North America with alarming frequency. So-called “zero tolerance” policies against weapons in “gun-free zones” bring the full weight of the Almighty State down on the unsuspecting head of some “mere citizen” in ways that defy both common sense and rationality. Such is the case of 17-year-old Cody Chitwod. Cody is, like so many … [Read more...]
[Video] High River RCMP Dog and Pony Show
RCMP in High River, Alberta, broke into the homes of evacuated residents and seized every firearm that wasn't bolted down or locked in a safe, claiming "public safety". These criminals with badges and guns must lose their jobs and face criminal charges for violating the Charter Rights of High River residents. Write your MP, Prime Minister Harper, Premier Alison Redford … [Read more...]
RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson Finally Speaks to High River RCMP Gun Thefts
It took over a week but RCMP Commissioner Robert Paulson finally came out of hiding to face Canadians about the criminal actions of his force in High River, Alberta. Well, he didn’t actually come out of hiding to face Canadians. He merely published a letter to the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP on the RCMP’s website. He still hasn’t reached down into … [Read more...]
ATTENTION High River Residents – Essential Information Required!
The Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) sends its best wishes to the residents of High River, Alberta at this difficult time. Some of you will be facing the most dreaded of problem a family can have – the prospect of losing homes and property. As you are permitted to return to your homes, the CSSA has a special request to those who may have had firearms confiscated … [Read more...]
Canadian Shooting Sports Assn’s Excellent Job of Educating Canadian Politicians Continues
by Tony Bernardo, CSSA/CILA What better way to have politicians from every party understand the failings and foibles of Canadian firearms laws than to invite them to the shooting range? The Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association, the Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA) and the Canadian Institute for Legislative Action (CILA) held the 2nd Annual … [Read more...]
Unanimous Quebec Court of Appeal tells Quebec it has No Right to Gun Registry Data
It’s been a great week for Freedom and Liberty on two fronts this week. First, the Senate repeals Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act and now a Quebec Court has told the government of the Province of Quebec it has no right to the gun registry data. What great news! In a unanimous decision the Quebec Court of Appeal told the Province of Quebec to get lost. Sure, they … [Read more...]
Imagine saving a child’s life only to find it’s YOU who is in Trouble with The Law!
Washington, DC, is arguably the stupidest place on the planet. Not only is it filled with thoroughly myopic and self-absorbed politicians intent on running rampant over the nation, its bureaucrats despise the very Constitution Washington, DC, is supposed to “protect and defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. This past January 3 pitbulls attacked and mauled an … [Read more...]
MP Jason Kenny Explains Why Educating Our Elected Officials Is So Important
Jason Kenney is arguably one of the best MPs in the country. His work on the Immigration file is excellent. He takes his job seriously and handles the inane questions of the mainstream media well. That said, Jason Kenney clearly did not know how fundamentally the Firearms Act changed Canadian property rights when it comes to firearm ownership. Writer and longtime political … [Read more...]
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Gets it Right on Guns
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed House Bill 2162 into law the other day guaranteed to turn anti-gun zealots into spittle-soaked rage-aholics. No longer will public money be used to undermine the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. Local governments are, from July 1, 2013 onward, prohibited from using public money to produce, create, manufacture or … [Read more...]