Whatever you want to say about our system of justice, at least we don't have gangs openly attacking police stations in this country. (yet) The entire police force of the small town in northeastern Mexico quit on Tuesday, a day after gunmen attacked their headquarters. Los Ramones Mayor Santos Salinas said 14 members of the police force told him they quit on Tuesday morning. … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2010
Ya can’t keep guns out of prisons???
If you value your Privacy, dump your iPhone
An article titled How your Apple iPhone spies on you from Britain's famed The Daily Telegraph newspaper got me thinking... because just about everyone I know has an iPhone and raves about how awesome it is. According to the Telegraph article, the data-hungry State loves it too! "There are a lot of security issues in the design of the iPhone that lend themselves … [Read more...]
100 Guns Stolen from Police Armoury
But only the police and military should have guns, right? Except the police can't even trust themselves, according to this story on the Latin American Herald Tribune, where some very organized criminals broke into the police armoury and stole over 100 firearms. Puerto Rico’s police chief, Jose Figueroa Sancha said it was an inside job. "“I have no doubt that it’s an … [Read more...]
B.C. Canada’s capital for police deaths: New BCCLA report
The BCCLA has released a new report that says B.C. has more than twice as many jail and police-involved deaths as Ontario, even though Ontario has three times the population. With 267 deaths over the last 15 years, B.C. had the largest number of deaths per year of any of the six provinces and territories for which numbers were available. The BCCLA says this … [Read more...]
Are Ontario Police above the Law?
Are Ontario Police above the Law? A report in today's Toronto Star suggests they are. The Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU), which is charged with investigating serious injuries and deaths caused by police has a near-perfect record of exonerating police officers. Cases where ordinary citizens would serve serious jail time often merit nothing more than a slap on … [Read more...]
3 Federal By-Elections Called
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called by-elections in three federal ridings: Vaughan, Ontario Dauphin–Swan River–Marquette (Manitoba) Winnipeg North (Manitoba) Currently there are no official candidates listed for these by-elections on the Elections Canada website, but it's been widely reported that Julian Fantino, the Ontario Police Commissioner Julian Fantino, … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Mayor Rob Ford
First, congratulations to Toronto's new Mayor, Rob Ford. Yesterday the mainstream media got handed it's head on a platter. For weeks it's been calling the Toronto mayor's race as a dead heat. The only thing that's dead, however, is their ability to comprehend that the little guy, the taxpayers of the Greater Toronto Area, are sick to death of out-of-control City Hall … [Read more...]
BCWF Political Action Alliance Press Release
NDP MP Charlie Angus’ ‘Fix’ the Long Gun Registry Bill (Part 1) Canadian Shooting Sports Association FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NDP’s Bill C-580 gives gun owners renewed energy for election fight Sport shooters show disgust at feeble ploy to “fix” gun registry (Vaughan ON – October 21, 2010) Private Members’ Bill C-580 tabled by NDP MP Charlie Angus earlier this month … [Read more...]
Bill C-580 Press Release from CSSA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NDP’s Bill C-580 gives gun owners renewed energy for election fight Sport shooters show disgust at feeble ploy to “fix” gun registry (Vaughan ON – October 21, 2010) Private Members’ Bill C-580 tabled by NDP MP Charlie Angus earlier this month is ill-conceived and leaves firearms owners to conclude it is nothing more than a confiscation … [Read more...]
Drug Dealers get an “E” for Effort!
You've really got to admire the ingenuity of it all, even if their motives are less than honourable. Building a fake school bus to sell drugs is, I think, a pretty novel idea. I suppose they needed to be a little smarter in the implementation phase of their plan though! This news report comes from the Fort McMurray Today newspaper: Three B.C. men facing drug charges while … [Read more...]
What’s the first rule of gun handling again?
Gun Safety Rule #1 ALWAYS keep the firearm pointed in a safe direction. Seriously. It's not that difficult. And it saves having to explain how you managed to shoot both your 4-year-old son and your own mother while you're "cleaning your gun". Gun Safety Rule #2 ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard until you're ready to … [Read more...]
McSherry Auction’s Annual Fall Gun Auction
Gotta love gun auctions! Haven't been to one in a while, since the last one in the lower mainland was canceled after long gun registration came into effect. Too bad too, because it was a lot of fun. Some good deals too. At the last one I think some friends of mine and I were buying shotguns for $10 each or something ridiculous like that. Were they pristine? Of course … [Read more...]
Australian Police taking Taser Use Lessons from the RCMP?
In a particularly horrifying example of police using excessive force, 9 Australian police officers were caught on tape brutally tasering an unarmed man inside a police station. The only upside to this story is that the man on the receiving end didn't die. ...an unarmed man who refused to undergo a strip search in a Perth police station is heard screaming as he is Tasered … [Read more...]
Edmonton Police praise the gun registry
Too bad they have no idea what they're talking about! Let me explain. To bolster support for the gun registry, Edmonton police are telling people to think about a domestic violence call they responded to early on September 30th. A woman called and reported that her estranged husband, who may have access to firearms, was drunk and had scared her during an "emotional … [Read more...]
RCMP Pepper-sprays an infant. Just what they needed, more bad press…
Sechelt RCMP "feared for their safety" when faced with a crowd of happy kids who just won a soccer tournament. I guess a bunch of kids with trophies in their hands are pretty scary... a "routine traffic stop" has now become a major incident between the RCMP and the Sechelt Indian Band, where the traffic stop happened. To put people in their place and show them who's the boss, … [Read more...]
A Cell Phone Stun Gun? In Canada? But that’s illegal!!!
This story from early September is rather strange. Think about it. I've seen cell phone guns, cell phone lighters, and I think I even came across a cell phone razor once. But a stun gun? What will they come up with next? Of course the obligatory "officer safety" issue had to be included.... A Toronto man faces charges after police found a stun gun disguised as a … [Read more...]
Donna Montague’s Thanksgiving
I had a long talk with Donna Montague on Thanksgiving. We covered a lot of ground in our almost 2-hour conversation. Toward the end I asked her if she'd write me a note on what exactly she's grateful for this Thanksgiving, as we hadn't actually gotten around to that particular topic. I think her answer to me might surprise you, given everything that's happened to the … [Read more...]
Charlie Angus wants to “fix” the gun registry with Bill C-580
Which is a frightening prospect, given how little Mr. Angus seems to understand about the firearms issue and Canadian firearms owners. Then Mr. Angus is, in reality, is simply doing what politicians ALWAYS do when facing a hostile electorate: he's trying to save face and pretend he's on "their side". Good luck Charlie. You sold out your constituents because you were PO'd … [Read more...]
UK “Gun Control” is a Myth according to this video
Over 400 guns being taken from criminals every single month? Wow... how's that possible? Britain has banned handguns, hasn't it? Oh yeah, criminals don't give a crap about gun laws, I forgot. … [Read more...]
The news just gets worse for Kamloops RCMP
Last month a bunch of RCMP members and civilian workers watched video cameras of two female inmates having sex. "we can confirm publicly that all four RCMP members have been suspended," says Inspector Tim Sheids of the Kamloops RCMP. The three civilian workers have also been suspended. Here's what bothers me about the suspensions. These people have all been suspended WITH … [Read more...]
Public Inquiry into Kamloops RCMP Sex Scandal
The Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC) is launching an investigation into the four RCMP members who were caught watching two female prisoners have sex in Kamloops RCMP cells on Aug. 18. In a press release issued on September 28th, the CPC stated: Ian McPhail, Interim Chair of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC), has launched a … [Read more...]
Gun Safety in Afghanistan – cool pic
This image is from the LA Times. No, this is not a linear firing squad. It's a class of Afghanistan police cadets not quite aiming at each other. Cool picture. :) … [Read more...]
Word of Montague Home Seizure by Ontario Gov’t Spreads
Bad news travels fast. So the old saying goes, I think. It's certainly true in the case of the Ontario government's intention of stealing the Montague family home while hiding behind the Civil Remedies Act's forfeiture clause for "proceeds of crime". I found a link to the case on some Canadian firearm chat boards, as well as on blogs across the country. My prayer is … [Read more...]
We ain’t got no Saturday Night Specials!
And it's a good thing too... Can you imagine? Someone with small hands actually being able to handle a firearm effectively and safely? Better to have small handguns in the hands of thugs and drug dealers on the streets of Toronto, don't you agree? After all, the only people that can have them since we passed the stupid Firearms Act back in 1995 is drug dealers and … [Read more...]
School Shootings Suck
Some kids in Toronto decided that shooting a gun inside the high school was a good idea. Everyone ran from the scene, and nobody was killed, thank God. A few probably had to clean their shorts after too, but that's hardly the worst thing in the world, especially if the jerk who pulled the trigger was the one doing the shorts-cleaning. The downside is that the kid who … [Read more...]
Armed Robbery – just another day at the office…
Except this time Drayton Valley RCMP knew who he was and issued a warrant for his arrest. A Drayton Valley teen is facing six charges in connection with an armed robbery. A 32-year-old woman was making a night deposit at a Drayton Valley bank around 10 p.m. Wednesday, when she was robbed by a masked man with a handgun, police said. The man fled with an undisclosed … [Read more...]
Airman shot – because they didn’t follow basic safety rules
There are basic firearm safety rules that MUST be followed at all times. If you don't want to shoot yourself or someone else, that is. If you don't care about that, then you can do what these airmen from the Minot Air Force Base did at the Minot Rifle & Pistol Club, just north of Minot, North Dakota. Officers say it does not appear to be an accidental discharge of a … [Read more...]
Const. Aubrey Zalaski’s “Excessive Force” charges
It only took seven years for some small measure of justice for Timothy Ferguson. Alberta's Law Enforcement Review Board (LERB) has ordered Edmonton Chief of Police Mike Boyd to charge Const. Aubrey Zalaski with unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority for applying a level of force inappropriate for the circumstances. The LERB concluded "that an objectively reasonable … [Read more...]
A Message to All NFA and CSSA Members
A Message to All NFA and CSSA Members by Norman "Griffon" Lapierre, President, Canadian Association for Self Defense Dear member of the firearms community, I am writing these lines while trying to remain as non-partisan as possible. The following message addresses itself to members of the CSSA and NFA equally. The focus on firearms will soon fade from the media over … [Read more...]