In what mainstream media harpies call a mass stabbing in Calgary last week they unwittingly revealed an interesting fact: knives kill or injure more people annually than any other weapon. Yes, including those much-despised firearms folks like me, and perhaps you, own. Legally and safely, I might add. Statistics Canada reports knives are used in one third of all … [Read more...]
EFF Report- Who is Protecting Your Data from Government Requests?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) constantly fights for our right to privacy on the Internet. It's an organization every single person who values privacy ought to support financially, as they are continually beating back Leviathan when it comes to issues of personal privacy online. In this fourth-annual report, EFF examines the publicly-available policies of major … [Read more...]
BC Human Rights Tribunal’s Latest Bizarre Decision
I call the decision awarding 55 tree planters over $600,000 bizarre not because it is wrong (for a change) but because they value the "dignity and self-respect" of black African workers so much less than a single white wannabe doctor. In the case of Balikama obo others v. Khaira Enterprises and others, 2014 BCHRT 107 there were real, substantial and ongoing human rights … [Read more...]
You can choose what food you eat… IF the government approves
You are not in control of your own body. In fact you're too stupid to know what food is right for you. Your so-called "healthy choices" are not government-approved; therefore you cannot eat what you want. So says the Ontario Court of Appeal in it's decision in R. v. Schmidt. [45] If there is an infringement of life, liberty and security of the person, the appellant must show … [Read more...]
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal Utterly Disconnected From Reality… Again.
In an astounding display of the bureaucratic disconnect from reality B.C. Human Rights Tribunal member Enid Marion awarded $475,000 in damages, including a whopping $75,000 specifically for "injury to dignity, feelings and self-respect", to University of British Columbia (UBC) medical student Carl Kelly. This is ludicrous. It's beyond ludicrous, actually. It's utterly … [Read more...]
Facebook Photo Equals Child Abuse? When a Firearm is Visible… Absolutely!
Imagine the scenario. You post an innocent photo of your son holding a rifle on Facebook. Your son is 11 years old. He is well trained in firearm safety by you. His finger is off the trigger in the photo, just as it should be. Some pathetic crybaby sees the Facebook photo and calls the New Jersey Department of Children and Families who, in turn, contact the … [Read more...]
Montreal Police Are Not Qualified To Shoot Their Duty Weapons
If you live in Montreal you ought to be afraid. Very afraid. Why? Only 250 of 4,600 Montreal Police members bothered to qualify with their duty sidearms. Police qualification with firearms is required by law, yet only 5% of Montreal's police force complied with that law. So what, you ask. There are a lot of cops in Quebec, right? Yes, but give this little tidbit a few … [Read more...]
Thomas Harding and the Heavy Hand of Surete du Quebec’s Police State Thugs
Thomas Harding, as you may know, is the engineer of the train carrying oil that derailed in Lac Megantic, Quebec, leveling the town with the resulting explosion and fire. From the date of that terrible tragedy Thomas Harding avoided public comment at every turn. He cooperated with police and accident investigators fully and completely. Through his lawyer he even made it … [Read more...]
Law-Abiding Firearm Owner Rob Sciuk Responds to Conservative Fundraising Letter
May 18, 2014 Dear Mr. Walsh, Thank you for your letter dated April 24th asking why my donations to the Conservative party have stopped after years of being considered one of the Conservative Party’s strongest and most reliable Sustaining Donors. By way of background, Mr. Walsh, I have a university education, and work in the field of software engineering and firmware … [Read more...]
Minnesota’s Courageous Reform of Civil Asset Foreiture Law
Five years ago scandal over the horrific abuse of Minnesota's civil asset forfeiture law rocked the state. Their Metro Gang Strike Force (disbanded in the wake of the scandal) among others, grossly abused the power given them by the state's civil forfeiture legislation, giving way to these reforms. The Metro Gang Strike Force didn't care who they stole from. Anyone was fair … [Read more...]
Civil Asset Forfeiture Finally Hits The Right Mark
Justice comes in many forms, but the delicious irony of the seizure of a former Sheriff's vehicle using civil asset forfeiture law is almost too good to be true. This past January in New Mexico 21-year-old Sylvia Solano crashed her car into a brick wall. A breathalyser test pegged her blood-alcohol level at 3 times the legal limit and police booked her for Driving While … [Read more...]
Gun Ownership Leads To Gun Violence but only if you add the Medical Lobby and completely twist the facts
To paraphrase Eric Rauch’s eloquent article from 2012, Do More Guns Lead to More Violent Crime?, gun ownership leads to gun violence the same way car ownership leads to drunk driving. It just isn’t so. Rauch’s article came in response to doctors claims they discovered something new about gun violence, namely that gun ownership leads to gun violence, when in reality they … [Read more...]
Her Home-Invading Thief of a Son is Shot Dead but Who Does Mom Blame?
Two young criminals, Steven Crider (16) and Michael Sambrano (14), discovered the error of their ways in the early morning hours of May 4, 2012. Upon breaking into the Sacramento, California, home of an elderly woman in her 60's they were both shot dead. California homeowners are protected by legislation that protects their right to defend themselves and their property, … [Read more...]
Andrew Winchester: The Epitome of Stupid People with Guns
Andrew Winchester is a stupid person. I call Andrew Winchester a stupid person because only an idiot would believe handing over 47 handguns, all legally purchased and registered to him, to an unlicensed individual wouldn't have severe consequences. You would think being paid $900 per purchase over and above the cost of the guns and ammunition just might be a clue something … [Read more...]
Stupid Toronto Star Reporters Shouldn’t Write About Canadian Firearms Law
You can't stop people from being stupid. You can, as a reporter writing about stupid people, base your story at least in the same universe as reality, if not on the same planet. Jacques Gallant, a staff reporter for Toronto's The Star newspaper, clearly doesn't have a clue what he's writing about in his article "Handguns Easily Resold to Potential Criminals" when he … [Read more...]
Literary Hypocrisy Tramples Freedom of Thought and Religion
Fred & Louise Hamilton Elementary School has what's called "Read To Myself" time. One might reasonably expect that "Read To Myself" time is when you can, you know, read to yourself from any book you want. It's your time, right? Wrong. While you can read "Hunger Games" at Fred & Louise Hamilton Elementary School during "Read To Myself" time, don't you dare try … [Read more...]
Common Sense Finally Prevails in Russ Caswell’s Civil Forfeiture Nightmare
Russ Caswell, now 70, spent the last two years fighting local, state and federal agencies over who owns Motel Caswell, the motel owned by his family since 1955. I first wrote about Russ Caswell and his civil asset forfeiture nightmare on July 1, 2012 when his case broke internationally. From that article: It is now, like many older motels across the nation, home to … [Read more...]
Are you offended by something I said? Get over it already.
The problem with some folks is they can’t accept the fact an opinion exists of which they don’t approve. The problem with politicians is they feel compelled to pander to the people who cannot accept another's point of view. Combine the two (incessant whiners and politicians) and you get nightmares like the Canadian Human Rights Act and Section 318 of the Criminal Code, both … [Read more...]
Former NFA President Jim Hinter Surfaces At Last… with more criminal charges
It took almost 10 years, but now there is an explanation for former National Firearms Association President Jim Hinter's disappearance from the world. Turns out Jim Hinter didn't disappear at all; he simply decided using his first and last name might cause him problems, given the allegedly criminal nature of his demise from the NFA. Hinter is currently listed as the … [Read more...]
Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff
Don't Hurt People and Don't Take Their Stuff: A Libertarian Manifesto by Matt Kibbe is an excellent treatise on the state of liberty in the 21st century and a roadmap back to our precious Rights and Freedoms. While written to an American audience, the principles he outlines apply equally to we freedom-loving citizens here in Canada. In this essential manifesto of the new … [Read more...]
Firearms 101: Welcome to the Firearms Community by Dr. Mike Ackermann
The following is from a post on Facebook by Dr. Mike Ackermann in response to a question from a new shooter about what she should do before purchasing her first firearm. I believe it is a "must-read" for everyone, shooter or not. 1) All lawful shooters are our friends. I support them all, even if someone else's sport is something I do not personally like. For example, I … [Read more...]
Flashing Headlights to Warn of Speed Trap is NOT a Crime says Oregon Court
It's a simple, common-sense ruling, and one founded in that most basic right of all, Freedom of Speech. Just like honking your horn as you pass by people holding a sign like "Honk if you Support Our Troops" is legal, so is flashing your lights to warn oncoming drivers of police in their path. So says Oregon Judge Joseph Carter. Hauling a truckload of logs to a Southern … [Read more...]
Ken Thompson Loved His Children by Brian Bedard
by Brian Bedard I admit I never gave much thought to Family Law. Like many people looking from the outside in, I figured our court system was designed to serve justice, and I thought that people who complained about it were probably just disgruntled about their own obligations. I was brought up to take responsibility for my actions and to respect authority. Of course, once I … [Read more...]
Bill C-13 is Conservative Government’s Attempt to Police Internet
Bill C-13 - dubbed the “Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act” is really an attempt by our so-called Conservative government to re-introduce measures from their failed Bill C-30, "Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act". You remember that one, right? That’s the bill where then-Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said you either sided with the government (and … [Read more...]
Families of Slain Robbers Threaten to Sue Man who Killed Robbers While Defending Himself
“He was such a good boy! He didn’t deserve to die!” “Robbing a convenience store shouldn’t be a death sentence!” “He had no right to kill my boy. He was a good boy!” Bla bla bla. If he was such a good boy, why did he rob a store at gunpoint, and then threaten an innocent shopper outside the store he just robbed? It’s a simple question. The answer is a lot more … [Read more...]
Firearm Registration: Formerly Law-Abiding Connecticut Gun Owners Face Increased Pressure
As rumours of door-to-door gun confiscations run wild on the internet, Connecticut gun owners who were law-abiding citizens on December 31, 2013, are now criminals under a new law banning so-called “assault weapons”. State officials continue to ratchet up the rhetoric about these heinous threats to public safety, while gun owners realize once again that Firearm Registration … [Read more...]
Bill C-560: Are Family Courts used to Strip Men of their Rights and Freedoms?
Guest Editorial by Brian Bedard “In the past quarter century, we exposed biases against other races and called it racism, and we exposed biases against women and called it sexism. Biases against men we call humour.” -- Dr. Warren Farrell, “Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say” The subjugation of men in the Family Courts is prevalent across Canada. The Family Law Act in … [Read more...]
Leah McHenry: Canada’s Celtic Rock Secret
Last week I wrote about Celtic Rocker Leah McHenry, her dedication to liberty, and her amazing music in my article "Celtic Rocker Leah McHenry: The Homeschooling, Gun-Loving, Metal Mama". A number of people wrote to thank me for bringing this fascinating woman and her music to their attention. If you haven’t checked out her music, or if you didn’t read the interview with … [Read more...]
Lighting a Candle Defeats the Purpose. Earth Hour is Stupid
Earth Hour is Stupid. That's obvious if you have any critical thinking ability. If you don't, no amount of proof will change your mind. For those people whose critical thinking skills are intact, you will understand the graphic below. If your critical thinking skills are lacking perhaps the facts below will open your eyes to the truth about Earth Hour and the mindlessness … [Read more...]
Earth Hour is Stupid: Pandering to North American Guilt and Shame
Earth Hour is one of those feel-good but utterly useless exercises North Americans use to lessen their bizarre guilt for being prosperous. The whole "Earth Hour" notion is stupid, if you take a moment and actually think about it. The concept that turning off your lights for an hour will magically stop anything, let alone pollution, is ludicrous. It's like some weird … [Read more...]