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Quash: to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; to nullify, especially by judicial action On December 22, 2005, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against drug dealer Philip Neil Wiles and, in so doing, quashed the right of Canadians to possess firearms. [P]ossession and use of firearms is not a right or freedom guaranteed under the Charter, but a privilege. … [Read more...]
Pierre Poilievre: The REAL Scoop on Why the RCMP Came Clean Friday Afternoon
For two weeks, gun owners have tried and tried to get the Minister of Public Safety, the man responsible for the RCMP, to answer one simple question. “Minister Blair, is the RCMP’s letter to gun owners a Firearm Registration Certificate Revocation letter?" For two weeks Bill Blair and the RCMP refused to answer this simple question. Then, miraculously, on the Friday … [Read more...]
How to Obtain Your Firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence
Many Canadians believe anyone can walk into their local gun store, toss a wad of cash on the counter and walk out with a gun. Worse, this lie is often promoted by reporters and elected officials alike. It's critical for Canadians to understand all of the legal hurdles an individual must clear before they are granted a firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence by the RCMP … [Read more...]
Canada’s Firearm License Revocation System
The Canadian Shooting Sports Association did an in-depth writeup titled The FULL Story on Canada’s Firearm Licence Revocation System. What follows is as brief an overview of Canada's firearm license revocation system. It is not meant to replace the CSSA's resource, but to augment it. Section 70 of the Firearms Act contains Canada's licence revocation … [Read more...]
Muslim Religious Exemption for Firearm License Photographs?
Updated: April 25, 2017 You can't make this stuff up. TheRebel.Media reporter and gun lover Faith Goldy discovered, quite by accident, a religious exemption to the photograph requirement exists for anyone not wanting to show their face, specifically for religious reasons. It's not new nor is it specifically for Muslims. It's for any person of any faith who does not want … [Read more...]
Unless you have a Government Permission Slip to break the law (a licence) you’re going to jail
What is a licence? It is nothing more than a Government Permission Slip (GPS) to break the law. Just because you may choose not to believe me doesn’t make it any less true. It is a crime to do a myriad of things in Canada today; things that should not be a crime, yet are. Politicians mistakenly believe they must always be doing something when the very best thing they could … [Read more...]
Bill C-30’s invasions of privacy and warrantless searches are outrageous, but all the other Acts are just fine?
Bruce Cockburn wrote a famous song that contained the line “The trouble with normal is it only gets worse.” The same can be said for governments. They always get worse, too. The current so-called Conservative government is a perfect example of this, and Vic Toews unwittingly tried using this to his advantage. He quickly discovered, much to his dismay, that Canadians … [Read more...]
RCMP Sergeant Douglas Smith appeals conditional discharge for illegal handgun
Welcome to the world of the double-standard when sentencing police for committing crimes that would send the rest of us mere citizens to prison. RCMP Sergeant Douglas Smith kept a handgun that was turned over to him for destruction by a citizen in 2004. By all accounts it was not registered to Sgt. Smith, and nobody knew he even had the unregistered handgun. Why he kept … [Read more...]
BC Wildlife Assn writes PM Harper about Firearms Act promises
Kudos to the BC Wildlife Federation for writing a great letter to the Prime Minister reminding him of his promises to freedom-loving Canadians everywhere. I'm trying to get a copy of the actual letter from the BCWF, so at the moment all I have to go on is what was contained in their press release. I'll add a link to this article when they send that letter to me. One of the … [Read more...]
Valley Rifle Club writes an Open Letter to Prime Minister Harper
Don Klein is a friend of mine who is very active in Alberta, both on the firearms issue, and on the broader issue of our God-given rights and freedoms. He has written a letter to Prime Minister Harper asking him to keep his many past promises on the Firearms Act, and specifically the amendments it made to the Criminal Code of Canada, sections 91 and 92, which make the mere … [Read more...]
Thank God we’re safe from dangerous 72-year-olds!
The Canadian Border Services agency and the RCMP are crowing over their ability to protect Canadians from the dangers of 70-year-old Americans, as well they should. It's not every day that such dangerous and violent men as Fred Rodolf cruise into Canadian waters, you know. Who cares if he was just stopping briefly on his way to Alaska? The law is the law! So says the … [Read more...]
Christine Whitaker’s defense of freedom and her refusal to fly
Christine Whitaker is a writer from the town of Edgeley, Saskatchewan. Seems small towns and common sense go hand in hand, if her December 2nd editorial in the Regina Leader-Post is anything to go by. Here's a few excerpts: I have no problem with putting my purse through a scanner, but I object to a stranger rifling through my personal belongings. The excuse for … [Read more...]
Yukon Puts Proceeds of Crime Act on Hold Indefinitely
Justice Minister Marian Horne, during the debate on the budget last week, told the Yukon Assembly the government will not move forward with their proposed Civil Forfeitures Act until the public has been "consulted". It's a shocking move for a government to take, given the optics of "getting tough with criminals" looks so good. Standing up for law and order and all that. … [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...]
Donna Montague and the Possible Seizure of her Home by the Ontario Government
I had a long talk with Donna Montague last night, and so far, the news is good, if by good news you mean no news. So far there is no word from the Ontario Attorney General's office regarding their forfeiture application for the Montague family home under Ontario's Proceeds of Crime Act. "This is all so unbelievable. These proceedings have revealed a parliamentary and … [Read more...]
Katey Montague’s Rights and Freedom Bulletin
If you've ever wondered if there is any hope for our future, look no further than Katey Montague. She's building a website devoted to protecting and defending our God-given Rights and is dedicated to winning that fight. For the past few weeks she has been encouraging people to support the opposition MPs who previously voted to scrap Canada's long gun registry through Candice … [Read more...]
Bruce Montague’s Constitutional Challenge Rejected by Supreme Court of Canada
Today the Supreme Court of Canada announced they will not hear Bruce Montague's appeal. This does not mean the Montague's legal troubles are over, however. Still outstanding is the Ontario Provincial Government's threat to take the Montague family home under Ontario's Proceeds of Crime Act. They were "kind" enough, in their letter threatening the house seizure, to allow … [Read more...]
The Long Gun Registry Debate
by Phil Hewkin All the hyperbole and rhetoric, deception and corruption aside, from one guy who actually is not too lazy to read what the law states in the "Criminal code of Canada", all I can say, is, if YOU haven't taken the time to read these laws, "the Firearms Act" and, the section called, "Firearms and other weapons" as I have, PLEASE kindly SHUT the HELL UP! My own … [Read more...]
Larry Bagnell: Another Spineless Liberal MP
Yukon's Liberal MP Larry Bagnell is feeling stuck between a rock and a hard place. His rural riding is filled with hunters, miners, prospectors and outdoors people. When asked if he would avoid the House instead of voting against his constituents, Bagnell said "I’m not sure, I haven’t explored that possibility to see if that’s an option". He's got to ask Iggy's permission … [Read more...]
Wayne Easter: Your Rep to Ottawa? Or Ottawa’s Rep to You?
Liberal MP Wayne Easter's website begins with promise. "I am committed to bringing your voice to Ottawa, by ensuring your concerns are heard and working with you to create opportunities for growth in our province." He forgot to add the end of the sentence though.... "but only if I agree with you." Otherwise, he's just one more politician bringing Ottawa's voice to … [Read more...]
It’s about People Control, not Gun Control…
I can't say it any better than Garry Breitkreuz already did, so here's his editorial... The registry isn't about reducing crime. It's about public control. The media war over the hotly contested long-gun registry is in full swing, and it isn’t pretty. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) is lobbying hard to keep our tax dollars flowing into the black hole … [Read more...]
RCMP Reports Download Links – Non-Scribd.com
Katey Montague, creator of dozens of pro-gun videos on Youtube, has made the just-released RCMP reports accessible without the need to sign up for another web service. The original link at the CBC, http://www.cbc.ca/politics/insidepolitics/2010/08/rcmps-report-on-the-long-gun-registry-sent-to-mps.html, required anyone wanting the reports to register with Scribd.com. You can … [Read more...]
Canada’s (In)Effective Gun Laws
In yet another stunning example of the ineptness of Canada's Firearms Act comes a news report out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. 20-year-old Jeremy Kyle St. Germain was arrested on August 7th, after managing to get himself shot. Jeremy is a career criminal with a firearms prohibition order in place. Despite his violent criminal past, police do not check up on him, his home is not … [Read more...]
Waving Guns In Public (Fake Ones Too!)
On August 3rd Calgary Police got several calls about a man acting suspiciously in a Safeway parking lot. Police responded. They found and apprehended someone who was seen carrying a firearm outside the grocery store. He was arrested and "charges are pending" after police found a replica handgun on the him. What he was doing there, police a still investigating. Why he … [Read more...]