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 i … [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 la … [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...]