[CSSA-CILA E-News] TEAM CSSA E-NEWS - August 6, 2013

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CSSA COMMENTARY: GUN SEIZURE STORY PRETENDS GUN REGISTRY EFFECTIVE



Too many media agencies are akin to dogs with a bone to protect when they
cover firearms events.



They fight hard to keep that bone – aka the gun registry – with little
consideration for the facts. They won't let go, and then snap at anyone who
tries to take it away. The media over-estimate their own strength,
believing they can somehow bring the registry back to life.




Witness the police confiscation of some 180 guns and 40 bayonets from the
home of a 72-year-old man after a 20-hour standoff in Montreal. The elderly
man allegedly waved a handgun at some utility employees, who called
police.
When they arrived, Quebec provincial police say they consulted the
registry. Even though the police were convinced he was armed, they claim the
registry was consulted. The Canadian Press did more than go along for the
ride – it created a story about the registry's usefulness. CP seems to
believe the old saw that if they print something often enough, it will
become the truth.



The Canadian Press is a repeat anti-gun offender. It tried to transform
this unfortunate event into a triumph for the Quebec portion of the
registry. The story lead opened thusly: "The federal gun
registry may be dead in the rest of Canada but it was put to use this
week during a high-profile standoff in Montreal." CP hopes
readers will infer that the registry can be useful to police when
dealing with an individual who witnesses have already said is armed.




Public Safety Canada is quoted as suggesting there's no need to worry
because gun owners still need to have a valid firearms licence, like that's
the panacea to keep Canadians safe. Licences can't keep front line police
officers alive because bad guys don't have licences. A paper chase is just
that.



The Canadian Press news story took centre stage in the theatre of the absurd
when it further opined:
"When the 20th anniversary of the Ecole polytechnique (sic)
massacre was marked in 2009, then-Montreal police chief Yvan Delorme
called the registry "essential" and said it had helped
police seize weapons from a man who made threats in the aftermath of
the 2006 shootings at Montreal's Dawson College." But, the
Dawson shooting occurred after the firearms registry was up and
running. Delorme must have sneezed at that media conference. His
faulty logic must have been contagious and some reporters caught the
bug.



How do we know that The Canadian Press torqued the story of a confused
senior citizen into a firearms registry triumph? Because his story contained
this sentence that could only have been written if the reporter asked about
the registry's role in the take-down that ended with rubber bullets:
"Montreal police have confirmed they consulted the registry
during the standoff to learn about their suspect but wouldn't
elaborate on whether it played a role in the outcome." It smacks
of the old tabloid reporter's trick of asking a suspect when he
stopped beating his wife.



Many Canadian news agencies are careful to adhere to the basic tenets of
responsible journalism, and the reporters who refuse usually end up standing
pink and naked in public. We see you.

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IN THE NEWS RECENTLY:

GUN REGISTRY A BOON FOR POLICE? The federal gun registry may be dead in the
rest of Canada but it was put to use this week during a high-profile
standoff in Montreal.

Police carried 180 guns and 40 bayonets out of a residence on a quiet
tree-lined street after the occupant was brought down by rubber bullets
early Wednesday, ending the incident that had gone on almost a full day.
Montreal police have confirmed they consulted the registry during the
standoff to learn about their suspect but wouldn't elaborate on whether it
played a role in the outcome. "It's among the procedures that we always
do for interventions where firearms could be (present)," said
Sgt. Jean Bruno Latour, noting that the suspect had allegedly
brandished a gun at workers on his property and that was the initial
tipoff. "Before we do anything else, we must be sure to know who
we're dealing with."

The long-gun registry was scrapped in the rest of Canada last year but
remains operational in Quebec following a series of legal injunctions
safeguarding the Quebec data and ordering it be maintained while a
federal-provincial battle plays out in court. "While the registration of
non-restricted firearms from Quebec is being maintained, the Quebec portion
of the long-gun registry is available to police," said Jean Paul Duval, a
spokesman for Public Safety Canada, in an email. "Firearms
owners are still required to hold a valid firearms licence to
purchase and possess firearms and to register restricted and
prohibited firearms, such as handguns. The RCMP Canadian Firearms
Program keeps records of firearms licences."

In addition to the controversial registry, and the RCMP program, police had
another tool at their disposal. Quebec provincial police also provide
information through their database on gun licences in the province. Latour
would not comment in-depth on the force's use of the registry. However,
police in Montreal and other parts of Canada have been vocal supporters of
it in the past. When the 20th anniversary of the Ecole polytechnique
massacre was marked in 2009, then-Montreal police chief Yvan Delorme
called the registry "essential" and said it had helped
police seize weapons from a man who made threats in the aftermath of
the 2006 shootings at Montreal's Dawson College...

The long-gun registry has deep roots in Quebec, where there has
traditionally been strong support for gun control. Calls for the registry
emerged in the wake of the Ecole polytechnique massacre in 1989 where 14
women were slain in a rampage by a gunman at the Universite de Montreal's
engineering school. Many of the advocates for the registry were survivors of
the mass shooting or relatives of the victims. The bill to end the federal
registry received royal assent in April 2012, fulfilling a longstanding
pRomise by the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The
Quebec government has fought back, launching a court challenge.

Opponents of the registry called it wasteful and irrelevant in stopping
crime. Its supporters, however, including some police organizations,
described it as a valuable tool in law-enforcement's arsenal. And Quebec has
argued that it needs the data to support its own gun database -- making it
the only province with plans to create a replacement registry. The province
has argued it would cost too much to start the registry anew. (CTV - By
Nelson Wyatt, The Canadian Press -- August 1, 2013)

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CND 1800 Monthly Match Invitation

Saturday, August 17, 2013, 10 a.m. with a pre-fire date on Friday
August 16, 10 a.m. for range officers and those who cannot attend on
the Saturday. Shooters wanting to participate on the Friday must
pre-register, no walk-ons. Pre-registration for Saturday is
recommended to ensure the relay of your choice.


Location: The Waterloo County Revolver
Association is located at 2278 Snyder’s Road East, Wilmot Township,
Ontario. Visit our website: http://wcra.ca for more driving
directions.

Event: 900 Rimfire fired as per NRA
Rule #3.4, 900 Centerfire fired as per NRA Rule #3.3.


Membership: Participant must show proof of recreational shooting
insurance (CSSA/CFI/SFC, etc).

Rules: The match will be run in
accordance with NRA Conventional Pistol Rules (January 2013).


Range: The match will be conducted on our 16 position outdoor 50 yard
range (facing north) using NRA approved B-6 and B-8 targets/centers.
Competitors are responsible for policing their brass and moving their
shooting table at the completion of the 50 yard Slow Fire stages to
the 25 yard firing line for the Timed and Rapid stages. Targets will
be fixed (non-turning). START and STOP will be administered by audio
electronics. Provisions have been made in the event of rain.

Register: Walk-on registration will be
until 9:45. Pre-registration is suggested (16 per day)


Inquiries: Ed at (519)-699-0009 or e-mail wcra...@gmail.com


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GUN SHOW
This Sunday, August 11th to be held at "Orangeville Fairgrounds"
7:30 am to 1:00 pm. North on HWY # 10 to Orangeville then just 3 km
north of the junction of HWY #10 & HWY #9 & turn right (east)
on Hockley Valley Rd, just a short distance & watch for Gun Show
& Fairgrounds sign on the right. Guests $5.00 ladies &
accompanied children under 16 free. 230 tables so lots to see, Buy,
Sell & Trade. Plenty of free parking and there's a good snack bar
available. Other upcoming shows can be seen at
www.ontariogunshows.com
For more information please call 905-679-8812


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ANTI-GUN PSYCHIATRIST'S LETTER TO EDITOR IN THE NATIONAL POST...

Re: Mourners Remember Sammy Yatim,
August 1. It's always easy to be an armchair quarterback, uut here's
what you really need to know about the police slaying of Sammy Yatim:
13 seconds, nine shots. The police rarely fire their semiautomatic
weapons because of just how non-specifically deadly these types of
handguns are. It's time there was a serious debate about
semiautomatics being banned for use by the police and the public.
Anytime a mentally ill person, or a homegrown terrorist, gets their
hands on one of these weapons, all of society quakes. We can either
start to inconvenience handgun collectors and target shooters, or
continue to imperil everyone else. Semiautomatic rifles are no
better, and real farmers and hunters should distance themselves from
Stephen Harper's soft spot for people-hunting devices. (By Ron
Charach, Toronto -- National Post -- August 1, 2013)

...AND THE REBUTTALS THAT SINK THE SHRINK:

Letter-writer Ron Charach takes a
17-year-old's funeral as an opportunity to bang his tiresome "deadly
semi-automatic" drum. Once again he focuses on the inanimate
object and thereby obscures the real lessons. Police carry handguns
to save life, but in this case a young life was lost. Under the
stress of an armed confrontation, even a simple gesture may have
seemed threatening to the officer. Prior to being issued a duty
pistol, proper training and regular practice should ensure that
officer are competent enough to get ahead of the situation, and
confident enough in their abilities to not take the shot. Only then
can one properly assess and contain the threat. (By Robert S.
Sciuk, Oshawa, Ont.)

I think rather than taking this opportunity to go on a veiled anti-gun rant,
we should be asking why the police were not equipped and trained in the use
of non-lethal alternatives. If such an alternative had been deployed, the
outcomes may have been very different. (Ted Ferg, Pickering, Ont.)

Letter-writer Ron Charach writes,
"here's what you really need to know about the police slaying of
Sammy Yatim: 13 seconds, nine shots." The real issue, however,
is not how fast the constable could empty his magazine, but whether
he should have done so at all. As we know, he had time to stop and
think for several seconds after the first three shots, before he
continued firing. It was, therefore not a characteristic of his
weapon that led to the discharge of six more shots, but a conscious
decision. If anything, this story shows that guns don't kill people,
people do. (Simon Brooks, Lunenburg, N.S.)

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U.S. MEDIA ALSO RIFE WITH BIAS AND
DECEIT: Predictably lost in the aftermath of the George Zimmerman
trial is the fact that in 2010 the homicide rate for 10-24 year olds
in America has reached a 30-year low, according to statistics
released in May by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This has occurred even while the
numbers of firearms continues to climb over that time period,
dramatically so since President Barack Obama's election.

Maybe the statistic wasn't so much lost
as it was ignored because it does not further the mainstream media or
the current Administration's push for greater gun control.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation
recently gave credit to USA Today, a national news source that did
publish the results. But such good news remains unreported by most
of, if not all, the major television and cable networks.


After all, drama apparently attracts viewers and sells papers just as it
divides the country on the issues that the media chooses to make the most
important stories.
Meanwhile positive statistics are often swept under the rug. Read more at
http://jpfo.org/articles-assd03/media-ignores-stats.htm (Freemont
Tribune -- July 19, 2013)


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