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Inside this issue
Regulars
From the Editor’s Desk ...............................................................6
Christopher di Armani
President’s Column .....................................................................8
Blair Hagen
Vice President’s Column ...........................................................10
Sean Penney
Letters to the Editor ..................................................................12
Gun Culture - Katey Montague, Growing up Guns ..................14
Christopher di Armani
The International Front - Disarming Civilians & Political Stability 16
Dr. Gary Mauser
Legal Corner - The “Police Function” in Canada .....................18
Youth Development - Why wasn’t shool like this? ...................21
David Chappelle
Self-Defence .............................................................................29
Clive Edwards
On the Cover
The names on the cover of this edition of
Canadian Firearms Journal are just the highprofile
examples of the “police function” in
action. Can you imagine your name on the list?
Mission Statement
Canada’s National Firearms Association exists to
promote, support and protect all safe firearms activities,
including the right of self defence; firearms education for
all Canadians; freedom and justice for Canada’s firearms
community, and to advocate for legislative change to
ensure the right of all Canadians to own and use firearms
is protected.
Preserving Our Firearms Heritage ............................................30
Gary Kangas
Women & Guns .........................................................................31
Kim Page
Politics & Guns - Gang Control Through Gun Control ............32
Bruce Gold
Old West Armoury - Vaya Con Dios .........................................34
Jesse L. Hardin
The Bruce Montague Case Update ...........................................40
Christopher di Armani
The Last Word ..........................................................................62
Christopher di Armani
Features
The Heinous Case of Jeremy Swanson .....................................24
Christopher di Armani
BC IDPA Championships ..........................................................38
Christopher di Armani
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Why Shooters are Fat part 2 ......................................................42
David Chappelle

y Christopher di Armani
Welcome to another edition of
Canadian Firearms Journal!
This edition digs into the meat
of a few issues and traces them
back to an old one, and then looks
to the future to see what we gun
owners can expect if things keep
moving forward on the same path
they are now.
We’ve received a lot of questions
about the Bruce Montague case,
and what becomes obvious from
the framing of some of those
questions is that most people don’t
really know what the Montague
case is all about, or why it is
important to them. We’ll address
that in depth in this issue.
In “Gun Culture”, we take a look
at Bruce Montague’s daughter
Katey in a column titled “Growing
Up Guns”. If anyone has done
that, it’s Katey!
In Legal Corner we take a look
back to 1978 and something most
gun owners have never heard of:
“The Police Function”. We’ll
take a look at what it is, why it
is important, and how it’s being
implemented today. The thrust
of the “police function” was to
confiscate firearms whenever
possible and force gun owners to
fight in court to get them back.
It’s been going strong ever since,
and indeed gaining
momentum.
In the past few years high-profile
police actions have become
common against people whose
“crime” is not renewing their
license in time.
Bruce Gold examines “gang
control through gun control”,
debunking myths the police and
politicians promote about gangs
and guns. The conclusions from
the RCMP’s own reports really
will surprise you in the wake of
their ongoing efforts against lawabiding
Canadians.
The Ottawa YMCA is a long way
from his lofty days as “Employee
of the Year” at the Canadian
War Museum. Jeremy Swanson
is a man whose life has been
destroyed by a wife who used the
firearms act and the police as a
sledgehammer to bludgeon him
into submission. It’s repulsive,
but his case is a stark reminder
that some police officers will
do whatever they can to destroy
anyone who gets in their way.
The second installment of Dave
Chappelle’s article “Why Shooters
Are Fat” is in this issue, and an indepth
interview with one of North
America’s premier trainers. Don’t
worry if you’ve never heard of
him. He prefers it that way.
Women and Guns takes a look at
“Ladies Night”, a shooting event
designed by women to bring more
women into our shooting
fraternity. Kim
Page, the owner of Packing In
Pink (www.PackingInPink.com)
wants you to start a Ladies Night
at your local shooting club, and
she’s willing to help you any way
she can.
Dave Chappelle looks at a
remarkable program for young
people in Nunavut. Can you
believe that hunting and fishing
are actually part of the school
curriculum? It’s fantastic!
Jesse Hardin brings us another
installment of Old West Armoury.
As he does regularly in these
pages, Jesse brings the old west to
life in ways only he can. Thank
you Jesse!
Gary Kangas’ column “Preserving
Our Firearms Heritage” takes a
look at the not-too-distant past,
and shows us what life was like
in Victoria, BC not too long ago.
Given today’s political climate,
you’d think it was another
universe, however.
I hope you enjoy the magazine, as
always, and if you’re of a mind,
contact your local MP and MLA
and let them know how you think
they are doing their job. They are,
after all, our employees, and they
need a constant reminder of that
fact.
Yours in Liberty,
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y: Blair Hagen, National President
President’s
Column
The summer days of 2009 will be anything
but lazy for the firearms issue in Canada.
We come out of this just past parliamentary session
with a new bill. Bill C-391 courtesy of Manitoba MP
Candace Hoeppner.
This bill is an attempt to keep the firearms issue on
the table, in the wake of long time stalwart MP Garry
Breitkreuz’s Bill C-301 being blocked by the opposition
and the gun control lobby.
But what is clearly evident is that these private
member’s bills have little to do with definitively fixing
Canada’s broken firearms laws, and a lot to do with
forcing certain opposition members of parliament out
of their comfortable positions of publicly supporting
firearms law reform, but privately campaigning against
it.
What does that mean? It means that in the wake of the
failure of the C68 Firearms Act, certain MP’s of the
Liberal and NDP parties have gotten elected in their
ridings by claiming that they understand the burden C68
and the firearms registry has put on their constituents,
and that they want to see firearms law reform. This
is in stark contrast to official Liberal and NDP party
policies that dictate that the firearms registry must not
only be maintained, but expanded with more useless red
tape, paperwork and finally bans on handguns and semi
automatic rifles.
Those policies have put Liberal and NDP candidates and
MP’s in certain ridings between a rock and a hard place.
They know gun control is not popular in their ridings.
They’ve heard and seen the litany of horrors perpetrated
by the firearms bureaucracy, they’ve seen the failure
of universal firearms registration, yet how can they
get elected if they simply parrot the party line on gun
control?
They can’t. So they have adopted the tactic that served
former U.S. President Bill Clinton so well. “I Feel your
Pain”.
I feel your pain. However, the way these MP’s want to
ease the pain of their firearms owning constituents is to
make it “easier” to comply with the current offensive
and unacceptable Firearms Act regulations, and perhaps
support a bill that will end some of the provisions of the
long gun registry, if it meets with their full approval.
They want to ease your pain, but not at the expense of
feeling any pain themselves.
How disingenuous. The controversy over Breitkreuz’s
Bill C-301 has shown a very disturbing trend among
these opposition MP’s. As soon as the gun control
lobby manufactured this controversy, they conveniently
withdrew their support for firearms law reform. It seems
that if the Coalition for Gun Control and the political
police chief’s association says that a bill will put
“machine guns on the street” and make it “easier to get
handguns” it must be true. Their stampede away from
supporting Bill C-301 was deafening, but their message
came through loud and clear.
Gun control is controversial in the Liberal and NDP
Parties. The famous urban/rural split in these two left
leaning parties is real, but currently politically correct
urbanites hold control of party policies on social issues
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such as gun control. I say social issues, because with
the failure of the C-68 Firearms Act, gun control can no
longer be considered a public safety issue.
The Liberal and NDP parties know that they must
at least pay lip service to rural ridings and ridings in
western Canada wear gun control is about as popular
as tax increases and rights for pedophiles. So, Liberal
and NDP candidates in these ridings have been given
permission to deviate from the official party line on gun
control. A win/win situation for the policy wonks of the
Liberals and NDP, or so they thought.
With a government bill on firearms law reform unlikely
to make headway in a minority parliament, a private
member’s bill would not carry the same attachments or
stigma in garnering support.
Breitkreuz’s Bill C’301 was such a bill. Those
opposition MP’s had to seriously consider supporting
it, or lose face with their long suffering constituents.
The controversy manufactured by the gun control
lobby gave them an out from having to make a difficult
decision, and those MP’s chose to side with the status
quo. It seems that firearms law reform is not such a
principle or priority with them as many had claimed.
Candace Hoppner’s C-391 is merely a stripped down
version of Bill C-301. It contains none of the fairly
substantial amendments contained in Bill C-301,
reforms which would have substantially cut down of
the bureaucracy and red tape that has served no purpose
in securing public safety since C-68 was imposed
in 1998. Even so, just before parliament broke for
summer recess, opposition MP’s sought to defeat Bill
C-391 through a back room procedural move, to spare
their compatriots from ever having to face a vote on it.
principle; either you understand that Canada’s current
Firearms Act has failed and support the reform of
firearms regulations,
Or you do not, and instead want the current Firearms
Act to continue. It’s a simple choice, and it’s a choice
that certain Liberal and NDP MP’s are going to have
to make. And it’s a choice that they are going to have
to justify to their constituents. No equivocating over
minor amendments to regulations, no by your leave to
express a personal distaste for handguns or ugly black
rifles. Just a choice based on principle.
National Firearms Association has discussed Bill
C-391 with Candace Hoeppner, has pointed out it’s
failings and given the reminder that it does not fulfil
government promises or policy on firearms law reform,
but NFA does support the principle engendered in
Canadace Hoeppner’s bill.
It wasn’t a particularly easy choice for NFA to make
based on our consistent demand for systemic firearms
law reform. However, sometimes principle must be
recognized. Many Canadians will say that there is little
to be found in politics today. Will those opposition
MP’s on whose vote Bill C-391 depends choose to
stand on principle, or will they allow the gun control
lobby once again to manufacture a convenient out for
them ?
If you live in a riding where your Liberal or NDP
MP has promised you that they support firearms law
reforms, ask them this question. Then ask them if they
will publicly support Bill C-391. This is now the litmus
test for the support of firearms law reform in the next
seesion of parliament.
What C-391does contain is an addressing of the issue
of the “long gun registry”. To the firearms community,
the long gun registry is only one part of the problem of
the hated C-68 Firearms Act, but to Ottawa politicians
it’s the buzz word that encapsulates support or
opposition to firearms law reform.
C-391 essentially forces members of parliament to
make a choice and to make a stand. It forces that
member to either stand behind previous promises
in regards to the reform of Canada’s failed firearms
laws, or reverse that position. There can be no claims
of “machine guns on the street” or “easy access to
handguns” with C-391.
C-391 does not definitively keep the Conservative
government’s promise to fix Canada’s broken
firearms control system, but it does establish a
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y Sean G. Penney, National VP Communications
Vice President’s
Column
Tearing Down the
House that Rock
Built
“The artful and creative use of statistics is employed all the time in order to bolster weak arguments. The most recent, and
signifi cant example that comes to mind are Canadian long gun statistics. Dubious methodology was used to obfuscate the fact
that a miniscule amount of violent crime could be attributed to rifl es and shotguns – and even that tiny number was diminishing
when compared with the ubiquitous hand gun which, we note, has been subject to fi rearms registration for 68 long years. All this
to support the draconian, intrusive, costly (and next to useless) Government Long Gun Registry. Need one observe that the nearly
billion dollar Long Gun Registry has, to date, not spared one homicide victim shot dead by illicit hand guns this year? How many
added police patrols would a billion bucks have bought? Eight times more money has been spent on regulating duck hunters
than on counterterrorism yet it’s reported time and again that terrorist cells exist in Canada. Lesson: Duck hunters are safer to
regulate than armed killers and terrorists.”
Source: Blue Line Magazine – “The toss of a coin” – The Back of the Book column by Robert Stevens, Page 38 - January 2003.
The spring 2009 session of Parliament
was the most raucous in recent memory.
We saw not one, not two, but three bills
introduced with the express intent of
dismantling the long-gun registry!
First was M.P. Garry Breitkreuz’ private
member’s bill, Bill C-301, which offset
the many of the more onerous provisions
of the Liberals Firearms Act, and
would have eliminated a much needless
paperwork and bureaucracy. Alas, the
saving of millions of taxpayer’s dollars
did not interest the opposition parties and
the bill ultimately died on the vine.
Bill S-5 followed. This was a
poorly written piece of legislation
largely penned by Liberal-appointed
bureaucrats. It did not have the support
of the National Firearms Association.
Introduced in the heavily Liberal
dominated Senate, S-5 went nowhere.
Ironically, the notoriously out-of-touch
coterie of Liberal Senators did all gun
owners a favor when they tanked it.
Finally, we’re left with Bill C-391,
another private member’s bill introduced
by Portage-Lisgar M.P. Candice
Hoeppner.
We consulted directly with Ms.
Hoeppner on her bill and after much
debate and discussion opted to offer
official NFA support for C-391. While
that support is somewhat qualified and
we expect the Conservatives to deliver
much more, the Hoeppner bill offers the
best chance to finally begin the process
of dismantling the absolutely useless
long-gun registry.
What is most frustrating from my own
personal perspective is the inherent lack
of journalistic integrity displayed by the
Canadian media today. Hearsay becomes
fact and facts are to be manipulated to
fit the story. All too often the media and
the gun-control lobby deliberately try
and confuse registration with licensing.
Firearms licensing is a wholly separate
issue from the registration of longguns,
yet the gun-grabbers use the two
interchangeably. This confuses people,
especially the vast majority of the
non-gun owning public that resides in
Canada’s large urban centers. They’ve
been trained to fear and loath handguns
and, by association, all gun owners.
It is up to each and every one of you,
Canada’s responsible gun owners, to
do your part to change this perception.
Write letters to your local paper,
participate in local radio call-in shows,
to get involved in your community and
wear your National Firearms Association
cap or T-Shirt with pride.
We need to set the record straight!
NFA members come from all walks of
life. We are elementary school teachers,
journeyman welders, machinists,
medical doctors, dentists and lawyers,
professional guides and hunters and
farmers. We are not the enemy of public
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safety, nor the bogeymen that the “gun
control” advocates make us out to be.
As originally conceived, the Liberals gun
control program was supposed to cost a
mere $2 Million. Instead, CBC estimates
put the figure at something over $2
Billion! Auditor General Sheila Fraser,
in her report on the gun control program,
found massive cost overruns and
reported costs in excess of $1 Billion;
however, she complained that the Liberal
government had actively worked to hide
millions more pumped into the program
via other agencies and ministries.
The actual total will probably never be
fully known, however, what we do know
is that Canadian taxpayers continue to
waste between $80 and $115 million
dollars per year just keeping the longgun
registry afloat!
If you ask almost any rank-and-file law
enforcement officer, they will quickly
confirm the bogus nature of the CACP’s
statistics and most will categorically
state that the CACP does not speak on
behalf of the majority of serving officers
in Canada today.
Many officers are gun owners themselves
and enjoy participating and competing
in many of the same shooting sports
activities that you and I do. At the same
time, most will shoot down the CACP’s
contention that the firearms registry
somehow makes officers safer, simply
because they can check the registry
beforehand to see if anyone in the home
is a gun owner.
Historically, the registry database has
suffered from a data entry error rate of
over 80%. Law enforcement officers at
the street level are well aware of this
failing, yet CACP spokesmen attempt to
make the point that police depend on this
information to keep them safe?
Common sense would dictate that any
responding officer would approach any
individual, vehicle or dwelling with
the same level of caution and operate
under the assumption that firearms or
other weapons are present until proven
otherwise. They must be prepared for
anything, as their lives depend on it!
Proper training, adequate resources and
common sense keep officers safe, not
some $2 Billion duck gun registry.
We have registered guns in Canada
since 1934 and in that 75 year timeframe,
there isn’t a single, verifiable
case of one life actually being saved by
the registration of firearms. The Hon.
Herb Grey, then Liberal Deputy Prime
Minister, was forced to admit as much
in the House of Commons during debate
over the registry some years ago.
The tragedy of Dawson College simply
drives home that point. Kimveer Gill’s
firearms were all legally acquired and
registered under the Liberal gun control
system. That registration sure didn’t
help Anastasia DeSousa!
Registration of firearms simply does not
work.
The tired old gun-grabber argument that,
“…if it saves just one life, it is worth it”
has been proven false, just like so many
more of their arguments!
The registry hasn’t saved one life;
in fact it has diverted hundreds of
millions of taxpayer’s dollars from other
projects that could have saved countless
lives! Think about it. How many MRI
machines would $2 Billion dollars have
purchased? How many thousands of new
police officers would it have hired and
trained? How many new doctors and
nurses hired for rural hospitals? Yet we
continue to bleed taxpayer dollars into
this money-pit!
Almost $82 million dollars will be
wasted on the long-gun registry in 2009
alone. Thousands of police officers will
be diverted from their intended duty this
year in order to investigate otherwise
law-abiding citizens who have become
“paper criminals” due to bureaucratic
oversight or failure to comply with an
almost incomprehensible gaggle of
overly complex firearms - laws that even
those tasked with enforcing them have a
very imperfectly understanding.
To what end, I ask?
The registration of firearms in Canada
has never been about improving public
safety. It has always been about political
correctness and the scapegoating
of responsible citizens by political
ideologues such as Allan Rock, Jean
Chrétien, Jack Layton, Stephane Dion
and now Michael Ignatieff.
It is time we tear down the “House that
Rock Built” and dismantle the long-gun
registry once-and-for all! Bill C-391 will
accomplish this. I urge all gun owners
and NFA members to communicate their
support for this bill to their Members of
Parliament, as well as the Public Safety
Minister Peter Van Loan, and Prime
Minister Steven Harper. We cannot
depend on short-term amnesties to
protect us. Those amnesties currently in
effect exist solely due to the good offices
of the Conservative Government.
Ignatieff’s Liberals are already on record
condemning the current amnesty and
have made clear their intent to prosecute
all gun owners who fail to comply with
every aspect of the Firearms Act, even if
their “criminal” actions are the result of a
simple mistake or oversight.
In closing I leave you with the story
of retired RCMP Commissioner L.H.
Nicholson and his personal experience
with firearms registration. As reported in
Outdoor Canada -
Back in the mid-1970s, when gun owners
were fi ghting the sillier aspects of then
justice minister Ron Basford’s gun
control legislation, one of the principle
speakers for common sense was the late
Colonel Len Nicholson. Nicholson was
the commissioner of the RCMP in the
1930s and at that time an advocate of
registration of handguns.
In the ‘70s, Nicholson spent much of his
own time, money and effort traveling the
country speaking out against registration
of sporting arms. “Had I known in 1934
what I know today,” he said, “I would
have had nothing to do with it. Mere
registration has never solved a crime
and only harasses the legitimate gun
owner.” Nicholson warned gun clubs
never to accept registration of their
sporting rifl es. “It is simply the thin edge
of the wedge towards confi scation, and
serves no legitimate useful purpose,” he
said.
Source: Outdoor Canada “REGISTER YOUR
PROTEST – March 1994 Issue, Page 10.
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Letters to the
Dear NFA,
I have come across some .303 British ammunition via inheritance,
and I don’t know much about old ammunition like this.
From left to right in both images are
1) silver colored bullet with no paint on tip, markings on head are
“1942 DAO” looks like two letters stamped on top of each other
VII
2) silver colored bullet with pale green paint on tip, and markings
on head are “K1941 QV”
3) copper colored bullet with red paint on tip, and markings on
head are “DAO and what looks like two letters stamped on top of
each other “VII 44”
Can you tell me what the markings
and tip colors mean?
C.
Dear C.
The three cartridges shown are .303
British Military :
1942 DAQ VII ( the O is actually a Q with a broad arrow
stamped on top)
The markings indicate Manufactured in 1942 at Dominion Arsenal
in Brownsburgh Quebec in 1942. The VII indicates mark seven
ammunition suitable for aircraft use.
K1941 QV Manufactured in 1941by Kynoch,Witton,Birmingham,
U.K. Green tip indicates armour piercing bullet The QV Mark
appears to indicate This cartridge is a proof load (Extremely high
pressure load for testing a firearm) I would advise you NOT to
fire this one as it may be unsafe to do so.
DAQ 44 VII Manufactured in 1944 by Dominion Arsenal
Brownsburgh Quebec. It is a tracer round suitable for Aircraft use.
If you have an interest in identifying and collecting ammunition
you might consider buying a copy of THE CARTRIDGE GUIDE
by Ian V.Hogg from Stackpole Books isbn 0-8117-1048-3
AACR2.
I read the June/July 2009
Canadian Firearms Journal and
was taken aback by the article
“Killing You Softly”........... the
ion cleanse is a well known
scam....... I respect the NFA and
it’s Management but I caution you
and your credibility in promoting
this article / practitioner !
I researched this process years
ago when a friend of mine went
for a ion cleanse, she was so
impressed at the visible toxins
(that were removed from her
body) that she wanted to buy
one...... a quick search of the net
explained that the color/sludge
that forms, is due entirely...... to
electrode conversion.
Attached is a link to one of many
articles..... .
http://www.devicewatch.org/
reports/aquadetox.shtml
Regards
Jay
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Editor
Hi Jay
Thanks for your concern.
The images displayed with the article are those
of a pistol club president who saw swelling
reduced in his damaged, arthritic knees... with
no change in diet.
Dr. Thompson has dozens of testimonials from
clients who’ve seen immediate improvement.
People who want her to join their MLM
programs or sell their wares constantly
approach her. She tests and sifts through a lot
of promises.
Claims that the sludge is formed by “electrode
conversion” are false. With no feet in the water
the same array merely turns the water a slight
orange hue. I have tested this repeatedly.
Quackwatch, Devicewatch, and similar sites
exist solely to protect the monopoly of Western
Allopathic Medicine... the same industry
responsible for an admitted 90,000 annual
malpractice deaths in the USA alone.
Anyone who trusts those
sites is also likely to believe
Wikipedia is a valid source,
and that The Toronto Star and
CBC provide unbiased news.
David Chappelle for CFJ
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Katey Montague -
Growing Up Guns
Montague has spent the majority of
KATEY her youth involved in the battle for
our gun rights.
Her entry into the fray was not like most of ours, however.
For most of us, we entered this battle willingly, and with
full knowledge of what was ahead. Not so for Katey.
At age 12, her introduction to our battle was watching
five large policemen arrest and drag her father out of
the Dryden gun show, where he was in the middle of
purchasing a saddle for her horse.
The Ontario Provincial Police officers left her there. Alone
and crying.
Katey was the pawn the OPP officers used to get Donna
Montague, her mother, out of the family home. The officers
who arrested Bruce Montague intentionally left the 12-yearold
girl unattended in the gun show to ensure this.
Since her twelfth birthday Katey Montague’s life has
centered around gun rights. It wasn’t her choice, but she
made a decision as a result of that traumatic event. She
would fight back.
When she was thirteen she made her first video on the
Firearms Act. It was about the more obscene errors in the
gun registry, including how they registered Brian Buckley’s
soldering guns, and its first confirmed shooting victim,
15-year-old Martin Angnatok. Martin’s alleged killer,
Abraham Zarpa, has never been brought to trial and most
likely never will, despite the fact that everyone, including
the police and Crown prosecutors, know exactly who
murdered young Martin Angnatok. (http://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=iJggEvIlsJ4)
Katey has gone on to create dozens of videos which she
publishes frequently to her own channel on YouTube,
the popular video sharing site, http://www.youtube.com/
KateysFirearmsFacts.
“Our rights come from God, not some stupid politician”,
she says frankly. “They’re not God, and it’s up to all of us
to make sure they are reminded of that fact.”
Her grasp of her God-given rights and her intense
determination to protect them has inspired people across
Canada and the United States.
“Kate you’re an intelligent mature young adult, keep up the
great work!” writes one viewer.
Another writes: “I absolutely LOVE what your doing for
Gun Laws in your country. Keep up the excellent work. As
a Police Officer in Virginia, take it from me, you understand
what the politicians never will.”
Her videos cover a variety of topics, including the Ontario
Provincial Government’s use of the controversial Proceeds
of Crime Act to seize the Montague family home.
“My dad had the audacity to challenge their stupid gun
law”, she says in her video. “In retaliation they steal our
home using legislation that they said would stop drug
dealers and gangs.”
A few of her videos deal with the murder of police
officers across Canada. One of these profiles Laval Police
Constable Valérie Gignac. She was murdered by a man
who, despite an existing firearms prohibition order, still had
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in his possession the very firearms listed in that prohibition
order when he was arrested for Gignac’s murder.
“If that’s not the most useless law on the books, I don’t know
what is” Katey says in the video.
She ends this particular video by asking, “How many more
fine police officers like Valérie Gignac have to die before we
start enforcing firearms prohibitions on violent criminals?”
It’s a good question, and one politicians from coast to coast
so far refuse to answer.
Some of her other videos are of a more dramatic nature,
and question what a woman should do when faced with an
attacker. One such video, titled “Rape Prevention: Two
Options”, has over 70,000 viewers alone.
To date her videos on Youtube have received over 950,000
views, and at the current viewing rate she will see her one
millionth viewer sometime in September. That’s pretty
amazing for a young woman, and a pretty powerful showing
for the idea that one twelve-year-old girl had after coming
face-to-face with the overwhelming power of the State.
Katey Montague graduates high school this year, and will be
off to college in the fall.
While she speaks her mind openly and frequently online,
at home in Dryden, Ontario it’s a different story. There she
is very shy about her internet fame. She doesn’t talk much
about it at school, and was embarrassed when friends first
found her videos online.
“It’s (the videos) something I like to do, something I have
a lot of fun with, but it’s a family thing. We’re all pretty
passionate about our rights, about being self-reliant. School
is different, and it’s just awkward seeing myself on the
screen like that.”
University this fall is an exciting prospect for Katey. She
has been accepted into three universities, but hasn’t made her
choice just yet. Whichever institute of higher learning she
chooses, that campus will be much richer for it.
She plans to study acting, and credits her Youtube videos and
her theatre performances in many Dryden plays for inspiring
her to get serious about acting as a career choice.
As for her immediate future?
“I’m spending the summer working and hanging with my
brothers before going to university in the fall. And keep an
eye on my Youtube site... I’ve got lots more videos coming!”
Keep up the great work Katey. There’s hope for Canada yet!
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y: Dr. Gary Mauser
Does Disarming
Civilians
Contribute to
Political Stability?
Africa drives the United Nations.
Not Africans, mind you, just
concern about Africans among the bien
pensants. Groups like IANSA argue
that the chaos and civil turmoil in
Africa demonstrates that firearms must
be controlled. By the UN.
In this article I will first review recent
developments at the UN that have
the potential to disarm law-abiding
civilians in countries that are stable
and prosperous, and then I will
examine the link between armed
civilians and political instability that is
used to justify international campaigns
to demonize guns.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi
Annan exemplifies the UN when
he argues that access to firearms
“contributes to violence and political
instability” which in turn damages
“development prospects and imperils
human security.” Ban Ki-moon has
now replaced Kofi Annan as UN
Secretary General but there has been
no change in the UN’s approach to
guns.
Three programs in particular bear
watching.
UN Biennial Meeting
on Small Arms - the
Programme of Action on
Small Arms
The UN Biennial Meeting of States
on the Programme of Action (POA)
is scheduled for next summer in New
York. A variety of proposals to restrict
civilian access to firearms will again
be on the table for discussion. The
World Forum will be active at the POA
on behalf of civilian firearms owners
around the world.
As I’ve reported in previous issues of
CFJ, every two years the “Conference
to Review Progress Made in the
Implementation of the Programme
of Action to Prevent, Combat and
Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small
Arms and Light Weapons in All Its
Aspects” meets at the United Nations
Headquarters in New York. The POA
last met in 2006; the next is scheduled
in 2010. The World Forum will be
there to defend the rights of civilian
firearms owners.
UN Firearms Protocol
The UN disarmament think tank in
Geneva, UNIDIR, has released a report
on “post-manufacturing marking of
firearms.” The government of Canada
paid for this report. It should come as
no surprise that the Foreign Affairs
Department strongly supports UN
initiatives to restrict civilian firearms
ownership. Copies are available from
UNIDIR, at http://www.unidir.org/bdd/
books_10.php?form_langue=%25.
Arms Trade Treaty
Two regional meetings on the ATT
have been held, one in Senegal and the
latest in Mexico City, on June 18-19.
The ATT Open Ended Working Group
(OEWG) will meet in New York,
on July 14-18. The World Forum
continues to monitor these meetings
and will be making a public statement.
Civilian Firearms
Ownership and Political
Instability
UN disarmament initiatives can be
considered to be utopian because
their underlying assumptions are not
grounded in reality. Consider the
search for a “global, legally binding
instrument” that will restrict civilian
access to guns. Civilian disarmament
relies upon the belief that eliminating
guns will improve economic
development. This is profoundly
naïve. Not only does it turn a blind
eye to the misuse of firearms by
governments themselves, but also it
presumes that increasingly restrictive
legislation is the most effective way
to solve basic social and economic
problems. Nevertheless, many
educated people share this mindset.
Proving yet again Ronald Reagan’s
famous aphorism, “Well, the trouble
with our liberal friends is not that
they’re ignorant; it’s just that they
know so much that isn’t so.”
The international campaign to
demonize civilian firearm ownership
is driven by a fundamental
misunderstanding about Africa. This
is illustrated by a Ghanaian example.
When firearms are important enough,
but difficult to obtain, people are
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quite capable of making their own. Despite the ban
of local gun production in Ghana, it is estimated that
locals manufacture about 100,000 guns annually. The
UN finds this troubling because some of these guns find
their way into the hands of terrorists and criminals. The
bulk of these guns are bought by local farmers who use
them for hunting and for guarding their farms against
pests. Unsurprisingly, many Ghanaians prefer locally
manufactured guns that are durable as well as affordable.
Despite recognizing the corruption and incompetence of
many governments in Africa, the UN favors a complex
licensing and registration scheme resembling the
Canadian gun registry that has proved to be expensive
and ineffective.
The UN’s failure to grasp African realities is not limited
to guns. A recent analysis by a Ghanaian economist,
Dambisa Moyo, exposes the evils created by foreign aid,
which she calls “Dead Aid.” She urges shifting the focus
to economic development, since government is more of a
problem than a solution.
Does civilian firearms ownership contribute to political
instability or does it provide a bulwark against political
corruption and tyranny? Anecdotes abound. Certainly the
founders of countries as diverse as Switzerland, the United
States, and Israel have historically placed their faith in an
armed citizenry.
James Madison in the Federalist Papers argued that the
United States had “the advantage of being armed, which the
Americans possess over the people of almost every other
nation.” Republican theorists, such as Machiavelli, argue
that the “citizen-warrior” is essential to a republic. Political
theorist Robert E. Shalhope summarized this position, by
saying, “To Machiavelli the economic independence of the
citizen and his ability and willingness to become a warrior
were the most dependable protections against corruption.”
In our own times, we can see that Israel, no less than
Switzerland, depends upon an armed populace for its
continued existence.
On the other hand, it is not hard to find countries where
easy access to firearms menaces public safety and threatens
to destabilize government. Guns in the hands of warlords
in the Ivory Coast or the Congo demonstrably reduce
individual freedom and undermine efforts to construct
stable societies. As well, arms shipments to terrorists in
Gaza or Lebanon do not contribute to political stability,
either within these countries or in Israel.
A paper by David Kopel and two colleagues is now
available (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_
id=1090441) that empirically examines the link between
civilian firearms ownership and political instability in
countries. What follows is a very brief review.
In a very readable article, these authors, after analyzing
the best available data, found three statistically significant
relationships: [a] more guns = less corruption, [b] more
guns = more economic freedom; and [c] more guns = more
economic success.
This study joins many others that refute the UN rationale
for civilian disarmament.
The relationship is not as simple as ideologues claim. It
is still not clear what is the cause and what is effect: are
guns a cause or a consequence of prosperity? Wherever the
truth lies, the claim that more guns is associated with more
instability found no support in this study.
Table 1: Firearms Ownership Quartiles Compared with Liberty Indices
Quartile Firearms Per 1,000
Population
Freedom in the World
(1–7, lower is better)
Corruption Perceptions
Index (0 –10, higher is
better)
Index of Economic
Freedom (0 –100, higher
is better)
1 388 1.93 7.09 69.79
2 145 2.8 4.35 63.59
3 81 2.53 4.75 62.57
4 24 2.32 4.31 63.03
Average 2–4 84 2.56 4.47 63.06
source: Kopel, David B., Carlisle Moody & Howard Nemerov. Is there a Relationship between Guns and Freedom? Comparative Results
from 59 Nations. TEXAS REVIEW OF LAW & POLITICS. Vol. 13, 2009. Available from SSRN, http://ssrn.com/abstract=1090441
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Legal Corner
The continued persecution of law-abiding
firearms owners in this country has a long
and sordid history.
Allan Carlos, Dave Lind, Bruce and Donna
Montague, John Rew, Jonathan Logan and
Jeremy Swanson (see in-depth article later in
this issue) are just a few of the thousands of
men and women who have been caught in the
trap of the Firearms Act.
None of these people deserved what they
got. While it is true that Bruce Montague specifically and
intentionally went out to get charged under the Firearms Act,
what he wanted and what he got were two vastly different
things. (He was never charged under the FA, and they seized
his home under Ontario’s “Proceeds of Crime” legislation.)
The current mind-set of our politicians and law-enforcement
brass stems from a document issued in 1978 by Justice
Minister Ron Basford to Solicitor General Jean-Jacques Blais.
The document, “The Police Function in Canada as
a Control and Enforcement Agency” outlined the
rationale and methodology for disarming the Canadian
public. (You can download a copy of the document
from http://www.diarmani.com).
Prior to the passage of Bill C-51, the administration’s
opinion was two-fold:
That in the face of mass civil disobedience the use
of force had limited capabilities, and
That in the face of mass civil disobedience
the display of available force would not have
credibility.
Why not? Well, if the population is armed as well
as police forces when those forces decide to show
this “display of available force”, we good Citizens
would scoff at them and tell them to pound sand.
The “Police Function” in Canada
This “police function” is also the source of what
today is lovingly referred to as “Officer Safety”...
that little catch-phrase we hear every time there is an
incident involving a civilian being shot or tazered or
otherwise incapacitated by police officers.
“[T[he absence of fi rearms in the hands of the Public
would increase the safety of a Patrolman’s work.”
The majority of the document deals with how
Police will deal with gun owners, gun businesses
and shooting clubs, and, in the case of amnesties,
how the government will circumvent the amnesty and charge
individuals if any firearm turned in under an amnesty was
later found to have been used in a crime of any kind.
At a minimum, a search warrant and firearms prohibition
order would be sought. Should anything arise out of such
fishing expeditions, charges would be pursued immediately.
It is Part 5 of this letter, however, that is the most frightening.
The second paragraph, which outlines an example of when to
seize a firearm from a civilian, ends chillingly this way:
“The foregoing is an example and personnel are invited
to use ingenuity in this regard.”
Such examples of “ingenuity” might include sending
CPIP notices nation-wide in the hopes that some police
officer will stop Dave and Amanda Lind as they moved
their family from Ontario to
Alberta. That “ingenuity”
led to Dave Lind being
arrested and charged for
improper storage of firearms,
despite the fact that he was
NOT in violation of the law,
and had all the paperwork
required by law to own
every firearm in his
possession.
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In the voir dir before his scheduled trial, the judge threw
out the case because the actions of the police were so
reprehensible. To quote the learned Judge G.B. Shaner:
“Section 117.02 in the Criminal Code requires exigent
circumstances to be prevailing and, of course, when the
search in this case was done, any argument based on exigent
circumstances is hollow since the police had already seized
the vehicle and transported it to the detachment and had the
defendant and his family in a position where the vehicle could
not be removed therefore exigent circumstances did not exist.”
“In summary, I find that a very serious violation of the
accused’s Charter of Rights under section 8 has occurred
and that section 24(2) of the Charter must come into play to
ensure the good repute of the administration of justice and the
evidence must be and is hereby excluded pursuant to section
24(2). 1 cannot and do not find that the police acted in good
faith in this particular case nor that they truly felt a potentially
dangerous situation existed. Neither do I find the police
acted reasonably in this case by searching for registration
documents on the motor vehicle but, instead, used that
particular concept to perform an illegal search. The defendant,
throughout, had protested the ongoing seizure and search and
offered authorization papers for possession of the firearms and
the operation of the bus.”
Dave Lind tried to sue the police for their violation of his
Constitutional Rights. He had been charged with a crime, so
his case went nowhere. Naturally.
Such “ingenuity” might include the case of Ontario’s
Jonathan Login, who was strip-searched in his front yard in
full view of his family and neighbors. To quote the judgment
in his case:
“Moments after arriving home, he was
face down in his driveway and handcuffed.
An automatic weapon was trained on him.
A shotgun was pointed at him, then at his
wife and children who were standing in
the yard of their residence. He was frisked,
arrested for a criminal offence he was
never charged with and then strip-searched
against the trunk of a cruiser, all while
passersby and neighbours watched.”
Mr. Login was finally charged with careless storage of a
firearm, the favourite “catch-all” charge of police forces
across the nation, especially if they’ve violated the rights of
the gun owner in question. You see, it is very difficult to win a
civil lawsuit for damages against a police force
once you have been charged with a crime.
“The legality and constitutional validity of the search of the
Accused’s residence, and particularly, the consent of the
Accused to this search is challenged in this main application.
The Accused seeks to have all evidence of this search
excluded from consideration by this court.”
The over-reaction of the police officers involved in this case
and their callous disregard for the rights of Mr. Logan caused
the judge to conclude:
“All evidence, direct, indirect, real or otherwise obtained
following the arrest of the Accused was obtained in breach
of the Accused’s rights under the Charter. The admission of
such evidence would bring the administration of justice into
disrepute and is in its totality excluded.”
A very small consolation for a three-year legal ordeal that
began with his strip-search in front of his neighbors.
The officers who so grossly violated Mr. Login’s rights have
never been held accountable for their actions.
Such “ingenuity” might include Constable Wayne Gork’s
zealous persecution of Yukon miner Allan Carlos. Sure, Mr.
Carlos had a bad attitude. So what? Does that give police the
right to destroy a man’s life and livelihood?
Apparently the answer to that in
“Yulonslavia”, as writer Jane Gaffin refers to
the Yukon Territory, is a resounding YES!
You see, Constable Gork didn’t like Mr.
Carlos. Nobody knows why, and really,
it doesn’t matter. What does matter is the
incredible lengths Constable Gork was willing
to go through in order to find some crime (real or imagined)
so he could charge Mr. Carlos.
If you’re curious to read about the entire disgusting saga that
is the Allan Carlos case, you can read all about it in “Justice
Served Up Yukonslavia-Style - The Shameful Conspiracy
Behind the Allen Carlos Trilogy”, the book Jane Gaffin wrote
about it, which is available on CD and can be ordered by
calling Mac’s Fireweed Books, Whitehorse, at their toll-free
number: 1-800-661-0508.
Such “ingenuity” might include the case of Alberta’s John
Rew, whose firearms license had expired. To quote the official
police version of events:
“On Monday, April 16th, 2007, at 04:45hrs Drumheller
RCMP with the assistance of the RCMP Emergency Response
Team from Calgary, Alberta executed a Warrant to Search at a
rural property south of the Hamlet of Craigmyle, Alberta, after
conducting an investigation involving firearms offences. The
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Emergency Response Team made entry into a garage
on the property taking one male into custody without
incident.”
An email sent to National Post columnist George Jonas
describes it somewhat differently than the offi cial police
version:
“Last Monday, April 16th, 4 a.m., near the hamlet of
Craigmyle, Alberta, just southwest of Hanna, John Rew,
age 50, was awakened to the sound of a SWAT smoke
grenade smashing through his bedroom window,” wrote
my correspondent. “He was thrown face down on the
fl oor and handcuffed instantly afterward, as a second
smoke grenade exploded through his TV stand in the living
room, burning a hole in the fl oor. “The Drumheller RCMP,
Calgary SWAT, and Red Deer SWAT had come for all
his fi rearms, in particular his registered prohibited and
restricted fi rearms, all legally registered to him.
“Without incident” clearly depends on which end of the
stun grenade you’re located. And does it really take three
SWAT teams for one expired firearms license?
Couldn’t they have just called him on the phone? “Hey Mr.
Rew, are you aware that your fi rearms license is about to
expire? Have you applied to renew it yet?”
Lastly, such “ingenuity”
might include placing
Bruce Montague into a jail
cell and threatening to take
a bulldozer to the beautiful
log home he built with his
own hands if he refused
to tell the police where his
guns were.
The official version is
different, of course. It
always is.
I am left asking myself the same question each and every
time I read about each of these cases and the dozens of
others just like them that cross my desk each year:
Why are Canada’s most law-abiding citizens, who in
generations past could be counted on to stand by the police
come what may, being prosecuted to the full extent of the
law, while gang criminals with extensive violent criminal
records are being utterly ignored?
Why have Canada’s most law-abiding citizens become the
“enemy of the state”?
The government insists that is not the case. Naturally.
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y David Chappelle
Why wasn’t
school like this
when you were
young?
The Quluag School in Clyde River, Nunavut has
a remarkable program -- so amazing that if were
offered across Canada, plenty of adults might be
tempted to whine, beg, plead, and cajole their ways back to
high school.
What’s so marvelous that it could force adults to bury their
memories associated with awkward adolescence, bad hair
days, and algebra exams?
Hunting and fishing are part of the curriculum.
Students can hunt for seals, rabbits, or ptarmigan. Or they
can fish. Each day a different grade goes out on the ice.
The teachers can go with them. Or not.
Hmm... hunting and fishing, with teachers optional. Sounds
like a dream school.
“One of our mandates is to have culturally realistic goals
set for student’s achievements,” said Jukeepa Hainnu,
principal of Quluaq School.
“There are aspects of every day life for children living in
the small communities. They have to learn how to live on
the land, because they will live here all their lives – if they
don’t move.”
Part of that is hunting and fishing.
“Inuit knowledge outlines we have to teach our children
the land skills. To teach the program we also have to teach
sharing.”
The program is a result of Ms. Hainnu’s ongoing discussion
with community elders.
“I do a lot of consultations with elders on child rearing
and how to better teach our youth,” she says. “We learn by
watching and doing. For example, a three-year-old learns to
talk by imitating others. In a similar way we have to show
our kids how to be out on the land -- by watching others
From left, Ruthie, Albert and school principal Jukeepa Hainnu
pose outside Quluaq School in Clyde River Nunavut with the
skin of a student-hunted seal.
who go out on the land with them. They learn independence
and resilience -- even if they don’t catch something.”
Too often youth don’t have resilience today.
“The hunting program teaches them, and gives them hope
they can become independent. The skills don’t have to be
learned first, before they start thinking about themselves.”
When students return from the hunt, they take the game
into the school kitchen. Elder ladies plant themselves in
the kitchen for the month. They teach sealskin and meat
preparation. They cook it and invite other elders in for the
feast.
“We have to teach them how to prepare and share the food
and to service others,” Ms. Hainnu said.
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“In this program the mission was
service. The pride shown in giving to
others -- without receiving payment
-- was invaluable. You could see it on
the student’s faces – the confidence
and pride they received from
feeding the elders. You can sense the
accomplishment that they realized.
When I watched them preparing the
meals, the pride in servicing others was
obvious.”
The program also supports people who
are in need of food. Students who catch
the seal can take half home. The other
half goes to the school, which gives
it to a family in need of food. That
helps create independence within the
community.
“In an academic sense we get marks
and grade percentages,” said Ms.
Hainnu. “In this program they sense
their success through being able to give
to the elders. You don’t have to tell
them they’ve succeeded -- they could
sense it on their own.”
Students cleaned the sealskins to
make into useful items, like mitts.
“It teaches them about providing for
their families,” said Ms. Hainnu. “It
probably doesn’t click to them that they
are being prepared to help their family
group. When they are older they’ll be
capable of becoming independent.”
The program has been going for
about five years. Hunting, fishing, net
making, sewing, and sealskin cleaning
are included in the training.
“We learn things, so we revise and
adapt. Sometimes we change a little bit.
One thing we incorporated is fishnet
making. On a blizzard day when they
can’t go out, they’ll make nets. That
lets them learn how to be resourceful.”
Land skills comprise one portion of
what is taught. Students are also trained
in other educational aspects, as if they
were in a southern environment. Except
that they’re not.
“Realistically we’re in a very cold
climate, and we have to teach them
how to survive in the cold. It often
reaches minus 50 degrees Celcius.”
The only clothing that is truly warm
enough is made from seal and caribou
skin. Store-bought is not as warm as
locally made clothing. Store-bought
soaks through and you begin to freeze
immediately. A seal lives in the water,
so sealskin is waterproof.
“Right now [early June] we have
24-hour sunshine,” said Ms Hainnu.
“Probably lots of boys are using the
skills they learned through our program
to help bring in food for their families
and their communities.”
When hunting, students wait for the
seal to appear at one of three or four
holes. Several students are stationed
around each hole. The seal has no
choice but to come up for air. When it
does, the students are waiting to shoot
it. Most of the rifles used are .223
caliber.
Two girls got their first seals this
year. The school and members of the
community celebrated the first catch.
The school closes end of May, because
that’s when most families are going out
on the land. They’re gone for months.
Tracking some students down is
difficult. On the last day of school, we
managed to speak with two.
It was Ruthie Mingeriak’s first time
hunting. It wasn’t the first time she’d
fired a gun, but nobody had ever taken
her target practicing. And it was her
first time killing a seal.
“I was on the ice and the seal was
maybe seven feet away,” she said. “We
Ruthie relaxes with family and friends
at a community fi shing derby and
picnic on the sea ice in celebration of
the end of the school year.
were on the flowage – there’s open
water with seals and other animals in
there. Usually flowage is in spring. We
can hunt all year long. It’s easier during
the winter... you have to wait until the
seal breathes.”
When complimented on her hunting
prowess, and that most hunters would
be amazed to learn she got a seal on her
first try, Ruthie replied, “Me too”.
She’d been hunting before with family,
but had only followed.
“Girls don’t usually go hunting,”
Ruthie said. “They stay here and sew. I
guess it was special for the girls to go
hunting with guys. It was good.”
Would she go again?
“I’d like to go with the students. This
is my last year of school, so I don’t
know. I’m not sure if I’ll be going with
students again. I’d go with friends and
family.”
On this hunting excursion she had a bit
of “coaching”.
“My sister was with me and she told
me to shoot when it got up for air.”
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When asked about her favorite part of the hunt, Ruthie replied,
“When I shot it I was happy.”
Were there any parts of hunting she didn’t like?
“None. I loved it. It was fun.”
It’s Albert Panipak’s last year at school --- provided he passes his
exams.
On weekends he goes hunting, from one to three times a month. He
started when he was 13; he’s 17 now.
“Close to spring is the best time,” he said. “It’s not that cold. It’s
fun in summer... we go by boat. There’s still ice, but no breathing
holes. The seals are on the ice when it’s sunny out.”
He goes hunting with the school and his grandfather. Albert likes
that he’ll be able to teach his children and grandchildren about
hunting.
What does he like best about hunting?
“I get to be with my grandfather. And catching the seal.”
The only part he doesn’t like is when the weather gets really cold,
in the winter.
“The women clean it, but we harvest it or butcher it. We get the
meat from the seal, not the gut. And the skin.”
Albert uses a .30-30 Winchester. “We stand next to the breathing
hole. It’s pretty easy to hit a seal standing next to a breathing hole.
But sometimes you miss.”
Many thanks to teacher Deborah Tobin for providing background
information, arranging interviews, and granting us permission to
use her photos.
Albert (left) and Ruthie display a student-hunted seal skin in
front of the carving of an Inuit hunter in Quluaq School, Clyde
River, Nunavut.
I’ve a confession to make.
When Michelle Jean was appointed Governor
General of Canada, I made a snap judgment.
Immediately I concluded – in typical human
fashion (without any facts) – that her appointment
was strictly political, and that she was awarded the
position only because she was not white and not
male.
Turns out I was wrong. And I offer Ms. Jean my
apology.
A source of vitamins and nutrients, seal flesh has
sustained the Inuit for centuries.
Recently our governor general caused a tiny
international stir when she consumed a raw seal
heart during an Inuit ceremony.
Well, pride may be a sin, but I’m human, and when
she did that I was proud to be Canadian... for two
reasons:
1. We had a non-white leader many years ahead of
our southern neighbors.
2. She didn’t fold when a handful of city-ots tried
to smother her under the wet blanket of political
correctness. She stood up for the traditional
practices of an ancient culture. And she did so with
class.
“The heart is a delicacy,” Ms. Jean said. “It is the
best you can offer to your guest. It is the best that is
offered to the elders. It would have been an insult
and it’s not in my nature to stay at a distance and
not participate.
“This activity is part of the way of life of thousands
of people in our country... in the North... in the
Arctic... in the East... also in coastal regions. It is
part of their way of life. It is part of their economy.
It is done in a sustainable way... a very respectful
way. And I respect that. People have to accept the
diversity of realities.”
Way to go, Ms. Jean.
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y Christopher di Armani
The Heinous Case of
Jeremy Swanson
world wars-after personally firing them at a legitimate shooting
range. I have made visits to arms vaults in South Africa and the
USA.”
“This was undertaken with approval and support of the Canadian
War Museum and I was accompanied by an OPP officer at the time
of the firing evaluations and who assisted me in the evaluation.”
Jeremy Swanson was born in South Africa.
He was a member of the South African
Military, and was in both active service as
well as the militia and reserves. His training
and service in the anti-aircraft artillery regiment
began in 1972 and lasted until he emigrated to
Canada in 1987.
On April 26, 1985 he married Susan Scott and
began what can only be described as a happy
and normal marriage.
In 1985, due to the political unrest prevalent at
the time, Jeremy taught his wife how to fire a
carbine to help defend her family.
“She was not afraid of the firearms then, and
accepted our possession of them as part of living
in South Africa.”
Jeremy considers himself a student of history,
in general, and of firearms and ballistics in
particular.
“As such I consider myself as an expert on the
history of warfare and the armaments of war. It
has been an interest I have followed since I was
very young and all based on the history I learned
from my Father and Grandfathers.”
“Part of my interest has been the firing and
evaluation of antique military firearms. I have
undertaken and written a comparison and
evaluation report on Canadian Army Rifles of
the 1st and 2nd World Wars and a German-made
bolt action rifle of the Boer War as well as both
He emigrated to Canada with his wife Susan and daughter Kirsten
early in 1987. The emigration process took eighteen months, during
which time his background and qualifications were thoroughly
checked out. This included fingerprinting and an Interpol check.
His wife and daughter were already Canadian citizens.
The Swanson family landed in Montreal in October of 1987, and
moved to Ottawa in February 1988. In 1989 they bought their first
home, and in 1990 their son Andrew Swanson was born.
In 1992 Jeremy joined the Canadian War Museum as a civil servant
and began what was to become a very successful career there.
Their youngest daughter Heather was born in 1995.
The family thrived, and by 1999 both Jeremy and Susan’s careers
were enjoying great success.
Susan was running her own business, Brain Injury Management
(later renamed Swanson and Associates) which had been started
and supported by both spouses. Jeremy enjoyed a high profile and
highly successful career at the Canadian Museum of Civilization War
Museum. He was well known in both radio and television, as well as
in the diplomatic, veteran, and government circles.
In 1994 and 1997 he received the Corporation’s Top Employee
Award (1st out of 640 employees). In 1996 he was recommended for
the Order of Canada.
By 1999 the stress of his job he began a period of sick leave from his
job due to physical and emotional burnout.
In the fall of 2000 the Swansons bought their “dream home” and
moved into it in November of that year.
On December 14, 2000 Jeremy left for a trip to Cape Town, South
Africa. His wife Susan encouraged him to take the trip in the hopes
it would help Jeremy recover from the stress and burnout of his job.
His trip was scheduled for six weeks, and during that time he and
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Susan talked frequently on the telephone. The relationship
between the couple appeared normal throughout his trip,
with no hint of what was to come.
When he left his home for what would be the last time, his
firearms were cleaned, trigger-locked and stored in a CSAapproved
firearms safe. All ammunition was
stored separately and locked up, as per the
relevant storage regulations of the day. Both
sets of keys to the safe were left in the family
home, and to which his wife Susan had sole
access.
In what can only be described as the ultimate
“Dear John” letter, Jeremy learned of the
separation and divorce proceedings instituted
against him while in South Africa. Susan’s
lawyers sent him the divorce papers by
email. Advised in the lawyer’s email “not to
come home” or Susan would call the police,
Jeremy was advised that all the locks and
alarm codes had been changed.
The shock of being over 9,000 miles away
from home when he received this news
rocked Jeremy to his core. He thought
everything had been fine when he left home.
He didn’t realize at the time that he was
being set up by his wife and her lawyer.
Upon arriving back in Canada, Jeremy had to
find a place to live. He’s never seen the home
he worked so hard for since.
Jeremy worked hard at mediation to salvage his marriage.
Unfortunately, his wife Susan had made up her mind. She
wanted no part of reconciliation or mediation. Her decision
was clear. She wanted a divorce.
“There was not and never has been any domestic violence
scenario, nor has my wife ever alleged there was. There
was no alcohol or drug abuse, nor was there any infidelity.”
He was subjected to the standard “legally-advised rhetoric”
of being “controlling and emotionally abusive” in the
documents filed in court. Despite that, no restraining order
was issued.
April of 2001 is where things began to get really ugly
for Jeremy Swanson. Without ever having examined
Mr. Swanson, Dr. Maggie Mamen, the psychiatrist for
his children and a personal friend of Susan Swanson’s,
recommended that Jeremy’s firearms be removed from the
family home because she “feared a murder-suicide”.
Jeremy Swanson underwent tests with his own psychologist
as a result. Despite the lasting shock and pain experienced
as a result of the separation from his family, Jeremy showed
no signs of mental disorder, or imbalance or paranoia. This
finding was formally included in a report.
It didn’t matter. The Firearms Act is very clear when a
spouse “feels threatened” and makes no allowances for
facts to the contrary. Jeremy learned later through court
documents that Susan
Swanson called the
“[T]he blinkered ideologues who
punish responsible gun users for
the sins of criminals; police who
automatically privilege the idle or
fabricated concerns of disaffected
women over men’s property and
civil rights; and governments who
continue to throw good money after
bad in perpetuating an institution
that fails utterly to deter gun
crime, but succeeds magnificently
in stigmatizing an identifiable
minority of law-abiding citizens
as criminals in
waiting.”
-- Barbara Kay
National Post
Columnist
police in April 2001
and showed officers
through the home,
displaying where
various items were
“stashed”.
Bear in mind, all
Jeremy Swanson’s
firearms were stored
in a metal safe as per
current law, and the
safe was secured with
an alarm when he left
for South Africa in
December 2000. In
April when the police
went through his home
to remove them at his
wife’s request, things
were quite different.
A machete was placed
under the bed in the
master bedroom, his
firearms were located
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in various rooms of the house “for obvious effect” Jeremy
relates. The police seized his small firearms collection, and
called in the bomb squad to remove two inert grenades and
a bag of empty shell casings they incorrectly identified as
explosives.
folding camp shovel, my presentation Ghurkha knife and
many other items confiscated by the police in the ‘raid’
on my home. They’re in the property room of the Ottawa
Police Service. To this day, despite court orders to do so, I
cannot get the Ottawa Police to return my property.”
In January of 2002 Jeremy Swanson returned to his job
at the Canadian War Museum, only to be told that he had
been “dismissed”. In addition to his ongoing divorce and
custody battle, Jeremy was now embroiled in a wrongful
dismissal suit. This suit was ultimately resolved in
February 2003 after a thirteen month battle, where Jeremy
received a settlement for personal damages. The amount of
that settlement is confidential.
“Susan created a negative
impression of me that was
entirely lacking in truth. This
has devastated me, ruined my
career prospects and destroyed
any hope of renewing my
former career.”
In November 2003 Jeremy’s
lawyer attended a judicial
pre-trial regarding the seizure
of his firearms collection and
other personal belongings.
How there can be a “pretrial”
when there are no
charges pending against him
is something Jeremy Swanson
does not understand to this
day.
“I was never arrested, I was never charged with any crime,
and I was never ever even interviewed by the police!”
On December 21, 2004 he lost custody of his children, and
was ordered to sign over his equity in the family home to
his wife.
In December 2004 he was offered $10,000 to “disappear”,
on the condition he waived his right to any proceeds
of the family home and of the couple’s belongings.
Understandably, he refused.
In January 2005 the judge ruled against Jeremy in the
divorce proceedings and awarded everything the couple
owned to his wife. He lost his home and all equity in it. He
has no idea where most of his former possessions are.
“I suspect they are in the dump - including all my family
heirlooms.”
“To this very day I have not ever
been interviewed or even met any
of the police officers involved.
Nor have I broken the law, been
arrested or charged with any crime
of any sort whatsoever. Yet I have
lost my children, my home, my
property and have been reduced
to continued abject poverty and
deprivation.”
-- Jeremy Swanson
As for his children, Jeremy Swanson has not seen them
in almost eight years. During the custody hearing the
judge imposed contact provisions that were ultimately
unacceptable to Jeremy Swanson.
Jeremy is justifiably frustrated at the ordeal he’s been
through. His life turned irrevocably with an email in 2001.
Since then it’s been court battle after court battle where
everyone is stacked against him.
Police officers who have never met
him, let alone interviewed him,
sided with his wife. Psychologists
who have never so much as said
hello to him have “concluded” that
he is a danger to others. Armed
with that “diagnosis”, the police
have stonewalled Jeremy at every
opportunity, and continue to do so to
this day.
“I have never been charged with a
crime. I have never been questions
by police in respect to any crime.
I have never been arrested or
investigated by any police force
anywhere in the world, yet my life
has been destroyed.”
Unknown to him at the time of his separation, his wife
Susan was undergoing psychological treatment and care,
and was on a drug regime.
“She did exhibit strange behaviour however and I was only
able to realize this in retrospect.”
While he has never been allowed to see or inspect the items
taken from his home, Jeremy Swanson finds it interesting
that “three Ottawa Police Officers were disciplined and fired
in the three year period after the seizure of my property,
all of them for stealing items from the Ottawa Police Arms
Vault.”
From the time he left the country in December 1999 until
the police seized his firearms collection, nothing in Jeremy
Swanson had changed. He had agreed to every condition
given to him in an email from his wife’s lawyer, delivered
while he visited family over 9,000 miles away from Ottawa.
Ironically, he knows exactly where his firearms are.
“My firearms are as well as many other items like my
camping axe, machete, my late Father’s pen knife, my
“I’ve lost everything: My family, my property, the home
equity and any hope of financial stability or stable career.
Justice has been completely denied me. Fairness and truth
have similarly eluded me. I have been destroyed by the
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State and legal
system. ”
On February 26,
2009 Jeremy
Swanson finally got
back some of the
property seized by
the Ottawa Police
back in 2001.
Among the items
returned are the
following: a shoulder
holster that does
not belong to him,
a broken BB gun,
a bandolier from
Okinawa in 1945
that was given to
him by an American
friend, a telescopic
sight, a machete, a
hunting knife, leather
cartridge holders and
a trigger lock.
The request from Jeremy’s lawyer to the Ottawa Police, attempting to discover exactly what the
Ottawa Police Service seized from Jeremy’s home. No such inventory has ever been provided.
Jeremy’s firearms collection comprises the following:
1 - Swedish Mauser/Husquvarna 6.5 X 55 caliber M38 1943 vintage bolt action rifle no
670590
1 - No 3 Mk 2 P-14 Springfield mark 22 .303 1940’s vintage bolt action rifle no ERA 92271
1 - Rossi 1894 Winchester- copy lever action carbine .38 special caliber no K 0 27629
1 - No 3 Lee-Enfield BSA-manufactured .303 rifle (Royal Siamese Armoury-1922 vintage
no. 8227
“No-one in
government,
at the firearms
movements, the
media or the legal
fraternity in Ottawa
will help me. And
tonight I have to
sleep on top of 6
boxes of my own
property because
I have no place to
store them either.
This is the final and
most outrageous
indignity delivered
by my adopted
country on a lawabiding
once
proud citizen- to
sleep on top of
my own property
taken from my
own home without
my permission, my
knowledge, a warrant
or even a reason.”
“Its a reminder to
me as I stare at these
boxes that with this
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story comes the realization that the moment they ‘attended’
my home, I lost my children, my house, the equity in it,
the RRSP’s, the furniture, all my heirlooms (some going
back to the 1680’s) and property, my clothes, my books,
my CD’s, every cent and item of value that was once mine,
everything which I loved was effectively lost to me on that
day.
Along the way that would eventually include my career,
my status and social standing, my dignity, my health and
everything else that once held me up as a model citizen,
good father, husband and friend to many. With this too I
now face the social ‘coup de grace’ this being my flawless,
positive, productive and completely crime-free record of
citizenship. The life of a once good man. Ruined forever
by people with too much power, too little to do and far too
much time to reflect on the fact.“
“I want my case to stand as a prime example of what has
been happening to husbands and fathers all over Canada,
every day, because of the biased and discriminatory
Family Law system. With assumed guilt from the point of
separation, fathers spend years attempting to prove their
innocence and their right to co-parent their children. Some
never make it. “
Jeremy Swanson has never been arrested.
Jeremy Swanson has never been charged with any crime.
Jeremy Swanson has lost everything. It all began with one
person making an unsubstantiated claim against him. The
police took it from there.
Jeremy Swanson could be you tomorrow, if you’re not
very very careful.
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What Jeremy Wants
I am in defence of my reputation and character and
good social standing and wish to be completely
exonerated.
I want all my property returned
I want the CPIC record wiped clean and returned to its
original status. This goes for all police records on the
incident as well.
I want my firearms checked and accounted for and
retained for storage at the police vault until I am ready
to collect them. I will not accept destruction of my
firearms or any of my property.
I want to inspect all of my other property and then
have all that I cannot store safely be returned in the
care and custody of my military friend.
I want an apology from the police - especially from the
Chief of Police for the horrors he has put me through.
I want the judge to issue leave to sue the Crown and
the Police for punitive damages for their heinous
actions in this case. I want the police and others
involved to face censure for their actions.
I want costs to be awarded to me and my lawyer.
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Firearms Rights are the canary in the coal mine;
whose death warns the miners they must act now to
save themselves or likewise perish. “Gun control”
laws are killing our firearms Rights. While the loss of our
firearms Rights might not presage the immediate loss of
our lives, (the documentary “Innocents Betrayed” by JPFO
shows where we will ultimately end up) we must consider
the motivation, and the source of that motivation, for
disarming civilians. That is what “gun control” is: civilian
disarmament.
“Gun control” is sold as a public safety issue. Always and
without exception. Funny thing is, more “gun control”
always leads to more violent crime. Always and without
exception. The websites GaryMauser.net, JohnLott.org and
DaveKopel.com contain a host of well-researched articles
that reveal the truth of this statement.
If “public safety” is a straw man, then what is the real
purpose of “gun control”?
Historical documents generally recommend “gun control”
as a means of preventing or at least stacking the deck
against civil disorder, rebellion or all-out revolution. In this
context, “gun control” is a safety measure for politicians
who does not have the best interests of their citizens
foremost in their minds; and in particular for police forces
who prefer a weak and compliant population.
It’s not about Guns. It’s about Control.
The only time a politician or a cop supports “gun control”
is when they already have an “us versus them” attitude.
Whether this attitude derives from corruption or naiveté is
irrelevant. The end result is the same.
We cannot cut these people any slack just because we
can’t prove their motives. There is plenty of evidence
that corruption plays a part. The companies that supply
computer systems for the gun registry and Tasers to the
RCMP greeters at YVR are just two of those “donating”
substantial amounts of cash to the Canadian Association of
Chiefs of Police (CACP).
The CACP then passes on some of this “slush money” to
help fund the Coalition for Gun Control (CGC). Various
government departments also provide grant money to
the CGC for gun control related projects. One could be
forgiven for believing the “coalition” in Coalition for Gun
Control is primarily one of authoritarian-minded segments
of government.
We must not be seduced by the feminine presentation of
gun control. Like a sailor on shore leave, we must peer
beyond the silks and perfume to see the storm trooper
standing before us.
The argument that dismantling the “gun registry” (whatever
happened to dismantling the Firearms Act Mr. Harper?)
will put hundreds of good men and women out of a job
is misleading. Since when were our Rights subject to the
employment of those who daily work to deprive us of
them? To quote a leading philosopher from popular culture,
“Stupid is as stupid does”.
Should we willingly submit to being “clients” of the
Ministry of Pick-Pockets and Peeping Toms? Pierre
Lemieux stands tall and yells “NO!” as loud as he can.
Tossing the Firearms Act in the dustbin would provide
thousands of jobs in gun stores and at private ranges;
these “firearms-wise” bureaucrats could step into these
newly created jobs and do something worthwhile for our
country. The pension wouldn’t be as fat, however, and the
coffee breaks would be shorter, but they’d finally be doing
something productive for society.
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By: Gary Kangas
Canada’s Firearms Heritage
Canada’s Firearms Heritage is eternally in jeopardy! Politicians and
bureaucrats both at the National and Provincial level seem unable to
separate the legal, licensed owners of firearms from gangsters and drug dealers.
The media quotes are based on gun crime where they should be discussing
gang crime. One high-profile Liberal Member of Parliament made a statement
that Canada was superior due to the fact that it had no Second Amendment
guaranteeing ownership of firearms. Another high-profile Liberal Member
of Parliament stated that he opposed the registry and then was one of the
proponents of capping the registry budget at fifty million dollars annually. He
then goes on to say that if doing away with the registry endangers the police he
will vote for its retention.
Gary & Sybil Kangas have produced
Wild West shows, videos and stage
productions. Their writing has been
published in: Trails End Magazine,
Guns & Ammo and the Cowboy
Chronicle plus various newspapers
and journals. They are international
competitors in Cowboy Action
Shooting, life members of the Single
Action Shooting Society (SASS) and
long time members of the National
Firearms Association.
What a stellar strategy! Spend more money on persecuting legal owners which
assuredly endangers police by reducing their budgets. Fifty million a year buys
a great deal of police expertise and manpower to fight gang violence.
The bureaucrats in B.C. are not any better. Their new crime fighting strategy
will focus on the film industry and legal firearms businesses plus strict controls
on the sale of body armour. Brilliant, while the gangsters and drug dealers grow
more powerful, the bureaucrats and politicians will allocate more valuable
police resources to persecuting licensed, legal firearms owners (and allow the
drug trade to flourish).
Canada’s firearms heritage dates back to 1534. Until the 1980’s concealed carry
permits were available. Bank employees were empowered to carry firearms,
individuals in outdoor occupations carried handguns. Many businesses such as
pharmacies routinely kept firearms.
These honest law abiding folk were not responsible for any criminal activity
yet various governments have chosen to focus their efforts on the foregoing
rather than criminals. The dedicated collectors, recreational firearms users and
competitors are not involved in the illicit firearms or drug trade yet they are the
beneficiaries of all the irrational Legislation that is written by those who do not
own firearms for regimes that do not want anyone to own firearms!
Write your Member of Parliament and your MLA. Voice your concerns.
Repeat.
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y Kim Page
When I created Packing In Pink, one of my goals was
to create an environment where women would be
able to learn how to shoot and not feel intimidated. An
environment where they didn’t require a man show them
how to shoot.
Please don’t take that negatively, but there are many
women out there that are uncomfortable having men teach
them how to do something, especially in a male dominated
sport like ours.
With the help of Target Sports Canada and The Grange,
“Ladies Night” was created. All I needed to make it a
success was for women to show up. Word of mouth has
always been one of the strongest ways to advertise, so I set
out to ask my friends for help. New to Packing in Pink is
Samantha Melo, who has the same goals and aspirations as
I for the company. She is helping Packing In Pink grow, as
well as assisting with Ladies Night as a Range Officer.
One Sunday evening a month we host our “Packing in
Pink Ladies Night”. This night is all about encouraging
women to become involved in shooting sports.
Our fees include use of the range, eye and ear protection,
safety and firearms handling instruction, and 20 rounds
for every pistol we have on the line, and 5 rounds for the
rifles. We also supply pizza, drinks and a loot bag for all
the women who attend, which gives us all a chance to talk
and forge new friendships.
The groups of women that have come out so far is very
diverse. Some have husbands or boyfriends that own
firearms, so they want to become more comfortable with
them. Some have a desire to learn how to shoot, and some
just come along to hang out with their friends.
There is one constant though. All of these amazing women
leave with a little more confidence, asking when the next
Ladies Night is being held.
With our pilot project at Target Sports Canada being such a
success, our next goal is to start a “Packing in Pink Ladies
Night” at other ranges in our area, and expand from there.
We encourage all women to visit our website and join our
PIP club. Our clothing line and accessories will appeal
to everyone, not just shooters. Check us out at: www.
packinginpink.com
If you would like to start a “Packing in Pink Ladies Night”
at your club, please contact me at kim@packinginpink.com
or Samantha at samantha@packinginpink.com.
We look forward to hearing from you and helping you get
more ladies involved in this great sport!
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y Bruce Gold
Gang Control thru Gun Control:
Criminal Intelligence Service Canada Reports
Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC), founded
in 1970, has over 380 member agencies. It supports
the production and exchange of criminal intelligence within
the Canadian law enforcement community. Its Central
Bureau operates under the stewardship of the RCMP as
part of its Policing Support Services. CISC’s governing
body, the National Executive Committee, is chaired by the
Commissioner of the RCMP. This article examines their
annual reports from 2004 to 2008 to learn what the RCMP
criminal intelligence unit has to say about gangs, guns and
gun control.
Gangs
The reports highlight a number of critically important facts
about organized crime in Canada (gangs by definition are
part of organized crime). The first understanding is that
guns are inseparable from organized crime. The reports
note that “All organized crime groups are involved in illicit
firearm activities in some manner and individual gang
members often possess numerous firearms of various types.
“ (2004 pg 2)
It is important to understand that criminals do not possess
guns casually or indiscriminately. CISC has established
that “Firearms, particularly semi-automatic handguns,
are used by criminals for their protection, enhancement
of their status and the commission of crimes including
intimidation, assaults and homicides (2005 pg 7).” In
short criminals possess firearms as a necessary part of their
criminal activities and an indispensable tool of their trade.
Accordingly, any effort to prevent criminals and organized
crime elements from possessing or obtaining guns is a
threat to their activities and will be resisted accordingly.
Street gangs, which have been in Canada for at least
a century, began to expand in the 1980’s and are now
strongly associated with the immensely profitable drug
trade. CISC report that “increasingly street gang members
are being encountered with illicit firearms, particularly
semi-automatic handguns. Street gang members usually
have a much higher propensity than more established crime
groups to readily resort to firearms-related violence in
both criminal related activities and in their daily personal
interactions”. (2005 pg 19)
The problem of organized criminal violence, especially
by gangs, is concentrated in urban areas. The 2006 report
identified 300 street gangs in Canada with and estimated
11,000 gang members. (2006 pg 22)
Violence and intimidation are an important part of gang
activity because they are necessary for contract enforcement
and dispute resolution. Existing criminal arbitrators have
little authority, usually based on their ability to engage
in violence or withhold vital services. Gangs often use
violence to intimidate law enforcement, judicial officials
and witnesses. They also use violence to attack rivals for
territory or commercial gain. These disputes erupt into
periods of public violence as gangs fight their turf and drug
wars on city streets.
CISC reports that “many organized crime groups have the
capacity to move commodities both into and out of Canada,
whether through any of the land, air and marine border
areas, is reflective of their level of sophistication.”(2005
pg1) This illegal firearms trade involves both individuals
and organized criminal groups. The illegal drug trade is
the major reason for the illegal trade in firearms because
there are both huge profits and intense competition between
groups and individuals.
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Guns
CISC has found that the majority of
firearms acquired for illegal purposes
are from domestic thefts or smuggled
from the United States. However,
they admit that there is “no known
methodology to accurately estimate
the overall illicit firearms market in
Canada: either the current number of
illicit domestic firearms or the number
of illicit firearms that will enter the
market annually from all sources.”
(2005 pg 23)
As a rough measure of the size of the
illegal market we can note that the
Canadian Police Information Centre,
which has maintained records of lost
or stolen firearms since 1974, has
85,000 firearms (2007 pg 37) recorded
in the system. What percentage of
these are part of the illegal market
versus the percentage merely lost
is unknown. It should also be
remembered that this number only
represents firearms from Canadian
sources and does not include firearms
smuggled in from abroad. Legislation
is only now being put in place to
require and standardized police
reporting of seized firearms.
Smuggling from the U.S is virtually
impossible to stop due to the long
border and the many isolated areas and
unmanned boarder crossings. Most
smuggling intercepts involve only 2
to 5 firearms. It is unclear from the
reports how much of this “smuggling”
is actually guns intended for sale and
how much is simply American gun
owners stopped at the border.
The illegal market is an ongoing
activity but demand is reduced by
the longevity of guns which can
remain functional and in circulation
for decades. CISC reports that
“the involvement of the majority
of criminals is normally limited
to the purchase, use, or occasional
random sale of illicit firearms to other
criminals. There are fewer individual
criminals or crime groups actively
involved in either significant firearm
acquisition or full-time wholesale
retail distribution networks.” (2007 pg
31) Despite the fact that a high end
handgun is currently selling for three
times its retail price (RCMP pg3) the
current supply of firearms makes the
activity too unprofitable to be more
than a secondary activity.
Gun Control Strategy
The CISC reports summarized
above emphasises the problematic
nature of the gang control thru gun
control strategy. The organized
crime groups are deeply committed
to gun ownership as an essential part
of their very profitable businesses.
The current gun supply will last for
decades and is more than adequate to
supply the needs of criminals. This
supply can easily be increased through
smuggling from the US or elsewhere.
Accordingly, any strategy that assumes
that firearms are a “choke point” where
criminal activities can be effectively
hampered is a strategy based on the
most wishful of thinking.
CISC justifies the current two billion
dollar firearms administration system
on the grounds that “strict firearm
controls and regulations have proven
largely effective in preventing
organized crime members from legally
acquiring firearms.” (2005 pg 18)
Unfortunately this happy claim is
both true and completely irrelevant.
Criminals are armed and experiencing
no difficulty acquiring more
firearms as need or fancy dictates.
Consequently, the fact that criminals
are not obtaining firearms “legally” is
nothing more than official posturing
to put the smile of success on abject
failure.
As for current laws, the law against
carrying a weapon and the current
gun storage laws ensure that the lawabiding
are rendered unarmed and
defenceless. Despite justifications
of “public safety” these laws have
not hampered dangerous criminals
and have made it safer and easier for
criminal organizations to terrorize the
public and deter witnesses. These
laws increase the value of firearms
to criminals and encourage criminals
to “tool up” for safety and success.
The American experience of crime
reduction through a combination of
a robust right to self-defence and
the lawful right to carry concealed
firearms is slowly bringing the entire
strategy of crime control through
enforced disarmament into question.
Another official response to failure is
the production of statistics to “prove”
success. If we examine the data from
the RCMP report “Current Trends in
Firearms Trafficking and Smuggling in
Canada November 23, 2007” we find
that for the period Jan 1, 2007 to Sept
30, 2007, they seized 3,851 firearms.
Of which 52 % were “crime guns”.
(RCMP pg 2) This happy statistic
seems to support a narrative of busy
police activity and effective inroads
into criminal activity. Unfortunately,
when we read the small print we find
that the term “crime gun” is defined as
“any fi rearm that is illegally possessed,
used in a crime or suspected to have
been used in a crime, or has an
obliterated serial number.” (RCMP
pg 2)
In short we have a statistic specifically
devised to pump the numbers and
present the image of success. Guns
with mere paperwork offences are
happily grouped with guns used in
murders and robberies. Despite the
obvious analytical problems of trying
to work with such a skewed category,
public relations triumphs. The report
goes on to detail that “90 per cent of
firearms reported seized or recovered
did not have any known association
to organized crime; only 0.5% were
deemed to have a definite connection
to a gang or a criminal organization.”
(RCMP pg 2) In short the police gun
control strategy is having great success
against “paperwork criminals” and
almost no affect on organized crime
and the really dangerous criminals.
One wonders how long the RCMP
will continue to pour men, time and
resources into a strategy of such
demonstrated failure.
• CISC reports are online at http://
www.cisc.gc.ca/products_services/
products_services_e.html
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Vaya Con Dios:
The Wild West Lives On
recognizable, minus the country doctors and tea-totterer school marms...
but just try to imagine a West without the Colt single action revolver,
the Winchester lever action rifle, or the rabbit eared, double barreled
shotgun!
We can all name the necessary
visuals that distinguish this vision
of the West: sweating horses
and dusty trails, prairie schooners and caps
with raccoon tails. Men’s pinched Stetsons
and ladies’ feathered hats, smokey saloons
and whiskey vats. The Mounties in their
cool high topped boots, playful cowboys
and ornery sonsabitches. Desert sands
that ripple like waves, outlaw hideouts and
robbers’ caves. Stagecoach holdups where
the twisty road narrows, stern Apaches and
haughty vaqueros. The town lawman and
a village drunk, and the ruts in the trail
where wagon wheels once sunk. Trail cook
wisdom and shootists’ puns, avenging angels
and the ever-present gun. It would still be
I write this in an era when a shrinking portion of the population hunt,
when national and municipal laws restrict or outlaw guns, and when
firearms are associated with drug-crazed gangsters in too many people’s
minds. We on this continent are, nonetheless, a culture rooted in the
individual’s ownership of firearms; a people whose freedoms were
bought with bullets and blood... and the language and mythology of
the gun remains pervasive if obscure. You can discover it most readily
in our daily
expressions,
commonly
used, but
once imbued “Do not be afraid of any man, with more
serious
meaning. To
no matter what his size,
“take a shot”
at getting
a better job just call on me in time of need, or winning
a wrestling
trophy, once
meant literally and I will equalize.” to take a
chance on
-Anonymous
success or
failure, ridicule
or reward,
by paying and
entering
what were once
nationally
popular shooting contests. Truckers use the expression “hammer down”
to mean flooring the gas pedal, when it once referred to firing a gun.
The saying “triggered a reaction” doesn’t take much pondering. And
anyone who has ever let the hammer slip on an old style Colt single
action knows that “going off halfcocked” has more serious implications
than simply one reacting before they’ve fully appraised a situation. To
go the entire way in any effort or endeavor is to go the “whole 9 yards.”
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This term has nothing to do with either
sewing or football, needless to say. It
originally referred to machine gunners
aboard American B-52 bombers during
World War II, pumping a steady
stream of rounds into the pride of
Hitler’s Lutwaffe. To give them
the “whole 9 yards” meant to
keep firing until they’d burned
up the entire 27 foot long belts
of ammunition. When you tell
someone what you think with no
holding back, it’s called giving
them “both barrels,” and once
meant simultaneously emptying
both tubes of a shotgun into
some less than fortunate
attacker.
From the time we are young
kids we tend to love guns,
and it’s not because they want
to ape what they see in the
movies or on T.V. Guns appeal
to our need for a modicum of
security, and afford at least a
degree of parity and power to
the generally disempowered
individual. This is true whether
one is talking about a small fellow
being bullied by a larger man, or a
female waylaid by an aggressive male
nearly twice her size; a lone individual
surrounded by some hell-bound gang;
a homeowner confronted by drug
addled burglars; or a community or
colony standing up for its rights in the
face of a federal or foreign army. And
through it all, guns remain as neutral
as a rock. They have no agenda or
politics. They play no favorites, and
seek no outcome. They are incapable
of sparing or condemning, forgiving or
hating. Firearms have been involved
in the breaking up of families and the
orphaning of children, but they’ve also
been instrumental in saving
lives, and the satisfactions of
the hunt have helped bring
families closer together.
They are fundamentally
the tools and attendants of
our dramas, of our needs
and desires, aspirations and
fears, remedies and mistakes.
While imbued with our
history, they totally lack our
capacity for choice, for noble
aspiration or selfish interest,
for good or for evil. They
are blameless.
The story of the West is, of
course, more than wisps of
gunsmoke and the ghosts
of times gone, texture of
gravel washes and collapsing
adobe walls. The frontier
still exists in our hearts
and in our minds, wherever
we live, wherever we call home.
Adventure still awaits those who heed
its enticements and are willing to take
their chances. The sands of time that
can seemingly so easily obscure the
past, are blown aside by the Western
winds churned by the passion of
our inquiry.
Why was it that even back then,
some took refuge in mundanity
and mediocrity, safety and
assurance, while others cleaved
to meaning, adventure and
distinction – risking their
situations, their jobs, and their
hearts again and again? What
is it that caused and still causes
some to mistrust their feelings
and needs, while others are
unable to ignore their instincts
and callings, insistent on
exploring the unmapped territory
of their promising dreams? If
we are to go beyond mere ideas
to the flesh and reality of our
dream – to the fullest living
of what we believe – we must
actively seize it again and again.
“You have to strive every minute to get
rid of the life that you have planned,”
Joseph Campbell once prompted, “in
order to have the life that’s waiting to
be yours. Move, move, move!”
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We must take time away from work to
get outside and do the things we most
enjoy, with the people we care most
about. Get in touch with our wilder
self, playing with the kids or grandkids
without any self-consciousness, and no
matter who’s listening go ahead and
howl when we’re happy! Risk losing
shallow relationships in order to go
deeper with everyone we meet. Look
into ourselves and our loved ones for
reasons to trust and hope, look even
to the troubled souls of our enemies
for signs of good. Recognize the clear
wrongs that we strive, in our own
ways, to rectify. Or as Davy Crockett
once put it, “Be sure you’re right, then
go ahead!”
For as long as there has been a West,
most Westerners have lived by a code.
Sure, elements of that code varied
from person to person, and there were
some striking differences between that
of Indians and cowboys, magistrate
judges and border ruffians. But then
they also tend to share a number of
principals in common, such as: Never
put your faith in written agreements.
A man is only as good as his word.
In battle, use whatever tools and
means available. Put on your best
feather headdress or Stetson if you’re
entering a fight in which you could
die. “Don’t blow on your partners”
when others want you
to bear witness against
your friends. Never
lead your pursuers
back to your village or
home. When escape
is impossible, run
straight at whatever and
whoever is hounding
you. When stuck
in a box, do your
best to break out. If
you’re going to be
hung anyway, the
classy thing to do is to
compliment them on
their rope. Serve truth
and freedom above all
else, and tolerate no injustice. Give
thanks for every lesson
and test, as well as every
reward, every blessed
day. Savor the yip of the
coyotes, when you finally
lay down beneath the
stars to rest.
Some of the above
are what you could
call the great Western
clichés, but they were
real values acted out in
real events, values that
are just as applicable
to our existence
today. Our lives, too,
are opportunities to
exceed our perceived
limitations, to do acts
of service, to not only
resist evil but also to
promote the good.
To actively oppose unjust laws,
beginning with those that strip us
of our personal liberties, disarm us,
and strive to make us helpless and
dependent subjects.
To make everything – from our
home life to worthy projects like
this magazine – considerably more
effective, and a good deal more
beautiful than it was. To act out
of integrity, make hard choices,
take chances and distinguish
ourselves. We too have it in us to
be as impassioned as the Native
Americans when they were defending
the sanctity of their homes. As
determined as a frontier hunter whose
children need to eat. As resourceful
as a pioneer woman, making do with
whatever she has on hand. As loyal to
each other as Butch and Sundance. As
unerring as Hickock, as quick to break
convention as Annie Oakley, and as
fun loving as country boys and girls
with favored .22’s.
When push comes to shove we’re
capable of the courage shown by
the citizens of Northfield, protecting
their town and their futures from the
depredations of the James-Younger
gang. When there is work to be done,
we can be as persistent and dogged
as a dry land farmer. And why not
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indulge in just a touch of class, like that exhibited by Black
Bart, Bat Masterson or Gentleman Jim? The wit of a Doc
Holiday or Billy the Kid? Facing overwhelming odds like
Elfego Baca or Nate Champion? Our hearts are capable
of the gratitude of survivors whose friends suffered some
terrible fate, of the mother of the child whose fever finally
breaks, of the man staring down the muzzle of a gun when
the hammer thankfully falls on an empty chamber.
One doesn’t have to be in a life and death situation to start
acting as if things really matter... because they do! “Many
persons have the wrong idea of what constitutes true
happiness,” a deaf and blind Helen Keller wrote. “It is
not attained through self-gratifi cation [alone] but through
fi delity to a worthy cause.” True contentment comes through
familiarity with our authentic selves, intimate relationship
with one’s people and place, the satisfaction of honest
hungers, and the fulfillment of our most meaningful purpose.
Nor do we have to be attacked physically before there’s
a need for us to stand up for ourselves like the hero of a
Western: facing an abusive supervisor down, even when
it may be the only available work in town. Risking a loss
of income in order to earn more free time for pleasure or a
worthy mission. Being totally honest in relationships, and
paying the price. Knowing when to be fierce, and when to
be nice. Giving every task all we’ve got.... and every
effort, great or small, our very “best shot.”
Dale Evans said it well you know, when she penned
the theme song for the Roy Rogers Show: “Some
trails are happy ones, others are blue. It’s the way
you ride that trail that counts, here’s a happy trail for
you!”
Vaya con dios, companeros.
Until we meet again...
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y Christopher di Armani
BC IDPA
Championships
Terrace is a small community of 11,000 in the
geographical centre of northwestern British Columbia.
It is roughly a fifteen hour drive north from Vancouver to
Prince George, then west along Highway 16 to Terrace.
While it is a long drive, it’s also incredibly beautiful, with
many one-of-a-kind sights to see.
The Terrace Rod and Gun Club, located against a mountain
just as you enter the town, is located on an old military
training range. Evidence of this storied past is found on
the dozens of inscriptions carved into the concrete bunkers
that are now part of the pistol bays at the back of the range.
These concrete bunkers were where young military men
held the targets overhead so their compatriots could shoot at
them. The target holders were protected by thick concrete,
so it was quite safe.
It is in this picturesque setting that eighteen participants
traveled thousands of kilometers to battle for bragging
rights in six categories in the 2009 BC Provincial IDPA
Championship, held July 18, 2009.
The events held at this year’s event were CDP Marksman,
ESP Master, ESP Marksman, SSP Sharpshooter, SSP
Marksman and SSP Novice.
Dave Bjorkman and his crew of volunteers put together
fourteen stages to challenge participants’ skills at shooting
and at problem-solving. All held some aspect of selfdefense
at heart, and varied in difficulty.
IDPA’s Area Coordinator for Canada is Bob Bonenfant, and
he has trained many of the Safety Officers that worked this
event.
Sandy Wylie, a master shooter and IDPA Area Coordinator
for Washington, Alaska and Oregon, traveled from Seattle,
Washington, and brought his two sons, Al and Dusty.
Sandy came to help the group in Terrace ensure the match
conformed to IDPA standards, and also to act as Safety
Officer for one squad of shooters.
A large contingent of shooters came from Fort St. John, just
over one thousand kilometers from Terrace, and another
family came from Peace River, thirteen hundred kilometers
away, which translates into a 15-hour drive.
All in all there were shooters from two provinces and one
state represented at the event, as evidenced by the flags
flown at the clubhouse.
Shooting started at 10am on a cloudy day that turned to
showers as soon as shooting started. It rained off and on all
day, but it didn’t deter any of the competitors.
One of the most popular stages was Stage 2, “Pirates of
the Skeena River”. As you can see from the photograph
below, this wasn’t your average self-defense scenario. The
course description reads: Those Somalian pirates are getting
braver! You and your buddy are enjoying a relaxing day
drifting down the Skeena fishing. You’ve just set your hook
into a record spring when pirates suddenly appear off the
bow! Sitting in rear of boat, holding fishing rod with both
hands out of right side of boat. Gun is loaded and in the
tackle box.
At the start signal, the shooter yanks on the fishing rod.
This sets the three targets bobbing back and forth to
simulate being on the open ocean. The tricky part is that
when you try to slide left or right to get a shot at them,
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The winners of the 2009 BC IDPA Provincial Championship are:
CDP Marksman – Wayne Gerber
ESP Master – Sandy Wylie
ESP Marksman – Dave Bjorkman
SSP Sharpshooter – Troy Hansen
SSP Marksman – Christopher di Armani
SSP Novice – Dave Lefrancois
the stages challenged a shooter’s ability and problemsolving
skills, and the match was a treat to participate in.
your partner, who is sitting in front of you, bobs back and
forth as well, blocking your shot.
Some shooters did extremely well on this stage, and some,
not so much! This was one of those stages that going first
was a definite disadvantage! Those of us who shot later
were able to learn from the mistakes of our predecessors
and find a way to neutralize the enemy.
One of the most challenging stages was Stage 7, which
required a single hit on a moving target. The “bad guy”
is behind a desk and when you press on a plate to activate
the target’s motion, he pops up and drops behind the desk
again. If you missed him during that motion, you had to
reload and move to the right for the head shot. Or settle for
a miss and a failure to neutralize penalty, which happened
more than once.
As Dave Bjorkman said before the match began, “That’s
a stage where you’ll either do really well or really badly.
There’s no middle ground on that one.”
Kudos goes to Dave Bjorkman and his entire crew for
designing and building such awesome courses of fire. All
If you want to take a look at the stage design, you can
download the entire package from http://www.diarmani.
com/Downloads/2009_BC_IDPA_Provincials_Stage_
Descriptions.pdf.
A special “Thank-You” goes out to the Safety Officers who
volunteered their time and expertise to ensure the event was
as safe as it was successful:
Gord Bentham
Greg Bernetic
R.B. (Bob) Bonenfant
Denis Favron
Troy Hansen
Sandy Wylie
The 2010 BC IDPA Championship is slated to be held in
Chilliwack, B.C. sometime in July. The exact date will be
published when it is available.
If you are interested in an exciting and fun way to improve
your shooting, come out to an IDPA event near you and
give it a try. Not only will your shooting skills improve, but
you’ll meet some of the best people on earth: fellow gun
owners.
For more information about IDPA, please visit http://www.
idpa.com/, and here in Canada you can find your local IDPA
club by visiting http://www.idpacanada.com/.
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y Christopher di Armani
The Bruce Montague Case: What is it About?
“There can be no compromise on basic principles. There can be no compromise on moral
issues. There can be no compromise on matters of knowledge, of truth, of rational conviction.”
- Ayn Rand
Civilian firearm ownership developed in Canada,exactly
the same is it did for our friends directly to the south,
out of the ancient common-law right of citizens to keep
firearms for the purpose of self-defence.
The Bruce Montague case is about the Right of Canadians
to own and keep firearms without government interference.
Period.
It’s certainly not about what type of firearms Mr. Montague
owned. If a man has the right to own firearms, then what
type of firearms he owns is irrelevant. One either has the
right or one does not.
In the United States this debate would appear to be
answered once and for all in the recent US Supreme Court
Heller decision, which held that the individual does in fact
have the right to keep and bear arms for self defence.
Our American cousins get their Second Amendment Right
from exactly the same place Canadians get their right to
keep “armes for their defence” : English common law and
the 1689 English Bill of Rights.
This right was first codified in the 1689 English Bill of
Rights, the document that forms the foundation of Canada’s
constitution, just as it does the Second Amendment of the
United States Constitution.
As Justice Scalia writes in the Heller decision,
In a 1780 debate in the House of Lords, for example, Lord
Richmond described an order to disarm private citizens
(not militia members) as “a violation of the constitutional
right of Protestant subjects to keep and bear arms for their
own defense.” In response, another member of Parliament
referred to “the right of bearing arms for personal defence,”
making clear that no special military meaning for “keep and
bear arms” was intended in the discussion.
Between the Restoration and the Glorious Revolution, the
Stuart Kings Charles II and James II succeeded in using
select militias loyal to them to suppress political dissidents,
in part by disarming their opponents.
Under the auspices of the 1671 Game Act, for example,
the Catholic James II had ordered general disarmaments of
regions home to his Protestant enemies.
These experiences caused Englishmen to be extremely
wary of concentrated military forces run by the state and
to be jealous of their arms. They accordingly obtained an
assurance from William and Mary, in the Declaration of
Right (which was codified as the English Bill of Rights),
that Protestants would never be disarmed: “That the
subjects which are Protestants may have arms for their
defense suitable to their conditions and as allowed by law.”
This right has long been understood to be the predecessor to
our Second Amendment.
It is also the place where Canadians get their right to own
firearms for self-defence.
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“If you will not fight for the right, when you can easily win without
bloodshed, if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and
not so costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to
fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for
survival. There may be a worse case. You may have to fight when
there is no chance of victory,
because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.”
-Winston Churchill, The Gathering Storm (vol. 1 of The Second World War), p. 348 (1948).
Much to the dismay of hoplophobes (those with an
irrational fear of weapons) across the nation, this right has
never been extinguished.
That is the point of the Bruce Montague case.
Proving this in court is both time-consuming and expensive.
Bruce Montague needs the help of every gun owner in
Canada. Yes, that means you, the NFA member reading this
article.
The time is past for us to sit in our comfortable chairs and
say to ourselves, “I wish I could do more.”
Don’t wish you could... simply “do more”.
Support Bruce Montague’s fight for our
constitutional right to own firearms.
It’s your right too. Be proud of it. Own it.
Countless of our countrymen have fought and
died for that right, for our rights.
Let’s stand beside all of them, and beside Mr.
Montague.
A suggestion: for every registered firearm
you own, donate $20 to Bruce’s legal defense
fund. For every unregistered firearm you
own, donate $30. After all, the ones without
paper attached are more valuable, aren’t
they?
Please send your cheque payable to “Bruce
Montague Scrap C-68 Fund”, c/o Roger
Nordlund, Trustee, RR#2, Site 211, Box 7,
Dryden, Ontario, P8N 2Y5.
If you’re more comfortable donating
online, you can do that too. Just visit
Bruce Montague’s website (http://www.
BruceMontague.ca/), click on “Donate” and
donate whatever amount is right for you.
In addition to Bruce’s gratitude for your
support, his fundraising team is offering the
following incentives to those who lend their
financial support for this landmark case:
Donations of $100 and above will receive a
copy of the documentary “Good Men vs. Bad
Law”.
Donations of $250 and above will receive a
copy of the documentary “Good Men vs. Bad
Law” and the Saskatoon Firearms Act Seminar
4-DVD set.
Donations of $500 and above will receive
copies of the Saskatoon Seminar and the
documentaries “Good Men vs. Bad Law”, “Illegal Acts”
and “Shootout at Rock Creek”.
Donations of $1000 and above will receive a free fierarms
self-defense training course (http://brucemontague.ca/
html/0338.html) valued at $2000, in addition to copies of
the Saskatoon Seminar and the documentaries “Good Men
vs. Bad Law”, “Illegal Acts” and “Shootout at Rock Creek”.
For more information on Bruce’s case, please contact him
directly at 807-937-2197, or via his fundraising website at
http://www.brucemontague.ca/html/0015.html.
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y: David Chappelle
A fi tness pro and trainer of elite athletes lays it out for CFJ readers.
Why Are Shooters Fat? Part 2
You don’t need equipment.
You don’t need a gym.
All you need is a reason.
Unlike many fitness “gurus”, Ross Enamait (pronounced: E-nah-mite)
doesn’t pretend to have any secret formulas. Nor does he sell a ton of
expensive products.
He sells two books and one DVD with a manual – each priced less than
twenty-five bucks. If you regularly performed the routines from any one
of his products, soon you’d be a fitness machine – and likely the fittest
shooter at your range.
Yet Ross doesn’t care if you buy his stuff. He gives most of his knowledge
away for free at Rosstraining.com. He shows how you can get fit in your
living room or backyard. He shows how to make fitness equipment for a
few dollars from hardware store parts.
In other words, he has removed ALL of your excuses for being a fat
shooter.
You could watch Ross’ free videos; do the exercises every day; and quickly
experience results in your strength and fitness levels.
That’s simple... but not easy. Nothing worthwhile ever is. Whether you’re a
successful target shooter or hunter, remember how much you practiced shot
placement? It’s the same for anything you want to get good at. Fitness is no
exception.
Another difference between Ross and other “famous” fitness gurus – Ross
doesn’t do interviews. Well, not many. In eight years he’s turned down 75
interview requests.
He doesn’t need publicity. Elite athletes – and those who want to become
elite – seek him out. They know his reputation.
This interview was conducted via email, while Ross was in fight camp
preparing one of his fighters for a match.
(Sorry fight fans, we can’t say who it was, because we don’t know. The
man trains pro athletes, he’s in demand, and after determining we were for
real he graciously agreed to answer our questions in his spare moments.
Be thankful he was willing to share with you, because he rejects most
interview requests. Now read his wisdom, then go forth and do likewise.)
Is this really the first or second time
you’ve granted an interview?
Oh, back in 2003 I did one interview for a
buddy of mine who had a website. That’s
the only interview I ever did online. I
usually get a bit nauseous reading some of
the dipshits being interviewed about their
super secret keys to fitness and fortunes,
so I try to avoid being tagged in that
group. I’d rather hang out in a dirty gym.
You give away so much free info --
instructional videos... articles... blog
entries... and you spend time answering
questions on your forum... Does
anybody think the information not
worthwhile because you give it away?
Perhaps initially, but once people get to
know me through the site, they realize
that the information is legitimate. I don’t
hide behind the screen. I work with real
athletes and also post videos. My YouTube
videos have received well over a million
views. It’s one thing to say something, but
entirely different (and more credible) to
actually demonstrate it.
It’s also worth mentioning that my forum
isn’t just about me and my advice. The
community has steadily grown over the
years. We have sections where members
post videos and pictures of their own
training. Once again, seeing is believing,
and there are plenty of members who walk
the walk.
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Can you explain why you REALLY care more about
helping others who want to be healthy than making
tons-a-dough selling them stuff?
I already have athletes that I work with offline. I’d be busy
in the gym without the Internet. Initially, the website started
as a hobby where I could converse with other likeminded
athletes and trainers. Viewing it with this mentality allows
me to focus on everything but monetary return.
In all honesty, I don’t consider myself a businessman.
I’m the type of person who walks into a store and isn’t
interested in talking with a salesperson. I run my site with a
similar approach and that will never change.
Ever been tempted to start charging for your knowledge
and experience?
No. I’m not about to change who I am simply because the
site has gained popularity. People tend to take themselves
too seriously in my opinion. I’m not chasing dollars. I am
who I’ve always been. I’m just doing what I love, and that
won’t change.
Many fitness pros are selling expensive factory-built
products. How did you get interested in homebuilt
exercise equipment?
The fitness industry is a joke. The prices have gone from
expensive to just plain ridiculous. I grew up training in a
boxing gym that didn’t have any fancy equipment. The fact
that world-class fighters can become world class without
anything fancy speaks volumes in itself.
It is always nice to save money, but it is also nice to build
something that is as good or better than what is offered
elsewhere. Some of the best equipment that I own was built
for a few dollars.
You train elite fighters - it must be rewarding working
with those who seriously want to improve. When
someone inexperienced asks you for advice, where do
you start?
It certainly is rewarding. I grew up in the fight game. I love
the sport and love helping others chase down their own
dreams.
As for the novice seeking advice, they need to start with the
basics. Exercise isn’t as complicated as many would like
us to believe. Put in the initial due diligence and take it one
day at a time. Realize however that results take time and
require a consistent, dedicated effort. The body needs time
to adapt and improve. Too much too soon is often as bad
nothing at all.
How do you motivate yourself?
Motivation comes naturally when you are working towards
something that genuinely interests you. If you work
aimlessly without precise interests or goals, motivation
will always be an issue. If you are training for something
however, the work doesn’t feel like work.
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The time that I spend in the gym isn’t work to me. I actually
enjoy it. What I do in the gym is for me and only me. I
don’t train with my athletes. We often do entirely different
things. I need to chase down my own goals. No one can
pick these goals for me. I decide for myself. The fact that I
train fighters doesn’t mean that I still train as a fighter. My
passion has changed significantly over the years, and I’m
sure that it will continue to change into the future.
What do you suggest when someone beginning fitness
asks for motivating tips?
I’m not a fan of motivational tricks. You need to train for
your own reasons. Find something that interests you. Find
something that you can become passionate about. Don’t
view training as aimless work, but rather as something that
brings you closer to goals that actually interest you.
Your book “Never Gymless” has pretty much destroyed
the gym excuses, “I can´t afford a gym... can´t find a
gym... hate working out in front of others at gyms.” Do
some complain they don´t have the room... or don´t want
their neighbors to see?
Perhaps initially, but there are exercises and routines that
you could literally perform in a closet. If you have room
to sleep at night, you have room to exercise. Equipment is
optional. You honestly don’t need anything to get in shape.
Are those who equate going to a gym with exercise
skeptical of bodyweight exercises?
I actually encourage skepticism. Friedrich Nietzsche once
said, “Great intellects are skeptical.” There is truth to
his words. The skeptic seeks truth, so if you are truthful,
there is nothing to worry about. I know the benefits of
bodyweight exercise as I’ve benefited firsthand. Once again,
telling you is one thing, but showing you is another.
The exercise equipment as clothes rack has become a
cliché. Have you any advice for those who make initial
effort but lack persistence?
Life is what you make of it. I’m not here to suggest that
anything worth having is easy to acquire. Exercise is just
like anything else. You get what you put into it. If you
want to improve, you’ll put in the work and the results will
follow. No one can do this for you however. The individual
is responsible for his own action, or lack of.
Persistence is not exclusive to exercise. It is a valued
attribute that carries over to much more than physical
exercise. As Napoleon Hill once said, “Persistence is to the
character of man as carbon is to steel.”
In my basement I put two pipe clamps holding a pipe to
the underside of the floor joists above. Every time I go in
the basement – unless I’ve been drinking – I do pull-ups
or hanging knee-ups or hanging leg raises.
Do people really think that´s harder than journeying to
a gym? Is that because it requires discipline?
Unfortunately, discipline and perseverance tend to be rare
attributes in the world today. There are action takers and
action fakers. One of the problems with the fitness industry
is the constant promise of short cuts and quick fixes. People
expect too much too soon. When the results don’t come fast
enough, people tend to give up.
I’d rather be upfront and honest. No, you won’t improve
overnight. Yes, you will need to bust your ass. That’s life.
You get what you put into it. I welcome the hard work. It is
rewarding in a way that others could never understand until
they have walked in the same shoes.
Out of about 30 people at a club dinner the other night
I think maybe six shooters and two wives looked like
they exercise regularly. In your experience, does that
compare with the population?
In all honesty, that is probably a higher percentage than the
general population as a whole.
Do you ever become discouraged by obesity statistics?
I’m not sure if discouraged is the right word, as we all make
our own bed. I will say however, that it is unfortunate. It’s
unfortunate to think that others let life slip away when the
problems associated with obesity are so easily controlled.
Life is so much more enjoyable when you are able to use
the body as it was intended. As a father to two children, I
enjoy being able to run around in the yard with my kids.
I couldn’t imagine being sedentary simply because I was
unable to freely move and run.
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After years of being in the industry, have you any idea
why so many North Americans don´t seem to care about
fitness? Any opinions on how – or if – that can change?
There are likely more who care about fitness, but don’t
know how to get started. The industry as a whole is
deceiving. When you see ads that promise overnight results
without sweat and sacrifice, frustration is expected when
the results don’t follow. Honesty is the best policy, but few
from this industry are willing to share it. That is the real
problem. We don’t need to confuse people and complicate
the process. Getting in shape is not rocket science. Yes, you
need to put in the work, but the actual steps that must be
taken are fairly straightforward.
What in your opinion is the minimum amount of
exercise for someone starting?
For maintenance?
I always suggest exercising at least 4 days per week.
There are 7 days in a week. If you train less than 4 days a
week, you spend more time sitting on your ass than you do
actually exercising. There is no reason why everyone cannot
get up and use the body the way it was intended.
Can you recommend any specific exercises for shooters?
In all honesty, I wouldn’t worry too much about specific
exercises, based on the fact that so many seem to be entirely
inactive to begin. Build a solid foundation first, and then
work upward from there. Specific work only makes sense
after the foundation has been put in place.
For example, suppose you were building a new home. You
need to build the foundation first, before you start picking
out bathroom fixtures.
__________
Website – rosstraining.com
Blog - www.rosstraining.com/blog
YouTube - www.youtube.com/rossenamait
__________
While we were preparing for publication Ross told us he
was training Matt Godfrey, NABF cruiserweight champion.
By the time you read this he will have fought in the main
event July 10 th on ESPN2.
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By Christopher di Armani
How Many Gun Groups Does It Take
To Save Our Rights?
There are many “gun groups”
in Canada, some arguably
more effective than others. All
serve a purpose in one fashion or
another. They and their respective
memberships think so, if nothing
else.
Yet the total combined membership
of all of Canada’s pro-gun groups
combined isn’t a drop in the bucket
against the total number of gun
owners. I refer here to the “official”
government numbers... the number
specifically and methodically
lowered over the past 15 years to
make their vaunted Firearms Act
look good.
According to the RCMP and the
Canadian Firearms Centre (http://
www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/
facts-faits/archives/quick_
facts/2009/2009-03-eng.htm) we’re
down to 1,852,333 gun owners in
Canada. That means that in the 15
years since the implementation of
the Liberals’ 1995 Firearms Act, the
official number of gun owners in
Canada has been cut in half. Wendy
Cukier must be proud.
The combined total membership of
the NFA, CSSA, OFAH, CUFOA,
LUFA, CFI, CASD, etc. can’t
even break one hundred thousand.
That’s just 5 percent of the offi cial
government number of gun owners.
We can’t claim membership of even
1 percent of the actual number of
gun owners in Canada!
And this pathetically insignificant
number is not a single voice. It
is more than half a dozen very
divergent messages to government,
to the press, and to our fellow
Canadians. Each of those messages
is communicated with varying
degrees of effectiveness, but for the
most part, none of our pro-firearm
groups are effective at getting our
message across.
So it isn’t really much of a surprise
that the likes of the Canadian
Association of Chiefs of Police,
the RCMP, OPP and the Surete du
Quebec and practically ALL federal
political parties don’t give a rat’s ass
about us and our “rights”.
Under their increasingly oppressive
collective thumbs we don’t have
any rights. The Bruce Montague
and Pierre Lemieux cases make that
abundantly clear. And if that doesn’t
do it for you, the Jeremy Swanson
case sure ought to.
The government and police will do
as they please, and the courts will
go along, no matter how absurd.
Remember Jeremy Swanson?
What will it take for gun owners to
be heard in this great land?
It will take all gun owners in the
country, speaking together, delivering
the same message:
Our rights are not negotiable.
Period.
Until then, we’ll just keep getting
what we’ve been getting: more
police raids in the middle of the
night (just ask Alberta’s John Rew),
strip searches in broad daylight in
front of your wife and child (just
ask Ontario’s Jonathan Logan), or
unconstitutional searches (just ask
Yukon’s Allan Carlos) or your wife
strip-searched in the middle of the
night on the side of a Red Deer
highway as you move your family
across the country to start anew (just
ask Dave Lind).
I haven’t even broached the subject
of all the unconstitutional searches
and seizures of hunters rifles every
year all across this nation.
So long as the government and, by
extension, the police forces across
Canada can divide and conquer us...
pick us off one by one by dropping
the chilling weight of the state on the
thumbs of individual gun owners...
so long as we insist on standing
alone instead of standing united, we
will continue to fall, one insignificant
domino at a time.
How many gun groups does it take to
save our rights? I believe the answer
to this question is simple.
One.
One organization with the combined
talents of all of our current
organizations.
One organization with the strength of
membership that can actually make
politicians sit up and take notice
come election time.
One organization that will simply,
effectively and continually present
the message that our God-given
rights are not negotiable to our
elected representatives at every level
of government: local, provincial and
federal.
Do we gun owners have the will, the
depth of determination required, to
create such a powerful organization?
For our children’s sake, I pray we do,
and that we do it quickly, before it’s
too late.
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