[Homesteadingfamily] Re: better get 'em while they're (not) hot....

REGARDING GUNS - north of the border

We have to have all our guns registered with the RCMP and in order to
own a gun one must have a Firearms Aquisition Certificate. Must also
have that certificate to purchase ammunition.

My hubby no longer hunts but we do use the shotgun occassionaly to shoot
the odd coyote, racoon or skunk thats hanging around.

Most of us in Canada see this as a big inconvenience but it was defeated
by just a handful in parliament to throw it out...so we're stuck with
it. I guess perhaps its the way of the future, I dunno, but I don't
believe it will make any difference what so ever with regards to crime.

--- In Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com, "Deb" <debsbread@...> wrote:
>
> Not sure if this is allowed or not, hope it is ok...all homesteads
need some form of protection...and this is good advice.
> Taken from another group, worthy of sharing, though...
> ~deb
>
> Subject: HERE IS SOME REALLY BAD NEW GUN REGULATION FOR CHRISTMAS !!
>
> Dear J&G Customer,
> This is a special notice to warn you of impending new gun regulation.
The ATF
> has proposed to require gun dealers to provide directly to the ATF the
names,
> addresses, and serial numbers for every purchase of two or more semi
auto, mag
> fed rifles within a five day period!! They are trying to force this in
by
> January 5th, without any approval from Congress, calling it a needed
"emergency"
> regulation. This is backdoor registration of guns and gunowners.
> Here is a quote from the notice by the NSSF (National Shooting Sports
> Foundation) regarding this burdensome and illegal move:
>
> "The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is
moving to
> require federally licensed firearms retailers to report multiple sales
of modern
> sporting rifles beginning January 5, 2011. Specifically, the ATF
requirement
> calls for firearms retailers to report multiple sales, or other
dispositions, of
> two or more .22 caliber or larger semi-automatic rifles that are
capable of
> accepting a detachable magazine and are purchased by the same
individual within
> five consecutive business days."
> We are encouraging everyone to contact the relevant officials to
protest this
> move. The office that approves regulation changes like this that
bypass Congress
> is the Office of Information and Regulation affairs of the DOJ and
they can be
> reached at 202-395-6466. You can call your Senator and Representative
at the
> US Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121.
>
> The NSSF offers the following points to make when calling
> 1. "Multiple sales reporting of long guns will actually make it more
difficult
> for licensed retailers to help law enforcement as traffickers modify
their
> illegal schemes to circumvent the reporting requirement. Traffickers
will go
> further underground, hiring more people to buy their firearms. This
will make it
> much harder for retailers to identify and report suspicious behavior
to law
> enforcement. "
>
> 2. "Long guns are rarely used in crime (Bureau of Justice Statistics).
"
> 3. "Imposing multiple sales-reporting requirements for long guns would
further
> add to the already extensive paperwork and record-keeping requirements
burdening
> America's retailers – where a single mistake could cost them their
license and
> even land them in jail."
>
> 4. "Last year, ATF inspected 2,000 retailers in border states and only
two
> licenses were revoked (0.1% ). These revocations were for reasons
unknown and
> could have had nothing to do with illicit trafficking of guns;
furthermore, no
> dealers were charged with any criminal wrongdoing."
>
> 5. "According to ATF, the average age of a firearm recovered in the
United
> States is 11 years old. In Mexico it's more than 14 years old. This
> demonstrates that criminals are not using new guns bought from
retailers in the
> states."
>
> 6. "Congress, when it enacted multiple sales reporting for handguns,
could have
> required multiple sales of long guns – it specifically chose not
to."
>
> Read the full notice by the NSSF here:
> http://www.nssfblog .com/atf- to-require- multiple- sales-reports-
for-long- guns/
>
> Read the full ATF document proposing this illegal move here: (PDF)
> http://www.washingt onpost.com/ wp-srv/politics/ documents/ atf.pdf
>