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As most of you probably heard, Toronto Mayor Miller has taken a stand on banning handguns.
Instead of working on a solution to fix the problem, he is attacking law abiding citizens that would cost an estimated $2 billion to implement and drive our violent crime rates up to possibly 300% as "documented" in the UK, Washington D.C., Jamaica and Australia. There is already a ban of handguns from criminal possesion since 1934. Mr. Miller has created a dictatorship within the Toronto Council and misleads the facts of firearms to his agenda.
The following is the first 4 pages of a proposed resolution to Reject this new ban that I have hand delivered to The County of Simcoe, The City of Barrie, and the Town of Innisfil. I further attached articles from the CSSA web site http://www.cdnshootingsports.org/ for reference. If you would like a copy to submitt to your Council office please PM me with an email address. It is in Word format, the CSSA articles are in pdf format that I am unable to attach. This can be modified to your area and Province and would help support our Federal Governments statement that they would not support a ban.
There is also an on-line anti-ban petitionhttp://www.FirearmSource.ca/petition/
Thank you,
Ben
April 7, 2008
To Members of Council,
Please review the attached information and proposed resolution to adopt.
My proposed resolution opposes the new call for a handgun ban resolution by the City of Toronto and as well as the Township of Galway-Cavendish and Harvey.
My concerns are the financial impact of $2 billion dollars to the taxpayers of Canada and the concern of increased violence within our communities as seen in the U.K. and Washington D.C.
There is already a handgun ban from criminal possession since 1934.
Page two is the proposed resolution rejecting the new ban.
Page three is the attachment summary.
Thank you for your consideration,
XXXX
XXXX
XXXX
Proposed Resolution
Opposing the Punishment
Of Law Abiding,
Tax paying,
Citizens of Canada.
April 7, 2008
Proposed Resolution opposing the punishment of law abiding, tax paying citizens of Canada.
WHEREAS handguns do not have the sole purpose of killing people;
AND WHEREAS many lives are saved with the presence of handguns;
AND WHEREAS there is enough legislation for the regulations of acquisition, ownership, safe storage, transportation and use of handguns;
AND WHEREAS handguns have already been banned from criminal possession since 1934;
AND WHEREAS law abiding citizens and businesses should not be penalized for the actions of criminals;
AND WHEREAS this elected Council does not condone wasting an estimated $ 2 Billion that a handgun ban would cost Canadian tax payers;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Simcoe REJECT the proposed new ban of handguns from the Township of Galway-Cavendish & Harvey and from the City of Toronto;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be forwarded to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Premier Dalton McGuinty, Minister Stockwell Day, and to all Municipalities in the Province of Ontario for consideration and endorsement.
Attachment Summary:
Two handgun ban proposals,
Quick Facts list of key points for consideration,
Steps required for legally obtaining, transporting and storing a handgun,
Open letter from Olympic competitor,
Article: “Gun bans do not – and cannot- take contraband, unregistered firearms out of the hands of violent criminals. Anyone claiming otherwise is ideologically blind, indulging in politically cynical demagoguery, or deceived by ignorant, hysterical superstition and propaganda.”
Article:” The most recent tragic deaths in Vancouver and Toronto represent the product of shortcomings in crime control, not gun control. Our political leaders should have the good sense to respond accordingly, and avoid the temptation of knee-jerk populism.”
Article. From the 23 pages of what Police have to say about the Gun Registry.
“We have an ongoing gun crisis including firearms-related homicides lately in Toronto, and a law registering firearms has neither deterred these crimes nor helped us solve any of them. None of the guns we know to have been used were registered, although we believe that more than half of them were smuggled into Canada from the United States. The firearms registry is long on philosophy and short on practical results considering the money could be more effectively used for security against terrorism as well as a host of other public safety initiatives.” JULIAN FANTINO when he was The Toronto Chief of Police.
Thank you for your consideration,
XXXX
Edited to put a "d" in hangun.
Milnet.ca Staff
Instead of working on a solution to fix the problem, he is attacking law abiding citizens that would cost an estimated $2 billion to implement and drive our violent crime rates up to possibly 300% as "documented" in the UK, Washington D.C., Jamaica and Australia. There is already a ban of handguns from criminal possesion since 1934. Mr. Miller has created a dictatorship within the Toronto Council and misleads the facts of firearms to his agenda.
The following is the first 4 pages of a proposed resolution to Reject this new ban that I have hand delivered to The County of Simcoe, The City of Barrie, and the Town of Innisfil. I further attached articles from the CSSA web site http://www.cdnshootingsports.org/ for reference. If you would like a copy to submitt to your Council office please PM me with an email address. It is in Word format, the CSSA articles are in pdf format that I am unable to attach. This can be modified to your area and Province and would help support our Federal Governments statement that they would not support a ban.
There is also an on-line anti-ban petitionhttp://www.FirearmSource.ca/petition/
Thank you,
Ben
April 7, 2008
To Members of Council,
Please review the attached information and proposed resolution to adopt.
My proposed resolution opposes the new call for a handgun ban resolution by the City of Toronto and as well as the Township of Galway-Cavendish and Harvey.
My concerns are the financial impact of $2 billion dollars to the taxpayers of Canada and the concern of increased violence within our communities as seen in the U.K. and Washington D.C.
There is already a handgun ban from criminal possession since 1934.
Page two is the proposed resolution rejecting the new ban.
Page three is the attachment summary.
Thank you for your consideration,
XXXX
XXXX
XXXX
Proposed Resolution
Opposing the Punishment
Of Law Abiding,
Tax paying,
Citizens of Canada.
April 7, 2008
Proposed Resolution opposing the punishment of law abiding, tax paying citizens of Canada.
WHEREAS handguns do not have the sole purpose of killing people;
AND WHEREAS many lives are saved with the presence of handguns;
AND WHEREAS there is enough legislation for the regulations of acquisition, ownership, safe storage, transportation and use of handguns;
AND WHEREAS handguns have already been banned from criminal possession since 1934;
AND WHEREAS law abiding citizens and businesses should not be penalized for the actions of criminals;
AND WHEREAS this elected Council does not condone wasting an estimated $ 2 Billion that a handgun ban would cost Canadian tax payers;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Simcoe REJECT the proposed new ban of handguns from the Township of Galway-Cavendish & Harvey and from the City of Toronto;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be forwarded to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Premier Dalton McGuinty, Minister Stockwell Day, and to all Municipalities in the Province of Ontario for consideration and endorsement.
Attachment Summary:
Two handgun ban proposals,
Quick Facts list of key points for consideration,
Steps required for legally obtaining, transporting and storing a handgun,
Open letter from Olympic competitor,
Article: “Gun bans do not – and cannot- take contraband, unregistered firearms out of the hands of violent criminals. Anyone claiming otherwise is ideologically blind, indulging in politically cynical demagoguery, or deceived by ignorant, hysterical superstition and propaganda.”
Article:” The most recent tragic deaths in Vancouver and Toronto represent the product of shortcomings in crime control, not gun control. Our political leaders should have the good sense to respond accordingly, and avoid the temptation of knee-jerk populism.”
Article. From the 23 pages of what Police have to say about the Gun Registry.
“We have an ongoing gun crisis including firearms-related homicides lately in Toronto, and a law registering firearms has neither deterred these crimes nor helped us solve any of them. None of the guns we know to have been used were registered, although we believe that more than half of them were smuggled into Canada from the United States. The firearms registry is long on philosophy and short on practical results considering the money could be more effectively used for security against terrorism as well as a host of other public safety initiatives.” JULIAN FANTINO when he was The Toronto Chief of Police.
Thank you for your consideration,
XXXX
Edited to put a "d" in hangun.
Milnet.ca Staff