[proud_yank]

The United States has an obligation to help work toward stemming the flow of illegal guns into this country, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Monday.

The Canada Border Services Agency says it has intercepted 318 guns so far in 2005, below the more than 1,000 seized guns that border guards have averaged annually during the past five years, and far fewer than the 1,500 seized annually in the 1990s.

From the same Socialist Rag

Despite the decline, we are still helping to do something about it!

Ontario politicians, fearing a public backlash over the increased gunplay on Toronto's streets, have attempted to shift the blame south of the border......
U.S. agents are helping with Canadian investigations, are using their technology to trace guns and track bullets, and have offered high-tech tools to the RCMP.

The U.S. is also opening a small office of its Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Agency in Toronto.

Yet again, from the same Socialist Rag, the 'Moap and Wail"

And I love the comments about Climate Control. Canada has not passed One, single piece of legislation to implement The Kyoto 'Send your business to China, and re-distribute wealth' Accord. Not one.

Google: "Asia/Pacific Climate Pact"
Google: "C. Hagel AND Climate AND Legislation AND Senate"

Also, for inquiring minds that would like to know...
Google: "Big Lie"
Google: "Sun AND Temperature AND Increasing"
Google: "Mars AND Temperature AND Increasing"

[Brilliant]

Cut off the border.

[jess35]

Patrol your own border. We're not under any obligation to do it for you.

[hsalaw]

Always nice to hear from you, Canada. Now go away.

[mmercier]

I would like to be the first to tell Mr. Martin to go eff himself.

[Little Ray]

I think that is a fair request. I would like to know how many weapons used in crimes in Canada were smuggled north, vs. stolen, legally purchased, etc.

[Sender]

It's not the responsibility of the US to prevent guns from going into Canada; that is the responsibility of Canadian customs. Just as Canada is not responsible for unlicensed hockey sticks or toques coming across our border.

[newcthem]

Too damn bad that they are not half as concerned with stopping illegal ALIENS.

[dhuffman@awod.com]

Kind'a like the AIDS tainted blood scandal? Bugger off, as y'all might say, and close the bloody border.

[Sergio]

So during prohibition, alcoholic beverages were illegal in this country, but there was a demand for it, so there was brisk traffic in said beverages from Canada to the U.S.A.

Today, with registration and confiscation the order of the day in Canada, it is almost illegal to own a firearm there. The demand for firearms is still there, so now we have a brisk business the other way.

An observation, if you were to repeal all the gun laws and registration schemes you have in Canada, the way we repealed prohibition, you will no longer have a problem with smuggled arms entering your country.

Regardless of what you may tell the world, the truth is, your citizens want their guns.

Best Regards

Sergio

[layman]

Well, Mister Martin, we share a 5,514 mile border. What do you suggest?

[neefer]

Let’s see. John Rice, Condi’s father, armed himself with a shotgun and participated in neighborhood patrols during the early ‘60s when the KKK was terrorizing middle class blacks. For some reason, I don’t think resolving Canada’s gun control problems is going to be a priority for the Secretary of State.

[45Auto]

Para Ordnance double-stack (with Hogue grips) P14.45 made in Toronto

I wonder if Canadians can actually buy one of these in Canada?

[Hot Tabasco]

HeHeHe.....Kanada had better worry about the the western provinces. Those folks are the ones with all the guns and from what I have read, they aren't too fond of registering them......

Social civil war is on the horizon......

[KarinG1]

I don't know that American authorities could do anything about this even if they were inclined to. Guns aren't illegal here. What action do the Canucks expect Americans to take? I mean, are we supposed to confiscate guns from our citizens in order to prevent smuggling? It makes no sense at all to suggest that the U.S. can or should do anything about gun crimes in other countries. As for me, I'm going to be armed and I have no intention of going to Canada. There are too many Canadians there to suit me.

[RJL]

The police associations and the chiefs of police associations are telling us that up to 50 per cent of crimes involving firearms, involve firearms that come from the United States

Here the Canadians admit that the US is doing every bit as good a job as they are since at least 50% are from Canada and not the US.