Posted on 05/02/2020 9:44:07 AM PDT by Candor7
Jason Kenney is clearly not a fan of Prime Minister Trudeau's new ban of 1,500 firearms. In response, he is considering appointing Alberta's own chief firearms officer to replace the CFO from Ottawa.
“In response to today’s announcement from Ottawa, our government is actively considering appointing Alberta’s own chief firearms officer (CFO) to replace the CFO appointed by Ottawa,” said Kenney in a statement.
The ban on 1,500 new firearms was announced Friday morning by Trudeau in a press conference. "These weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to kill the largest number of people in the shortest period of time. There is no use and no place for such weapons in Canada. Effective immediately, it is no longer permitted to buy, sell, transport, import, or use military-grade assault weapons in this country," Trudeau said Friday morning.
"Today’s order by Ottawa does little to target criminals. Instead, Ottawa is singling out law-abiding Canadians who purchased their property legally, have owned these items safely for years, and who have committed no crimes," Kenney said.
“We know that the overwhelming majority of firearms used criminally in Canada are smuggled in illegally from the United States. Instead of addressing this, Ottawa will instead spend vast sums of money to criminalize law-abiding Canadians. That money would be far better used to pursue the smugglers and drug gangs that plague our society.”
Alberta Statement:
“The Government of Alberta is concerned about all crime, including the illegal use of firearms. Today’s order by Ottawa does little to target criminals. Instead, Ottawa is singling out law-abiding Canadians who purchased their property legally, have owned these items safely for years, and who have committed no crimes,” stated Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.
“We know that the overwhelming majority of firearms used criminally in Canada are smuggled in illegally from the United States. Instead of addressing this, Ottawa will instead spend vast sums of money to criminalize law-abiding Canadians. That money would be far better used to pursue the smugglers and drug gangs that plague our society,” added Kenney.
“We also know that violent criminals who use guns are often released with surprisingly soft sentences. Rather than focus on law-abiding Canadians, we’d call on Parliament to bring back tough, mandatory sentences for the criminals who flagrantly endanger Canadians with their use of illegal guns,” implored Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer.
In November 2019, the Alberta legislature unanimously passed Government Motion 41, which stated:
“Be it resolved that the Legislative Assembly recognize and support the ability of Albertans to lawfully and in a responsible manner own and possess firearms and to engage in permitted activities involving the use of firearms, including but not limited to hunting and sport shooting.”
“The Government of Alberta will scrutinize today’s move by Ottawa and explore potential responses through this lens,” said Schweitzer.
“In response to today’s announcement from Ottawa, our government is actively considering appointing Alberta’s own chief firearms officer (CFO) to replace the CFO appointed by Ottawa,” concluded Kenney.
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https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=7022831DAD78E-DDFE-F0EC-387E08602FDA6F2A
Feel free to join the USA.
“Turdo” will never have the stones to go to war.
No one bothers to explain how Trudeau just “bans” certain categories of firearms.
Doesn’t Parliament have to pass a law? Is he simply allowed to broadly interpret some very vague and general law (as we often do in the USA also)?
Feel free to join the USA.>>>>>>>>>>>>
AS a US citizen having lived 40 years in Constitutional Carry Vermont, now living in Canada because of marriage, I am all for it.
Alberta would vote to do it in a heart beat.
No one bothers to explain how Trudeau just “bans” certain categories of firearms.>>>>>>>>>>>>
Done by executive order. But confiscating guns ( buy back) will require new legislation, and that will not likely happen IMHO.And if it does, Canadians won’t go for it.
Here is a link to the the Order in Council published in the Canada Gazette:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6880974-Canada-Gazette-May-1-2020-Part-II.html
Funny, when my grandfather and his older brother (whose firearms have been mine for a number of years) were growing up in Grey County, Ontario about a century ago, I doubt if there were any Chief Firearms Officers around (and there would have been that great deal less violence).
Alberta and Saskatchewan should tell Trudeau to pound sand. BC, Quebec, and Ontario will gladly follow his edicts.
Good luck enforcing this in Yukon!
And that's been my mindset ever since.
Re Order In Council Gun Confiscation from Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights:
https://www.facebook.com/CanadianCoalitionforFirearmRights/videos/1200162660167558/
Must see for Canadian Freepers.
Thanks for that. Just a few questions / comments
- Canada Gazette is basically the same as the US Federal Register, correct? ie) proclamations on how government executive agencies will specifically implement laws?
- Per my quick reading of this - Trudeau’s and his Ministry of Justice are justifying this by declaring administrative/regulatory revisions to an existing gun-control Act of Parliament, and are also immediately declaring a 2 year amnesty, at which time he will try to implement a “buy back.” Is this correct?
- That’s a hell of a long and detailed list of specific makes and models of weapons. No doubt it was prepared well in advance, just waiting for a pretext to roll it out
You are right. The fight will now begin next week. It will be a political fight:
See one of the prime organizers for the upcoming battle. The Trudeau government is about to be de-elected:
Re Order In Council Gun Confiscation from Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights:
https://www.facebook.com/CanadianCoalitionforFirearmRights/videos/1200162660167558/
Ping!
Ping!
No need to enforce. Ban the sale of .223, 5.56 and 7.62, including reloading components, and people will eventually run out.
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