ISSUES - Gun Control Article of Interest & Information - 2008
 

2008 - articles

  • LETTER TO GUN OWNERS AND SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS . . . click here
  • Conservative Government: Tax Stimulus in Canada . . . click here
  • THE CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENTS ON CRIME CONTROL . . . click here
  • Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan: Handguns are "already virtually banned" . . . click here
  • National Post Column: Gun bans don't prevent murder . . . click here
  • Toronto Sun: Harper sticking to his guns . . . click here
  • National Post Column: Handgun bans don't cut crime . . . click here
  • Secretary of State (Sport) Letter: Shutting down sport shooting ranges a blow to athletes, not criminals . . . click here
  • National Post Column: Feel-good bans don't reduce violent crime . . . click here
  • Windsor Star Editorial: Handgun ban; Worse than costly registry . . . click here
  • Edmonton Journal Column: T.O.'s handgun ban defies logic . . . click here
  • National Post Editorial: David Miller's folly . . . click here
  • May 14, 2008 - Minister Day Announces Fee Waiver, Amnesty Extension and POL Regulations . . . click here
  • Edmonton Sun Column: Alberta Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act on the right track . . . click here
  • National Post Column: Why is David Miller promoting a gun ban that everyone knows won't work? . . . click here
  • National Post: Stockwell Day's Letter on the Toronto Mayor's campaign to ban handguns . . . click here
  • Toronto Sun Column: Conservation at a crossroads . . . click here
  • National Post Column: A Handgun Ban Won't Work . . . click here

2008 - information

  • Firearms Licencing: Alternative Certification Policies in Canada . . . click here
  • Alternative Certification Application - Non-Restricted Firearms . . . click here
  • Library Report: Suicides in Canada, 1991-2004 . . . click here
  • CFC Provincial Contribution Agreements, 2003/04-2007/08 . . . click here
  • Library Report: Discharge of Firearms on Private Property . . . click here
  • ATLANTIC MAYORS' CONGRESS POSITION ON GUN CONTROL . . . click here
  • May 22, 2008 - TORONTO CITY MANAGER: City-Based Measures to Address Gun Violence . . . click here
  • Library of Parliament Letter: Requirement for the Holders of Possession Only Licences to Register a Firearm . . . click here
  • Toronto 12(6)Case Decision, April 2008: Larry Whitmore et al (Ontario) . . . click here
  • Library of Parliament Letter: Joint Ownership of Firearms . . . click here
  • Gun Law Research Agrees: 1996 Bans Missed the Mark . . . click here
  • ANIMAL CRUELTY BILL S-203 PASSES 189 to 70. HOW DID YOUR MP VOTE? . . . click here
  • National Post: Stockwell Day's Letter on the Toronto Mayor's campaign to ban handguns . . . click here
  • WHAT POLICE HAVE SAID ABOUT THE GUN REGISTRY - By Garry Breitkreuz, MP – Updated: April 4, 2008. . . click here
  • Library of Parliament: Firearms and Their Use for Self-Defence . . . click here
  • LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT ANALYSIS OF GARRY'S TRACKING-THE-BAD-GUYS BILL . . . click here
  • End 'nanny state' bans, argues major new study . . . click here
  • The never-mentioned third use of handguns - self-defence . . . click here
  • Study: "Human Rights and Gun Confiscation," Quinnipiac Law Review . . . click here
  • CANADA GAZETTE: Amnesty, Firearms Fees & Licence Regulations . . . click here