Needless to say, he did not appreciate the words...
Did he look like this :
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| Great White North |
| After Promising Gun Registration Would Not Lead To Confiscation, Liberal Propose Confiscation |
| 2005-12-09 |
| (Liberal Party Site) The Liberal government is addressing the escalation of gun violence in Canadian cities by proposing an immediate ban on handguns as part of a five-part strategy to make our communities safer, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced in Toronto today. "We do not accept the threat these weapons pose to Canadians," said the Prime Minister. "To make our communities safer we should ban handguns outright." The Canada Handgun Ban is part of the Liberal government’s comprehensive effort to make communities across this country safer. This plan would include federal legislation that would enable provinces and territories to legally prohibit handguns within their borders. It would toughen penalties for gun crimes, help eliminate the supply of illegal handguns, and increase protection for communities across the country. Prime Minister Martin’s five-part strategy to ban handguns and make safer communities would include: * Banning handguns through an amendment to the criminal code that would invite provinces and territories to participate to make the ban national; an amnesty and buy-back program to collect existing handguns; and a national Gunstoppers Program to provide financial rewards for information leading to removing an illegal gun from the street. * Toughening penalties by re-introducing legislation to crack down on violent crimes and gang violence, by doubling the mandatory minimum sentences for key gun crimes. * Waiving re-licensing fees for owners of long guns in order to encourage full compliance with the Canada Firearms Program. * Encouraging community-based action by intensifying prevention efforts. This would include a $50-million Gun Violence and Gang Prevention Fund to focus on youth at risk and continued investment in skills development programs to engage young people in the workforce. * Investing in law enforcement, including $225 million over five years for an RCMP Advanced Community Safety and Rapid Enforcement Team, $10 million a year for 10 years to increase the number of graduating RCMP officers, $50 million over five years for a Rural Community Safety Plan to provide resources for crime prevention initiatives in communities with less that 100,000 residents, and investments to stem the illegal smuggling of firearms into Canada. Legitimate target shooters who meet requirements would be eligible for an exemption to the handgun ban. "Supporting a handgun ban in Canada is a statement of principle, but it is also a statement of purpose," said the Prime Minister. By banning handguns and enforcing a comprehensive policing efforts, the Liberal government will get these dangerous weapons off our streets and help to stop gun crime. "You screwed up and trusted us, ya hosers!" |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #14 Okay, I'll bite - why is a Nation that can barely afford its own armed forces, with a known large Muslim population, and is also a recognized transit point, espec into the lower USA, for Radical Terrorists, and has budget difficulties affording its own police forces let alone expanding into a larger one, now proposing to take away what is likely the last form of local potent civilian personal self-defense!? Iff the main government can't adequately protect its own borders, inter- and intra-, what is the likelihood of protection from criminals, Spetzlamists, and Mama Hillary's/Cindy's Commie Airborne - eerrr, meant the anti-US UN Peacekeepers.. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2005-12-09 19:38 |
| #13 Ahh, Southern Comfort. http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_xavierthoughts_archive.html |
| Posted by: newc 2005-12-09 17:52 |
| #12 John : I was rudely interrupted by an idiot wanting to pose for a photo where I was standing. Needless to say, he did not appreciate the words... Did he look like this : |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-12-09 17:09 |
| #11 Standing in the Jefferson memorial in DC reading in awe the words inscribed on the walls, I was rudely interrupted by an idiot wanting to pose for a photo where I was standing. Needless to say, he did not appreciate the words... |
| Posted by: john 2005-12-09 15:49 |
| #10 Go to Ottowa, and take your guns. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. " The guy had a way with words, huh? |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-12-09 14:03 |
| #9 The only way this would be stopped is to have a Conservative majority (unlikely), as all the other 3 partys are in favor of this. I pity the Canadians, its just another elitist jab at regular folks. I think Britian is a prime example of disaster that happens when this gun thing gets going. They even want to have knife control there now. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-12-09 13:15 |
| #8 Lord Acton's epic warning "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" |
| Posted by: Uninenter Ulereng5655 2005-12-09 12:59 |
| #7 The Canucks are going to get a choice in this election. We'll find out what they really are. |
| Posted by: Javilet Unoluque4138 2005-12-09 12:45 |
| #6 Great idea 49! Full armory for everyone! |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-12-09 12:42 |
| #5 This is cool! Now I won’t have to pay full price for that Sig I was wanting. I’ll just wait it out and the Canadians will dump their guns on our market. Another early Christmas present to us terrible gun owners, tell the Cheesehead politico’s to hurry with this so I can get the kids Colts for the holiday! Oh Canada! We love you. |
| Posted by: 49 pan 2005-12-09 11:46 |
| #4 "To make our communities safer we should ban handguns outright." Yeah...just ask the poor bastards in DC (the ones without bodyguards) how well that works. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2005-12-09 11:36 |
| #3 I'm just guessing here but this is most likely an attempt to woo Jack Layton and his New Democratic Party back into the political fold. This is something they have always wanted, nasty little Marxists that they are. Paul Martin: "To make our communities safer we should ban handguns outright." Adolf Hitler:"This year will go down in history! For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!" |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-12-09 11:31 |
| #2 They left out Midnight Basketball. Midnight Hockey maybe? Legitimate target shooters who meet requirements would be eligible for an exemption to the handgun ban. I have a feeling lots and lots of liberals will become "legitimate target shooters". And will have no problems "meeting the requirements". |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-12-09 11:00 |
| #1 Thanks, Canada. You give us a perfect example to point to when leftists down here propose Registration "which won't lead to consfiscation." |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-12-09 10:54 |