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GUNTER: UCP firearms motion first step in firewall against feds' meddling
Lorne Gunter
Published: November 29, 2019
File photo. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Post
On Wednesday, the UCP passed a government motion to “support the ability of Albertans to lawfully and in a responsible manner own and possess firearms.”
While it’s only a motion, not a law, it’s more than just window dressing.
It’s widely expected that once the House of Commons reconvenes next week, one of the Trudeau government’s first orders of business will be a gun ban. The Kenney government is trying to get out ahead of this latest gun grab.
So how does a motion in the Alberta legislature prevent the federal confiscation of hundreds of thousands of legally owned firearms?
It’s likely the federal government will not seize guns directly. Rather, Ottawa will grant municipalities the authority to ban guns within city limits.
But there is an intermediate step — a step that makes Wednesday’s UCP motion important.
Municipalities are the legal offspring of provincial governments. Thus, any municipal ban granted by Ottawa would likely require further approval from each province.
Wednesday’s motion signals that the Kenney government has no intention of granting Alberta’s cities, towns and counties the power to ban guns here.
This is Alberta, we don’t take guns away from lawful owners in the ludicrous belief that somehow that will prevent drug dealers and gang members from shooting one another.
Gun crime in Toronto has escalated this year. So, of course, because the Trudeau government draws a third of its seats from the Greater Toronto Area, any problem in Toronto is mistaken for a national problem.
City council in Liberal-loving Montreal has also passed a motion requesting Ottawa ban handguns.
However, the feds seem reluctant to take direct action on a national scale. Studies done for cabinet earlier this year showed very few legal guns are used in crimes. Most crime guns are smuggled in from the States. So barring duck hunters and sport shooters from owning guns will do almost nothing to stop Toronto’s gun spree.
The current federal government, though, often (always?) confuses symbolism for substance. All guns are bad in their minds, so banning any guns is good.
However, they are also politically crafty. They remember how the gun registry debate in the early 2000s split their caucus, so they are just as happy to let municipalities do the heavy lifting this time.
That’s why Wednesday’s motion, moved by UCP Environment Minister Jason Nixon, is so important. You could say it’s part of the Kenney government’s Fair Deal/firewall strategy, too. Any time Alberta gets a chance to thwart federal meddling, it’s going to block Ottawa in favour of made-in-Alberta solutions.
Wednesday’s motion did not occur in a vacuum, either.
Recall that one of the actions Kenney’s Fair Deal panel of eminent Albertans is tasked with examining is the appointment of the chief firearms officer for Alberta. Currently Ottawa selects the CFO. But it might be wiser for Alberta to choose for itself the person who will interpret and enforce firearms regulations.
It might also be smart to create a provincial police force to replace the Mounties in Alberta. Most Mounties are fine people, but their marching orders come ultimately from Ottawa. So with increasing frequency, the RCMP’s enforcement methods are out of touch with Albertans’ thinking.
Take Okotoks farmer Eddie Maurice as an example. Last winter when he fired warning shots at two intruders on his rural property, Maurice was the first one arrested by RCMP. That’s an Ottawa mentality that probably could be avoided with an APP (Alberta Provincial Police).
Earlier this month, the Kenney government took the first step towards creating an APP when it increased the duties and power of provincial wildlife officers and Sheriffs.
Making law enforcement in Alberta — including firearms enforcement — more provincial, can’t be bad.
https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/col...8bCZLFyzfx0Er3sjIAb8XMOxg0#Echobox=1575036854
Lorne Gunter
Published: November 29, 2019
On Wednesday, the UCP passed a government motion to “support the ability of Albertans to lawfully and in a responsible manner own and possess firearms.”
While it’s only a motion, not a law, it’s more than just window dressing.
It’s widely expected that once the House of Commons reconvenes next week, one of the Trudeau government’s first orders of business will be a gun ban. The Kenney government is trying to get out ahead of this latest gun grab.
So how does a motion in the Alberta legislature prevent the federal confiscation of hundreds of thousands of legally owned firearms?
It’s likely the federal government will not seize guns directly. Rather, Ottawa will grant municipalities the authority to ban guns within city limits.
But there is an intermediate step — a step that makes Wednesday’s UCP motion important.
Municipalities are the legal offspring of provincial governments. Thus, any municipal ban granted by Ottawa would likely require further approval from each province.
Wednesday’s motion signals that the Kenney government has no intention of granting Alberta’s cities, towns and counties the power to ban guns here.
This is Alberta, we don’t take guns away from lawful owners in the ludicrous belief that somehow that will prevent drug dealers and gang members from shooting one another.
Gun crime in Toronto has escalated this year. So, of course, because the Trudeau government draws a third of its seats from the Greater Toronto Area, any problem in Toronto is mistaken for a national problem.
City council in Liberal-loving Montreal has also passed a motion requesting Ottawa ban handguns.
However, the feds seem reluctant to take direct action on a national scale. Studies done for cabinet earlier this year showed very few legal guns are used in crimes. Most crime guns are smuggled in from the States. So barring duck hunters and sport shooters from owning guns will do almost nothing to stop Toronto’s gun spree.
The current federal government, though, often (always?) confuses symbolism for substance. All guns are bad in their minds, so banning any guns is good.
However, they are also politically crafty. They remember how the gun registry debate in the early 2000s split their caucus, so they are just as happy to let municipalities do the heavy lifting this time.
That’s why Wednesday’s motion, moved by UCP Environment Minister Jason Nixon, is so important. You could say it’s part of the Kenney government’s Fair Deal/firewall strategy, too. Any time Alberta gets a chance to thwart federal meddling, it’s going to block Ottawa in favour of made-in-Alberta solutions.
Wednesday’s motion did not occur in a vacuum, either.
Recall that one of the actions Kenney’s Fair Deal panel of eminent Albertans is tasked with examining is the appointment of the chief firearms officer for Alberta. Currently Ottawa selects the CFO. But it might be wiser for Alberta to choose for itself the person who will interpret and enforce firearms regulations.
It might also be smart to create a provincial police force to replace the Mounties in Alberta. Most Mounties are fine people, but their marching orders come ultimately from Ottawa. So with increasing frequency, the RCMP’s enforcement methods are out of touch with Albertans’ thinking.
Take Okotoks farmer Eddie Maurice as an example. Last winter when he fired warning shots at two intruders on his rural property, Maurice was the first one arrested by RCMP. That’s an Ottawa mentality that probably could be avoided with an APP (Alberta Provincial Police).
Earlier this month, the Kenney government took the first step towards creating an APP when it increased the duties and power of provincial wildlife officers and Sheriffs.
Making law enforcement in Alberta — including firearms enforcement — more provincial, can’t be bad.
https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/col...8bCZLFyzfx0Er3sjIAb8XMOxg0#Echobox=1575036854
The more power that the provinces can wrench back from Ottawant the better .GUNTER: UCP firearms motion first step in firewall against feds' meddling
Lorne Gunter
Published: November 29, 2019
File photo. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Post
On Wednesday, the UCP passed a government motion to “support the ability of Albertans to lawfully and in a responsible manner own and possess firearms.”
While it’s only a motion, not a law, it’s more than just window dressing.
It’s widely expected that once the House of Commons reconvenes next week, one of the Trudeau government’s first orders of business will be a gun ban. The Kenney government is trying to get out ahead of this latest gun grab.
So how does a motion in the Alberta legislature prevent the federal confiscation of hundreds of thousands of legally owned firearms?
It’s likely the federal government will not seize guns directly. Rather, Ottawa will grant municipalities the authority to ban guns within city limits.
But there is an intermediate step — a step that makes Wednesday’s UCP motion important.
Municipalities are the legal offspring of provincial governments. Thus, any municipal ban granted by Ottawa would likely require further approval from each province.
Wednesday’s motion signals that the Kenney government has no intention of granting Alberta’s cities, towns and counties the power to ban guns here.
This is Alberta, we don’t take guns away from lawful owners in the ludicrous belief that somehow that will prevent drug dealers and gang members from shooting one another.
Gun crime in Toronto has escalated this year. So, of course, because the Trudeau government draws a third of its seats from the Greater Toronto Area, any problem in Toronto is mistaken for a national problem.
City council in Liberal-loving Montreal has also passed a motion requesting Ottawa ban handguns.
However, the feds seem reluctant to take direct action on a national scale. Studies done for cabinet earlier this year showed very few legal guns are used in crimes. Most crime guns are smuggled in from the States. So barring duck hunters and sport shooters from owning guns will do almost nothing to stop Toronto’s gun spree.
The current federal government, though, often (always?) confuses symbolism for substance. All guns are bad in their minds, so banning any guns is good.
However, they are also politically crafty. They remember how the gun registry debate in the early 2000s split their caucus, so they are just as happy to let municipalities do the heavy lifting this time.
That’s why Wednesday’s motion, moved by UCP Environment Minister Jason Nixon, is so important. You could say it’s part of the Kenney government’s Fair Deal/firewall strategy, too. Any time Alberta gets a chance to thwart federal meddling, it’s going to block Ottawa in favour of made-in-Alberta solutions.
Wednesday’s motion did not occur in a vacuum, either.
Recall that one of the actions Kenney’s Fair Deal panel of eminent Albertans is tasked with examining is the appointment of the chief firearms officer for Alberta. Currently Ottawa selects the CFO. But it might be wiser for Alberta to choose for itself the person who will interpret and enforce firearms regulations.
It might also be smart to create a provincial police force to replace the Mounties in Alberta. Most Mounties are fine people, but their marching orders come ultimately from Ottawa. So with increasing frequency, the RCMP’s enforcement methods are out of touch with Albertans’ thinking.
Take Okotoks farmer Eddie Maurice as an example. Last winter when he fired warning shots at two intruders on his rural property, Maurice was the first one arrested by RCMP. That’s an Ottawa mentality that probably could be avoided with an APP (Alberta Provincial Police).
Earlier this month, the Kenney government took the first step towards creating an APP when it increased the duties and power of provincial wildlife officers and Sheriffs.
Making law enforcement in Alberta — including firearms enforcement — more provincial, can’t be bad.
https://edmontonsun.com/opinion/col...8bCZLFyzfx0Er3sjIAb8XMOxg0#Echobox=1575036854
Kenney is doing what Moe did a year ago minus the trespassing laws. It's impossible to walk into a hardware store in SK and walk out with No Tresspassing or No Hunting signs.Colpy;2795665 Take Okotoks farmer Eddie Maurice as an example. Last winter when he fired warning shots at two intruders on his rural property said:
GUNTER: UCP firearms motion first step in firewall against feds' meddling
Lorne Gunter
Published: November 29, 2019
File photo. Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun/Post
On Wednesday, the UCP passed a government motion to “support the ability of Albertans to lawfully and in a responsible manner own and possess firearms.”
Why is this necessary if their is already a right to own guns?
Because the clear right to keep arms in Canada is denied by the federal gov't and the courts, who seem to believe that rights exist at the pleasure of gov't, which is of course completely ludicrous.
You have heard of precedent in English Common Law?
You do know that our constitutional heritage includes documents from English constitutional law dating back to the Magna Carta of 1215? If not, you do now.
*In Canada, the Bill of Rights remains in statute, although it has been largely superseded by domestic constitutional legislation. The ninth article on parliamentary freedom of speech remains in active use*.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689#Canada
The thing is, a gov't can not legitimately "supersede" rights already recognized. If they can, then you have no rights, as rights are protections from and limitations on gov't power. If they exist at the pleasure of gov't, they do not exist at all.
Now, to the declaration, which has some interesting points:
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.asp
First of all, and most importantly, note that the people that penned this Bill of Rights were smart enough not to pretend to grant those rights, but are "vindicating and asserting their ancient rights and liberties"
Also notice the foundation of a free society is laid in this document. Restrictions on the Monarch's ability to over ride Parliament, to raise taxes without Parliament, a ban on cruel and unusual punishment, protection for free elections, and the requirement that Parliament sit "frequently".
Understand that signing this Bill was the prerequisite to William taking the throne.
And, looking at the specific reference to arms, notice the right is limited, so licensing in Canada is fully legitimate. Also notice that the right is for "defense" of the person.....denied in Canada.
So, unless you believe rights exist at the whim of the state, then there is a right to keep arms for defense in Canada.
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