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Phone (905) 640-3048· FAX (905) 640·7547 The Last Noose - Blair McQuillan 6 - Contributing Editors - Part 4 - Alberta Ballistics & Firearms Manfred Benton Police Hum our - Peter MacDonald 9 Survival Tactics Craig Best Peter supplies us with some advance Case Law Gino Arcaro Supervisory Principles Robert Holston material from his up·coming book Peer Counselling Neil V. Thompson Total Gun Co ntrol Announced 10 Computers & Technology Tom Rataj The Feds release advanced reading of their massive gun control legislation. - ADVERTISING - Here is a digest ofthat study. Mary Lymburner (Toronto) TEN-SEVEN 16 Phone (905) 640·3048 FAX (905) 640·7547 McDonald 's swaps toys for weapons. Ron Ganton (Vancouver) Petty crimes to get slower response. Phone (604) 274·3849 FAX (604) 274·9091 Court refuses review on deadly force Richard Hubbard (United States & Quebec) Judge who created police force dies. 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Reunitin g owners with lo st property 19 The cover is appropriate for this issue as Blue Line Magazine is published monthly, September to June, by Blue Line Magazine Incorporated with a Tracker will now track you down. January is our traditional firearms edition. You mailing address of: 12A · 4981 Hwy.7 East, 5te.254, Tactical Shotgun - Dave Brown 20 will find a good mix of firearms related issues Markham, Ontario, L3R 1N 1 . The most effective and least understood in this edition. Among them you will find a Editorial and copy is considered to be completely separate weapon may already be at your disposal. digested version of the Federal Government's torn advertising sales. No commilmenl for editorial coverage can Software that yields to a co p's touch 24 proposed gun control legislation. 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6 Jalluary, 1995 found that his family had seemingly va April 15, 1960. Cook was granted an ap Wilson even testified that he and Cook cated the house. Inside Cook found the peal and again found guilty. were responsible for the break-in atthe dry metal box and suitcases which he put in his Bobby Cook was hung just after mid cleaners. However, their testimony was trunk. Bobby claimed he believed his fam night on Monday, November 14, 1960 in deemed unreliable. ily had already gone to B.C. Fort Saskatchewan despite the fact that Information revealed during investiga While cruising around town Cook was many loose ends were left unattended in tion revealed that Bobby had made an stopped by Constable Braden and told to the case surrounding the Cook family enemy by the name of Oliver Durocher go to headquarters. Bobby went voluntar murders. while in prison. Cook protected an inmate ily and unescorted which is where this For instance, during the first trial Con against Durocher's sexual advancements story began. stable Bell told the court he had seen the and as a result he swore revenge against The police had theories in regards to suitcases and metal box in the trunk of Bobby. A police informant told a Vancou the murders. The pathologist concluded Bobby's car when he stopped him in ver officer that Durocher may have known the victims had been dead for at least Cam rose. However, a second constable something about the murders. It was also twenty-four hours and no longer than sev who searched the trunk for liquor stated soon discovered that Durocher was in enty-two. Since the bodies were found that he could not remember seeing those Stettler during the time of the murders but before noon on Sunday they had been items. he was never sought for questioning. murdered between Thursday, June 25 at Another question involves the Calgary The most alarming detail is contained eleven a.m., when Bobby was in Edmon Herald. Police discovered the Thursday in an R.C.M.P. report. The report stated ton, and eleven a.m. on Saturday, June 27, edition in the pit and the Saturday edition that the police had uncovered ten finger when Cook was driving around Camrose. on the front porch, however nobody had prints which could be used for identifica Because Constable Bell had seen Bobby seen the Friday edition. The absence ofthe tion. Three of the prints belonged to Daisy, in Cam rose on Friday and the car dealers paper would imply that some one was in while one print was matched with one of saw him on Thursday in Edmonton, police the house on Friday. the children, which left four prints concluded he had to be at the crime scene John Mitchell told the court that he had unaccounted for. The prints compared with close to midnight on Thursday June 25. seen a letter from Bobby's father that stated those of Bobby Cook came back with However Cook maintained that he was that Bobby wou Id inherit the fam ily station "negative results". heading to Edmonton at that time. wagon upon his release from prison. Next Month Although the Crown had a circumstan Mitchell also testified that he had seen tial case they still managed to convince a Bobby in a cafe between midnight and one jury that Robert Rae Cook was guilty. a.m. at the same time the Crown claimed Bobby Cook was sentenced to be hung on the murders were taking place. Sonny New Brunswick Have You Seen This Child? This is a monthly column supplied by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Missing Children's Registry in cooperation with Blue Line Magazine. All material supplied is copyright free and may be distributed to local media.
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The barrel features hammer- ment that seems to last forever. The tipsy driver he was chasing, one The world ofpolice humour day in 1961, wheeled into a driveway in a residential area and drove right into the r-:i•• iiiii:7i A quick conversation with Peter MacDonald (of Court Jestersfame) resulted in garage. Crider followed. this random sampling ofarticles submitted to him in his quest for police humour "Let me see your driver's licence," he around the world. In his usual graciousness he gave Blue Line permission to demanded. entertain you. Peter advises he has received a wonderful response from cops around the world but is stilliookingfor more. He advises his book (asyet untitled) "I'm on my own property," the man will be released later this year by Stoddard Publishing. Judging by this sampling said, "I'm going in and going to bed." the book should be a real hoot. Ifyou wish to see your story in print give Peter Crider knew it was a bluff ... and called a call at (519) 364-3344. it. "Not in my house your not," he said quietly. Betty Whiddigton of New York recalls "The next day the Staff Sergeant seemed *** a dandy yam she learned from her father, annoyed that I would take a document off "Stupid Crook of the Month Award" Charles O. Middlebro', who was Crown the bulletin board and informed me I had to to a murder suspect who turned himself in Attorney in Owen Sound, ant., in the replace it. I was ordered to get another because he heard there was a $10,000 1950's and '60's. All right, Betty, let's copy from Snelgrove and tell them why I reward for his capture and he needed the have the grisly details: needed another copy, which made me feel money "One of my father's favourite stories even dumber. Everyone had agood laugh." *** happened in the late forties or early fifties *** In Bolder, Colorado, a robbery suspect and concerned two tramps who lived near Ron Berry also has another tale to re recently told the District Attorney: "The a quarry in the village of Williams ford and late, and it goes as follows: witnesses can' t identity me because I had a were a great trial to the local police because "A few years ago an OPP officer-not mask on." they were always drunk and getting into me! - was patrolling Highway 40 I when he A British barrister, faced with the seem fights and generally making nuisances of pulled over a speeder. As the officer exited ingly-impossible task of pleading on be themselves. the patrol car, the speeder took off. half of a totally-inept bank robber who'd "One night they got spectacularly "In his excitement, the officer opened been caught red-handed, nevertheless tried drunk and got into a fight, and one of them the back door of his car while trying to get to impress the mitigating circumstances on took the bottle and hit the other one over the licence and make of the escaping vehi the members of the jury, the head and killed him. In his drunken cle. "My client is basically innocent," he state he heaved the body into the quarry "Well, there he sat in the back of his began confidently. "Upon entering the and passed out. When he eventually came cruiser, with no way to get out or call for bankthat he later robbed he got his foot to, he felt terrible in every sense of the assistance due to the screen between the caught in the revolving door and had to be word and took himself to the local police seats. Other officers made funny remarks helped to the counter by the lady he then station where he tried to explain the story over his radio and laughed as they drove threatened. On being told that the till did to the bored, disbelieving and generally by. Eventually they let him out." not contain the 5,000 pounds he'd de fed-up cop, who eventually agreed to go *** manded, he reduced the ante, first to 500 and take a look. Carl Crider, a police officer in the Dal pounds, then to 50 pounds, and finally to "As he was going out the door, the las suburb of Garland, couldn't have been five pounds and the offer of a drink around policeman said, 'Listen, here, Bert, ifthere's more astonished. the comer." no body in that quarry, you're in big trou ble!'" *** Ron Berry ofChatsworth, Ont. - about f)Nrl'AI1If) 1'llf)VINf~llll..t five miles from the aforementioned Williamsford - preserved this pip of a C)11111~NC~I~S 11)1)5 story for posterity: "When I served on the O.P.P. in Port When laying charge for Provincial offences you Credit, I was given a commendation for have to know the current legislation. The new 30-DAY, RISK-FREE work I did on a raid in the Caledon area. edition of the Ontario Provincial Offences, 1995 EXAMINATION Being new on the job, I was proud of the is now available. TO ORDER CALL TOLL FREE: letter, sent by the commander of the INCL DE : Snelgrove detachment. I removed the let 1-800-387 -5164 ter from the lunch-room bulletin board and • the important amendments to the Highway PLEASE QUOTE ORDER NUMBER(SI proceeded to the radio room to make a Traffic Act concerning the use of photo-radar and copy. the graduated licensi ng of novice drivers In Toronto (416) 609-3800 "The dispatcher was watching me line • an up-to-date ver ion of Regulation 817 to the Fax (416)298-5094 up the document in the slot and pressing Provincial Offences Act, which contain a the button. I watched said document disap Shipping and handling are extra. complete list of the official wording that must be Prices subject to change without notice and pear into what I thought was a noisy copier. subject to applicable taxes. used The look on my face made the radio opera tor fall off his chair, with tears streaming Ontario Provincial Offences, 1995 down his face from laughing so hard. 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Jalluary,1995~~~~~~~~~---- W -----~~~. ~ Th e purpose ofthi article is to describe the legislative illtelltiolls of th e Govemmellt of Call ada ill relatioll to firearms cOlltrol ill thl country. It reflect deci i011S that have beell made by Cabinet alld th e actuallegislatioll is till ill preparation ami will not be introduced until it i ready ill February. It i , without doubt, one of th e IIlO t dramatic pieces of legi lation since the Charter and de erve tudy by la w enforcemellt per: Oil/lei. Due to space Iimitatioll this i a dige ted version oftlte origllial two volume. Persolls wishing tltefull details may contact tile communications branch ofth e Department of Justice at (613) 957-4207 or (613) 957-4211.
There i a long history in anadaofregulat pecifically, the government will proceed with: arne tatutory criteria as other owners. ing the afe u e and ownership of firearms. As o amendments and programs for controlling Justover 1.2 million restricted weapons are early as 1877, justices of the peace were al the import, export and domestic transit of pre enlly in the hands of Canadians, about 1. 15 lo\\ed to jail people in posses ion of a handgun firearms; million of them handguns. Nine hundred and without rca nable cau e. riminal ode con o amendments to the offence and sentencing fi fiy thousand handguns are registered to about tr I have ei ted since 1892 when the fir t provisions of the Criminal Code relating to 560,000 private individuals. Registration is lim nation-wide permit system for the carrying of the misuse offirearrns, including mandatory ited to specific reasons, and most handguns are mall arm was created. The registration of minimum sentence provisions; regi tered either for target-shooting (48%), or handguns began in 1932. The law was amended o the prohibition of specified firearms and for gun collections(21 %). llowever, only about in 1969, 1976-77 and 1991 and reflects three e pansion of the authority to prohibit by 55,000 Canadian have carry permits to take a fundamental policies: the deterrence of the mis Order in Council; handgun to a hooting club for use, which u. e of firearms, general controls on persons o amendments to the Criminal Code and other suggests that a large number of handguns re given ac es to firearms and control placed on statutes requi ring the registration and track main in the pos e ion of Canadians who no 'pe ific type of firearms. ing of all firearms and their owners; longer u e them for the purpose for which they The d cision announced in this article o other necessary or consequential amend were acquired and registered. Many owners have built on that hi tory to achieve a compre ments to the Criminal Code and other stat have not fired their handguns within the previ hen "ive package of reforms. Through this pack- utes to simplify and clarify the legislation, ous year, and many of these have not done so ge, the overnment will be banning many and to improve cost effectiveness at the \ ithin the previous five years. firearm , cra king down on the criminal misuse federal, provincial and municipal levels. lIandguns may only be registered for per of firearm , targeting firearms muggling and BANNED FIREARMS AND sonal protection in the most extreme circum impr ving public afety by promoting the safe FURTHER CONTROLS stances and numbers actually registered for that u e and owner hip of firearms. Firearms that are particularly dangerous purpose are very small. Fssential to these measures i a new na and/or have no legitimate uses will be prohib Prohibition of certain handguns tional firearms regi tration ystem that will ited under the proposed changes. Ilandguns are everal handguns based on submachinegun provide the foundation for effective border of special concern because they are small and designs are being immediately prohibited by c ntrol ,enhanced criminal investigation and easy to conceal. They are also subject to regular being added to the existing Prohibited Weap p 11 work, and the enforcement of safety theft and are the preferred weapon for offences ons List by Order in Council. Owners of these "tandard for firearms owner . such as armed robbery. Those identified for "assault pi tols" are being given until January 'I he overnment intends to give legal force prohibition are compact, low-calibre weapons, I, 1995 to turn them in to the police, deactivate to thl program by introducing legi lation in easily concealed and often cheaply-made, and or otherwise di pose of them. Most as ault February to amend the riminal ode, Cus are not considered suitable for organized target pistols were prohibited in 1992 because they tom Act, u tom Tariff ~ xport and Import shooting. Numbers affected are about 58% of are particularly dangerous, but several new Permits Act, ational Defence Act, Young the handguns presently owned in Canada. Ex models have since been identified. There are flenders Act, and related statute and regula isting owners will be allowed to keep (but not not many of these firearms in Canada. (For tions. tran fer) handguns, provided that they meet the further details see page /5)
-~~~~======~ 10 ~======~Januaz.=~~ry, 1995 Other Handgun Controls istered by any person 18 years ofage or older on reational applications or historical importance, IIandguns, like all restricted weapons, can the basis that it is a "relic", which is defined by will be prohibited by Order in Council effective only be registered for specific purposes (eg. regulation as a "souvenir" or "keepsake". These January 1, 1995. employment, collecting or target-shooting) but, provisions, often used in the past to register Airguns are already "firearms" for the pur under the present system, remain registered war-trophies, will be repealed, along with the poses of offence prOVISions, but only require even ifno longer needed for those purposes. corresponding regulations. This is consistent licenses if above a minimum muzzle velocity The new law will require registrants to re with the overall direction of these measures (500 ft, or I 52.4m per second). Concerns about establish their reason for having their weapons which is to limit carefully the reasons for hav injuries and property damage have been raised, every five years, failing which they will have to ing a handgun in private possession. Those who but some airguns are used for legitimate shoot transfer or dispose of them. have restricted weapons registered as relics will ing activities. Over the coming months, the Since unregistered or unauthorized posses be allowed to keep them until the end of their government will consult public health groups, sion is an offence, the amendments will also lives, but no transfers or further registrations firearms groups and other interested parties to provide for the advance notification of regis will be permitted. identify effective and appropriate methods of trants prior to expiry, and afford a "grace pe Controls on military and reducing the health and safety risk associated riod" for the disposal of restricted firearms. para-military firearms with airguns. Gun collecting is difficult to define and Most military or paramilitary rifles and shot Flexibility to control access to other weap regulate. This is an issue of concern because guns were prohibited or restricted by Order in ons, such as capsicum "tear gas" sprays, will be gun collecting is the only basis permitted by law Council in 1992. Other versions may be either created by splitting the existing category of for possessing many non-sporting/military fire non-restricted or restricted by the statute itself, "restricted weapon" into "restricted weapon" arms, and because the difficulty in distinguish depending on technical characteristics (e.g. bar and "restricted firearm". The first class would ing between legitimate collectors and others rei length). About 50-60,000 rifles and shotguns contain only non firearms, for which a permit leaves the category open to abuse. are already registered as restricted weapons. would be required, while the second, dealing At pre ent, collector status is determined The law will be amended to permit the with firearms. would be subject to the full by a local firearms registrar, who must indicate Governor in Council to prohibit weapons ifit is registration requirements. on each application whether the applicant is a ofthe opinion that they are "not reasonable" for CRIMINAL PENALTIES & genuine collector. To place further controls and use in hunting or for sporting purposes. PROHIBITION MEASURES national standardization on this practice, the Once this authority is in place, additional Criminal misuse of firearms will be addressed determination of whether an applicant was a weapons will be prohibited. (See page 15 for a through a number of measures, including the "genuine gun collector" within the definition run-down on these types of weapons.) creation of new, hard-hitting offences and pen will be made by a new (federal) Registrar of Controls on weapons alties. Longer. minimum sentences are pro Firearms. I Ie or she will act on advice and other than firearms posed for use of firearms in the commission of information provided by the local firearms of The misuse of replica or imitation firearms specified serious offences. New offences and ficer to whom the application was made and will be addressed by including them within the stiff penalties relating to trafficking and illegal according to uniform national standards. In present Criminal Code (s.85) offence and mini possession are also proposed, as are expansions addition, collections will be inspected at least mum sentencing provision, and through a ban to the powers of the courts to prohibit persons once every five years, and will be subject to on manufacture, import and sale. from possessing firearms. additional regulations. Crossbows will be dealt with by SUbjecting Use of firearms to A firearm safety course is currently re them to the same screening controls as firearms, commit offences quired for all Firearms Acquisition Certificate and bringing them within the provisions for (Criminal Code s.85 and others) applicants. The proposed changes would add a court prohibition orders. Compact or single Section 85 of the Criminal Code provides separate course program for applicants for hand hand crossbows, which have no legitimate rec- for a minimum one year sentence for using a guns and other restricted firearms. This would reflect the additional safety concerns and legal obligations for restricted weapons. It would also allow some reduction in the content of the TAKE THE existing courses. Shooting clubs require provincial approval 5TEpTM before their members can register restricted weapons for target-shooting on their premises. Tame the city sidewalks with boots The proposed changes will establish regulatory requirements for the setting up and operation of that let you stand your ground. shooting clubs and the activities which can be carried on there. These will include require Hi-T ec Magnum boots - enough said? ments for membership, record-keeping, national certification or affiliation, safety standards for TAKE THE STEpTM constructing and operating firing-ranges, and similar matters. A handgun owner seeking renewal of reg Available at istration for target shooting purposes will need Gordon Contract Sales to demonstrate active membership in an ap 552 Queen St. West proved club. The new law will require the Toronto, Ontario keeping of records that will make it possible to (416) 368-5503 establish that fact. Currently, a restricted weapon may be reg- Samples and Price List Available On Request _ ~00rJ ------~~ Jalluary, 1995 ______W ~ firearm to commit an indictable offence. Thi orders in other circumstances. nten e i to be served con ecutively to the Military Personnel entence for the underlying offence. Prohibition orders apply to Criminal Code Rather than increasing the length of the convictions, but do not extend to the National tenn to be er ed under s. 85, the new law will Defence Act, which uses Criminal Code of pr po eadifferentapproach. ection 85 will be fences but has its own punishment provisions. retained as a general pro i ion, and as men The ational Defence Act and the Criminal tioned, expanded to include the use of an imita Code would be amended to create discretionary ti n fire rm . powers for ourts Martial to prohibit offend ew se ti n will bc added, providing that ers. In additIOn, military courts would have the when a per on is alleged to have committed optIon of prohibIting the accused except In the ertain eriou offence with a firearm, manda course of duties as a member of the Canadian t ry minimum entence offour years in prison Forces, in order to avoid the automatIc di - will be impo ed - in addition to a mandatory tion of ammunition where the purchaser does charge of every member who is prohibited. lifetime pr hibition from possessing a restricted not have proof of regi tration under the new The Criminal Code amendment would deem weap n. This will apply to the following 10 system will become a Criminal Code offence. military prohibitions to be Criminal Code pro violent offences committed with a firearm : Unauthorized/unregistered hibition , 0 that civilian authorities could en allell/pted murder (s.239), possession of firearms force the orders and continue them even if the mall lallglrter (s.236), To deter illegal possession of firearms, re subject leaves the Canadian Forces before the crimillalllegligell ce causillg deatlt (s.220), stricted or prohibited weapons, several new of order expires. robbery (s.344), fences will be created. One of these will be Young Offenders J.idllappillg (: .279), applicable in cases where the accused is in pos Prohibition orders are available to yo uth Ir ostage-takillg (s.279. J), se ion of any firearm not authorized by a permit courts, but are discretionary instead of manda lIal a ault witlt a weapoll (s.272), or certificate, or where the accused is authorized, tory. The proposal would amend the Young aggravated exual a sault (s.273), but the firearm has not been registered. This Offenders Act to subject young offenders to the extortioll {: .346), offence will apply in cases where the breach of same firearms prohibitions as adults for a given dl c" argeflrearm witlt illtefl t etc. (s.244). the possession or regi tration requirements was, offence. Firearms & Ammunition or might have been, inadvertent. It will be pun The general policy of the Young Offenders Trafficking Offences ishable on summary conviction by a maximum Act is to mitigate the punishment of young ffen e relating to illegal transfer offire 2,000 fine and six mon ths in jail, or on indict offenders for reasons of diminished capacity arm will be reinfor ed and condensed into new ment by up to five years imprisonment. and prospects for rehabilitation. These policy offence to upp rt the propo ed firearm regis A second, more serious offence will apply objectives are not affected by lack ofacce s to tration y tem. The range of offences includes in the same factual circumstances, but where a fireann. I rge- ale criminal trafficking, possession for the accused knew that he or she did not have the Other changes would allow access to reco rds th purp e of trafficking and relatively minor nece ary registration or authorization, and in or other infonnation protected by the Young ituati n where, fireann is transferred with tentionally evaded these requirements. Where Offender Act where an offender later eeks to out the proper a qui ition or registration docu knowledge or intent was proven, the new of obtain a fireann, or where the Crown is eeking ment . F r this reason, there will be no mini fence will also require a minimum one year to seize fireanns or deny access to them . mum puni hment applied to summary prosecu sentence on the second conviction. "Stalking" and drug offences ti n a e ; the normal maximum penalties of6 Finally, anyone who, without the necessary The 1993 "stalking" (criminal harassment) month r a 2,000 fine will apply. A minimum permits, carries a restricted or prohibited fire offence provides specific powers to prohibit punishment of one year will apply where the arm when it is loaded, or when there is ammu persons released on bail from possessing a ffen e i pr secuted on indictment. nition readily accessible, commits an offence firearm , but those convicted are subject only to Where the person receiving the firearm punishable by a one year mandatory minimum di cretionary prohibition under s.100(2) . The d es not obtain the necessary permits, a five prison term, if prosecuted on indictment. 1991 amendments extended prohibitions to drug ye r maximum puni hment would apply with PROHIBITION MEASURES smuggling and trafficking offences, but on a n pe ified minimum. ection 100 of the Criminal Code requires di cretionary basis only. n a fir t indictable conviction for any of the courts to impose a minimum 10 year prohi The proposed changes would extend man the e offen e , a court could, at its di cretion, bition on the possession of firearms for those datory prohibitions to those convicted or re prohibilthe offender from possessing any fire convicted of a serious offence involving the leased on bail for all of these offences, except anns for up to 10 years. On a subsequent use, the threat or an attempt of violence or a s.85 where the court finds that access to a firearm indi table conviction, a mandatory prohibition offence of using a firearm to commit an indict would not endanger the safety of any person order would be impo ed prohibiting the of able offence. including the subject himlherself. fender from owning a re tricted firearm for life Courts are also required to consider prohi "Proactive" orders, and ny other fireann for 10 years. bitions up to 10 years for less serious violent co-habitants or associates. Additional offences of possessing stolen or offences and other firearms offences, and may Proactive prohibition orders may now be muggled firearm will be created and made prohibit even if no offence has been committed made where there is a danger to any person, but punishable by a mandatory minimum term of where an application is made by police and a no offence has been committed. Under this impris nment of one year, when proceeded danger to safety exists. proposal, the grounds for firearm seizures and \ ith by indictment. The new provisions will impose a manda prohibitions will be expanded to include danger An offence of transferring ammunition to tory lifetime prohibition against possession ofa arIsing from the reasonable likelihood that a ny per on under I ,e cept the holder of a restricted firearm when an indi-.ridual is con prohibited person who resides or associates minors' permit, will be moved from the Explo victed of a listed, serious, violent offence and with the subject will have access to a fireann. ive Regulations, and the transfer or acquisi- will include the authority to impose prohibition The order will be limited to the length of the
-~~~~======~ 1?2:J\======~~~~Jalluary, 1995 order made against the associate or co-resident, and a person subject to such an order could seek relief where the conditions under which it was made no longer applied. This would make it possible to prohibit, if necessary, an entire household from having firearms where any single resident was dangerous and prohibited from possessing a firearm. Partial prohibition for "sustenance" firearm users Prohibition orders can create exceptional hardship for a person who requires a firearm for sustenance. Limited discretion not to prohibit in such cases was added to the statute in the 1991 amendments, but the change gave the courts only an "all or nothing" power to pro hibit completely, or make no order at all. The proposed amendment would create an addi • Boise, ID Jan. 17 -1 8/1 9 tional option of partial prohibitions to allow • Atlantic City, NJ Feb. 8-9/10 limited access for use in hunting or trapping. • Cleveland, OH Mar. 1-2/3 Courts could make an order fit the specific • Traverse City, MI Mar. 6-7/8 circumstances ofthe accused where the accused • Portland, OR Mar. 27-28/29 would face exceptional hardships otherwise EDMONTON Apr. 1-2/3 and public safety is not endangered. This change * will allow courts to take account of traditional • Sacramento, CA Apr. 18-19/20 aboriginal lifestyles. • Colorado Springs, CO Apr. 24-25/26 BORDER CONTROLS • Burlington, VT May 1-2/3 Past Parliamentary committees and the • Minneapolis, MN May 31-June 1/2 Auditor General of Canada have both recom • Las Vegas, NV June 27-28/29 mended legislative and administrative controls. • Salt Lake City, UT Aug . 14-15/16 Thus, tighter border controls and inspection • Alexandria, VA Aug. 21-22/23 procedures are proposed, the costs of which • Billings, MT Oct. 8-9/10 will be recovered from firearms importers and • Oklahoma City, OK Oct. 23-24/25 exporters. Modern data-processing and telecom • Spokane, WA Oct. 30-31/Nov. 1 munications technology will be used to reduce administrative costs. * TORONTO Nov. 7-8/9 The measures include the tracking of fire • Danvers, MA Nov. 13-14/15 arms under a national registration system, new • Daytona Beach, FL Nov. 28-29/30 offence provisions, and the forfeiture ofvehi • Las Vegas, NV Dec . 5-6/7 cles used in smuggling, shipments containing contraband, and proceeds of smuggling and Instant credit card registration: illegal trafficking. A number of measures have already been taken by Canada Customs under 800-323-0037 existing powers to increase surveillance and or call: (708) 498 ·5B8o seize illegal imports. Fax: (708) 498 -B8B9 Import/export and the proposed registration system The import inspection and registration proc I The 1995 Street Survlvare Seminar location I will attend- ess will be operated by Canada Customs offi Full 3-day program o Officer ($179) o Spouse ($149) = $ I cials who will ensure that accurate information I First 2 Days Only [J Officer ($155) LJ Spouse ($1 25) = $ I is entered into the registration system as fire Third Day Only U Officer ($105) U Spouse ($ 85) = $ BLC9 GROUP DISCOUNTS: 10-1 9 registrations-save 10%. 20-29 5 arms enter or leave Canada. In the commercial I Min US group discount - $ I context, they will also conduct inspections of ~~~t~~i~~~;;~~~ ;~i~~r y~ ~~~~ ~~I~~io( ~~g I7~ ~t io n s Total $ Enclosed IS: 0 Check or money order made payable to Calibre Press, Inc. Dept. Purchase Order firearms to control and deter careless or dishon I o I o VISA 0 MC 0 DISCOVER 0 AMEX est labelling or packing of shipments. I Acct. /I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Exp. date:1 I I-I I I I REGISTRATION Please leave a blank where a space appears between numbers on your card . A $10 surcharge will be added If you register at the door. The proposed system will identify and track I Sign ature ______I all firearms through retail and private transfers, I Na me - 0-_----,"'-;;;,------' '''':;;:,,------Spouse Name 1r1...... =::------I imports and exports. It will also be designed to Address ~H""'''''-______overcome problems in the existing system and I I cot; reduce red tape and time delays. Iii. Home Phone ( li.. COdi ) ------Dept. Phone ( li.Ciiii ) ------Fees will be set by regulation, and adjusted I I as necessary to achieve cost-recovery, and all L ~ ~ .J fee regulations will be subject to Parliamentary ------~~~J------~~ Jalluary, 1995 ------\~ ~ (committee) review under subsection 116(2) of For non-restricted firearms, businesses will Responsibility for system the Criminal Code. be able to enter sales onto the system automati operation The proposed changes will also delegate cally, and verify that the purchaser was entitled Central functions ofthe existing system are power to makc regulations governing the op to acquire and possess the firearm. For restricted managed by the RCMP, with local and regional eration of the system. firearms the purchaser's eligibility would still matters dealt with by police agencies and the Registration will bring a greater degree of have to be determined by the Registrar of Fire chief provincial firearms officers. overall firearms control, and with ita number of arms, but the information and issuance, refusal The proposed changes are intended to pre direct benefits: or registration would be transmitted electroni serve effective federal co-ordination ofthe sys o deter and control theft, diversion and smug cally, thereby reducing processing delays. tem, while improving efficiency and according gling of firearms; Police agencies would be able to easily the provinces more influence in the setting of o ensure individual and business compliance obtain information about firearms and owners, national policy. The authority to prescribe statu with transfer and safe storage requirements; and to trace found or recovered firearms. tory instruments such as certificates and per as istance in police investigations; Controls on Ammunition mits will be transferred from the RCMP Com o enable police in domestic violence situations Three major changes are proposed to con missioner to the Attorney General. to better prepare themselves where they know trol access to ammunition and ammunition com An individual will be appointed as Regis a firearm is present in the home; ponents. As noted above, existing offences of trar of Firearms, to take full-time responsibility o enable police to enforce court prohibition transferring ammunition to a minor who does for managing the registration system. The Reg orders by ensuring that all firearms owned not have a permit for a firearm will be shifted istrar will be appointed by the Commissioner of by the individuals have been turned in; from the Explosives Regulations to the Crimi the RCMP. o license access to ammunition (further deter nal Code, to emphasize their significance and Police and military firearms ring illegal acquisition and smuggling); permit ready enforcement by provincial and Canadian Forces firearms and firearms pos o monitor firearm traffic through Canada, as local police. sessed by visiting foreign forces are already sisting international small-arms controls: The age limit will be brought into line with tracked by the Department ofNational Defence o and gather accurate statistical information about the 1993 increase of the age for Firearms Ac and will be excluded from the system. These firearm numbers and ownership pattems. Tran quisition Certificate applicants from 16 to 18. include regular service weapons, those in au sitional and implementation provisions As part of the proposed registration system, a thorized military museums, and those in the The system will be co-ordinated with other registration or possession document will be hands offoreign military personnel seconded to changes presently being made to the Canadian required in order to purchase ammunition. Un the Canadian Forces or in Canada under the Police Information Computer (CPIC) system. til the system is fully implemented, however, Visiting Forces Act. Police service firearms Identification of firearms not every legitimate firearm owner will have will also be tracked, but by a separate system and owners these documents, and during the implementa maintained by the RCMP. This requirement, Firearms will be identified by make, model, tion period, existing documents will still be now optional, will become mandatory. erial number and other identifiers when they used, and regulations will be amended to in Firearms temporarily in police hands (e.g. enter anada, are manufactured here, or if al clude other forms of common identification. evidence firearms, seizures, surrendered guns ready in the possession of a gun owner, when The authority to regulate the "storage, dis etc.) will be entered onto the registration sys they arc first registered on the system. play, handling and transportation" of firearms tem, to ensure that system searches are able to Owners will be identified on the system, under the Criminal Code will also be extended trace them. Those who possess firearms on and linked to the types of firearm (if non to ammunition, and the regulations will be behalf of the Department of National Defence restricted firearms) or individual firearms (if expanded to set the same standards for storing or the police (e.g. suppliers, repair contractors) restricted firearms) which could lawfully be ammunition as now apply to firearms. will be tracked by either the Department of po sessed. National Defence or police system and opted out of the main registry. A new publication will be coming your way in 1995 Local advisory council The administration of the legislation raises particular concerns in remote northern and abo riginal communities, where municipal or band council members may be more aware of com munity circumstances than the firearms officer, who is often a police officer from outside the The law enforcement officer's news magazine community. An effort will be made to increase the use of MARKHAM - The publisher of Blue Line news up front and foremost Lymburner added. local officials as firearm officers, who need not Magazine has announced the introduction of "Quite often we hear rumours of stories from be police officers under the statute. Where this a new magazine geared to current news of a small area but fail to get the news in a specific interest to persons involved in the condensed and selective manner. Cops are is not practicable, however, this proposed change law enforcement field . forced to read local papers and try to cut would allow the Attorney General of Canada to "This news magazine will be just that," through all the useless news to get to what is appoint a local advisory council to function as Morley Lymbumer, publisher of Blue Line of interest to them," Lymbumer stated. "The a liaison between the firearms officer and the Magazine announced in December, " It will idea of 'Ten-Seven ' is to get the right news, community. contain short news clips ofevents from across from the right places to the right people." In addition, aboriginal communities will be Canada that specifically touch on the police The publ ication is scheduled for release consulted on all aspects ofthe program' s imple and law enforcement community." to a paid SUbscription base by September of mentation, to ensure that their aboriginal and The format of the publication will put the this year. Lymbumer announced he will be treaty rights are respected. giving the readers of Blue Line a monthly preview in a column the
~~, ~ ------~~~I------~ ~ January, 1995 Previously Restricted FIREARM· PROHBITIONS Banned Firearms Now Prohibited Prohibited as of January 1, 1995
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These firearms are all recent models of assault pistols, combat shotguns or assault rifles and carbines. They must be deactivated, turned in to police, or otherwise disposed of. 1. Handguns (by statute) to be grandfathered (555,200 in total) Assault Pistols .25 calibre I.OA-93 . " .32 calibre, and 2. "patriot" semiautomatic pistols The following are all previously restricted all calibres of 105 mm and under in 3. XM 2315 weapons that, under the new policy, will barrel length 4. AA Arms Model AP-9 now be prohibited. People who are the 5. Kimel Industries, AP-9 registered owners ofthese firearms as of 2. Handguns (by Order in Council 6. Grendel P-30 January 1st, will be permitted to keep effective Jan 1/95) - 9 makes of 7. Claridge Hi-Tec model S, L, T, pistols them for life, but may not transfer or sell assault pistols (38 in total) them to another person. 8. Steyr SPP Assault Pistol 9. Maadi "Griffin" Pistol 3. Paramilitary/Military (l3, 172 in total) Weapon Type Number Registered Combat Shotguns . 1. Franchi SPAS-I5 a) by Order in Council firearms already 4,091 2. Benelli M I Super 90 1. AK-47 and variants restricted moving up to prohibited 2. Armalite AR-I80 199 3. Bernadelli B4 Shotgun effective January I, 1995 - 21 types Rifles & Carbines 3. Auto-Ordnance affected (hundreds of variants) -M27AI/MI927A-3 975 I. Maadi "Griffin" rifle & carbine 2. AA Arms model AR-9 rifle & carbine 4. Beretta AR-70 15 b) by Order in Council, new models of 5. Bushmaster Assault Rifle 23 3. Claridge Hi-Tec C, Lec-9 & Zlec-9 combat shotguns and assault rifles & 4. Kinel Industries AR-9 rifle or carbine 6. Cetme Sporter 1 carbines effective Jan. 1195 7. Commando Arms Carbine 71 5. Grendel R-31 auto carbine 8. Daewoo K-I, K-2, MAX-I, MAX-2, -AR-IOO,AR-1I0C 318 9. Demro Tac-IM Carbine 23 CASES 10. Eagle "Apache" Carbine 11 11. FN-FAL and variants 6,000 UNLIMITED 12. FNC-II, 22, 33 (incl. above) Customized Soft Sided &. Hard Shell Cases 13. Galil 571 14. Goncz High-Tech Carbine 0 - Now called Claridge High-Tech 15. Heckler and Koch HK-91 806 16. J&R Eng M-68/PJK-M-LF 1 17. Leader Mark 5 Auto Rifle 8 18. SIG AMT, PE-57 16 19. S[G SG-550/SG-551 31 Samsonite· 20. Springfield Armoury - BM59 4 ~q~~"~======(16 ~'-======-i,~-;:;;-J;m Jalluary, 1995 Police complaints must Cops to get u.s. agency be reduced, says pepper spray helps ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - Some Ontario members of a Newfoundland po commissioner lice force are being armed with cops trace BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Ontario's looking at is setting up pilot projects pepper spray. weapons Police Complaints Commission in certain locations that would in The spray will be used by mem must reduce the number of minor formally resolve minor com bers of the Royal Newfoundland complaints it investigates, the act plaints," Watt said Wednesday. Constabulary in Comer Brook and ing commissioner says. Many complainants aren't af St. John's. "We can't continue to average ter a formal hearing but simply The officers involved have 4,000 complaints a year where for want an apology or an explanation been trained and will use the spray mal, lengthy investigations are nec for an officer's actions, she said. only when a subject becomes ag essary," Susan Watt said on the final Watt has been meeting with gressive, says Insp. Craig Kenny. stop ofan eight-city tour to get input police boards, police management The Newfoundland govern on the fou r-year-old commission. and officers for advice on how to ment has forbidden constabulary Since the commission was reform the commission. members from carrying guns, even formed to oversee civilian com She said provisions in the Po though many officers say the fire plaints about police action, it has lice Services Act to informally re arms are necessary. processed about 15,000 com solve police complaints have been The pepper spray may soon be plaints. More than 80 formal in "grossly under-used" and several used in Labrador as well, where TORONTO - Ontario police models will be tested to address the officers are currently undergoing vestigations have been called. forces are working with U.S. au "One of the initiatives we're problem. the training. thorities to crack down on ille gal weapons flowing into Canada. Officer made "severe Det. Insp. Barry Hill of Crimi B.C. Judges nal Intelligence Service Ontario said any unregistered weapon used sending more oversight" in murder in a crime can now be traced by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco young offenders investigation and Firearms through an unofficial to jail says EDMONTON -A the force for about 25 years, has agreement. senior Sherwood not been disciplined and continues He said the U.S. agency began corrections Park RCMP of to work at the Sherwood Park de- tracing weapons found in Ontario ficer was guilty of tachment. about six months ago. official a "severe over- He will be investigated under Police say 90 per cent of all I~~I' sight" by conclud- the RCMP Code of Conduct. Pen- Canadian weapons, legal and ille VANCOUVER - An increase in ing two men alties range from reprimand to dis gal, originate in the U.S. the number ofyoung ofTenderssent gunned down execution-style were missal. Criminal Intelligence Service to prison in British Columbia since electrocuted, the force says. Police have no suspects and Ontario was formed in 1966 to April suggests judges are reacting "He failed to attend the scene are continuing their investigation exchange information between to public concerns about youth of the crime and to provide neces into the shootings. Ontario police forces. crime, says a corrections official. sary assistance and guidance to The total number of youths investigating officers," said Chief convicted of property crimes and Supt. Don McDermid, who re crimes against people are about the leased the findings of his seven same as they were in 1993. Yet the week internal review ofthe botched number of young offenders being murder investigation December incarcerated has gone up 21 per 5th. cent since April. "It was a severe oversight not "There is no change in the pro to have done what's expected of file of these kids going into cus him," McDermid said ofthe super tody," Chris Beresford, a policy visor he refused to identify. analyst with the corrections branch Tim Orydzuk, 33, and James in Victoria, said last month. Deiter, 24, both employees ofCPL "It basically reflects the fact Paperboard Ltd., were found in that the judiciary is sending more side the Sherwood Park paper plant people into custody." in October. That means offenders who a Police initially said the men year ago would have been sen were electrocuted and didn't dis tenced to community work or pro cover they were murdered until 36 bation are beingjailed for the same hours later. crimes, Beresford said. "He made a hasty conclusion The trend has led to double that it was an accidental death," -ARMOUR? WHY WOULD' HU'D ARMOUR? ... bunking in overcrowded youth McDermid said. NOTHING EV[R HAPPENS AROUND H[REI• •• detention centres. The officer, who has been with Januar~~~~~~~P~Jy, 1995 0 ------~~~ What Is "ASS" • ABS is the acronym for the Ger ABS Equipped Cars Higher man words 'Anti-Blockier System." ABS brakes (also known as anti-lock Rollover Risk breaks) work usmg a microprocessor ..,. R . New research Ind/cal11s ASS brakes may not be as safe as people think and a series of monitors that detect the By 10m ala} rate of wheel rotation. Despite the fact that cars When the system detects that a wheel equipped with ABS brakes (for is about to stop rotating, it reduces and full description see sidebar then reapplies brake pressure to thatwheel story) are less likely to be in effectively keeping the wheel on thethresh~ volved incollisions, anew study oldoflocking-up. Itisatthis threshold that being released by a General braking is the most effective. Some vehicles like to Ford Crown Motors researcher, concludes Victoria, also use the system to provide that AB equipped cars are sig- Two common types o/police vehicles are built by Ford and traction control, which works in nificantly more prone to be in- Chevrolet. 80th types now come equipped with A8S but reversedetecting wheel rotation greater volved in collisions that result drivers should not get over confident with driving habits. than the other wheels, and applymg in rollovers then cars without the high-tech The bottom line seems to be that we brake pressure to equalise wheel spin . brake . should not allow the ABS systems to se- Many police agencies provide man The increased rollover rates are how- duce us into believing that we can drive datory training for all personnel before ever not physically attributable to the ABS twice as fast and still come to a safe stop allowing the personnel to drive vehicles sy tem . It is theorised by the researcher when things go wrong. with ABS. that the increased rollover rates result from aggre sive drivers who push their vehicles clo er to the edge, consuming the extra afety margin provide by the high-tech brake system. EBMONEY These road-warriors drive at higher peed and closer to the edge because of : CONCEPTS the uperior stopping ability of the ABS y tem . TheendresultmaybethattheABS by Cilldy Malazdrewicz most contributors. brake do in fact get them out of the initial In the upcoming issues, we are planning to Since 1991, there has been the ability to colli ion, but then in tum allow them to present a series of articles that will help carry the "unused contribution room" for travel further off the roadway into condi you with your money management and ward if not used in a particular year. In tions more likely to cause a rollover. financial planning for the present and for years when income is very low and the tax The tudy showed that cars equipped the future. break would be minimal, it could be ad with AS brakes were involved in 44% The focus of our first two articles will vantageous to postpone RRSP contribu more rollover crashes then the same cars be RRSP's ....one of the only tax havens tion to a year of higher earnings where the without AB brakes, At the same trme, that our government allows us ... and who tax savings would be higher. There are AS equipped cars also showed a 17% knows how long that will continue in its rumblings that Ottawa may disallow this lower risk of being involved in crashes on present form! ! ! carry forward of the unused RRSP room. wet roads, and 49% less risk of colliding Is maintaining a comfortable lifestyle Another aspect of the current RRSP with pedestrians. important to you when you retire? If so, legislation that is widely taken advantage These re ults are based on collision your RRSP is the single most important of, is over-contributing $8000 to your information collected in 1992 and 1993 in investment that you will make. Govern RRSP. Beyond this amount, Revenue th tates of Missouri and Texas, where ment deficits are looming, inflation is a Canada levies a penalty tax of 1% per d tailed collision records are kept. Trans fact, the uncertainty of the availability of month . No tax receipt is issued for this port anada statistics released in a report government pensions in the future, and the over-contribution, and it is made with af earlier this year also found that cars with increasing tax burden on the individual, all ter-tax dollars. There is a double taxation AB brake were less likely to be involved dictate that astute financial management is impact, and therefore the money must be in collision - 9% fewer collisions than cars absolutely critical to one's quality of life left in the RRSP for as long as possible - a without the benefits of AB . down the road. In light of the upcoming minimum of about 14 years is necessary Anyone who has driven an ABS February 22nd budget, there have been for the power of compounding to have its equipped car can probably relate a per several issues raised about RRSP's. positive effect. Will this go too? onal story about how the system pre The contribution level is currently at The bottom line is, review your present vent d a collision by allowing them to 18% of earned income, with the maximum circumstances and ifthere are benefits for remain in control of their vehicle. being $13,500 for the 1994 tax year. This you, maximize your RRSP, do any past The technology has also been proven to amount is adjusted by the contribution carry forward and make the $8000 over b quite reliable from a maintenance per made by you, or by your employer, to your contribution. pechve. A number of car makers such as pension plan at work (i.e. your PA or If you need assistance in determining ener I Motors have expressed an intent to pension adjustment). There is talk of drop the benefits for you, contact an independ m, ke AB brakes standard on all their ping the level to 16%. This would be lucra ent financial planner or call me at (905) vehicle within the next several model years. tive to the government, as it would impact 642-4540 or Fax (905) 642-4537. -~~~ ~~~~======~ 18~======~Ja~~~lluary, 1995 In addition, Tracker has identified and Reuniting owners with educated some 200,000 "Tracker Friendly" sites and venues across North America, to lost or stolen property be on the lookout for Tracker-labeled items and initiate the recovery process. The very ~----=--"""' __::------I nature of Tracker's recovery In almost every North service epitomizes the spirit American city, a warehouse of cooperation and their com- sits with "lost" property re- munications campaign en- covered by the police and courages the reporting of lost unclaimed by owners. Un- items found by "good samari- fortunately, these personal tans" all across the continent. belongings will simply be Tracker's recovery service auctioned off to the public provides a number of benefits at a fraction of their value. to its network partners _ the The Tracker Corpora- latest in property department tion, a North American com- management technology, a pany, is launching a new system that ensures the quick lost and found recovery identification ofproperty, a re- service th at will dramatically duction in human resource re- increase people's chances of quirements at property sites, recovering lost or stolen ar- an effective time management ticles.1t is expected to make tool for inventory control, a a serious dent in the $1 bil- dependable system to increase lion a year problem in North recovery rates by owners, and America -the safe return of recovered lost United States and law enforcement agen- a "quick-response" mobile scanner to aid and stolen property to its rightful owners. cies across North America. 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For example, Purolator Courier in Canada, UPSlMailbox and DHL Worldwide in the vived the ' encounter' to learn from his actical Shotgun mistakes and try another pass. The des peration and the noise were frightfully Techniques that Work real. So was the heart-pounding adrena When it comes to weapons we all must carefully balance a variety of needs and line. wants with the realities of budgets. But the most effective and least understood While many law enforcement agencies weapon may already be at your disposal! can access a dizzying array of modem technology, the realities of modem budg by Dave BrowlI ets require maximum utilization of exist ing resources in the most efficient manner. One of the best weapons at an officer's disposal, the shotgun, is often the most under used or mishandled. While only one option in an officer's store, it is a very effective one in certain situations. This requires knowledge as to the capabilities of the shotgun, and proper training to prove these abilities to the officer. Training: What's Been Wrong With It So Far? The modem patrol officer receives many hours of quality handgun training. Courses offered now reflect more on prac tical scenarios. Much of the shift away from the ' target' shooting to the practical shooting of today is due to the increasing popularity of certain pistol competitions. Many techniques now taught at mod em academies were tested and proven un der the stress of competition. The more traditional shooting methods were dis carded. Why has quality training not al ways trickled down to the shotgun? Maybe because, outside particular geographic ar eas, there is little competition shotgun shooting. It requ ires more awareness with in the law enforcement community to the 'combat' style of shotgunning in order to upgrade the quality of shotgun training. In the mean time, let's go over some basic techniques that were tested and proven in competition. They may also save your life. More Myths Than Elvis " But... wait a second," you are saying. fficer Ed Murtz, couldn' t believe what officer Murtz had ever heard in his life. " Didn't we just say this was the real world, he jut aw. II is first three shots from the 12 Now all he could do was close his eyes and not some target shooting competi gauge pump had all missed his intended and pray. tion?" Yes, and there is a world of differ target. Thirty six pellets of hot buckshot in Welcome to the Real World ence between Practical Shooting and prac the air, at close range yet, and they all just This is not shotgun shooting atthe local tical shooting. Competitive pistol shooters ailed past. Worse! A bystander off to the skeet field! Instead, asupposedly 'straight rarely have targets that shoot back, and ide had lumped to the pavement with that forward' afternoon warrant-serving goes simulated ' bystanders' never sue, even if la t hot. Ilow was it possible to miss at tragically wrong or perhaps that one more you do accidentally nick a good guy. uch a clo e distance? 'routine' car stop before punching out for But there are more myths surrounding esperately he slapped the pump for the night ends in gunfire. the use of the shotgun than all the treasures ward onto his last shell and yanked the Short-stroke your pump out there on of Atlantis combined. It is on Iy through the trigger again. the skeet field and you suffer, at worst, a scientific testing of some of these myths ' Click! ' little embarrassment. Do the same here on out on a live range under real world condi Now, it was only a useless wood-and- the street and the resu Its cou Id very well be tions that we can see what really works ... teel paperweightthat he held in his hands; fatal. Thatdeafening ' click' may be the last and what doesn' t. too mall even to hide behind. While the sound you hear. While competition may truly approxi fir t three shots had only seemed to he Fortunately for officer Murtz his tar mate that gut-clenching fear of a real life muffled ' pops' in the background, surpris get was only a large steel plate. The ' by encounter, itcomes as close as possible toa fair ingly the last ' click' was the loudest noise standers' were all cardboard and he sur- test of techniques and abilities under stress. ~~~~~~~======~ 20 ~======~~~a~lIu~a;r~y~,719~9~5 Now, without pulling any punches, let's and only unlocks through the depression start with myth # I that states: of an external action- release button, or the Shotguns are not aimed, but pointed. Let pulling ofthe trigger. In fact, left to its own the pattem spread make up for any lack of devices, a pump-action shotgun wants the accuracy. action to open and begin the eject-reload This may work fine out ofa duck blind sequence. or on the trap field, but, unless your perpe Ifyou tire a pump-action shotgun with trator is four inches in diameter and flying out holding the pump, it will still open and through the air, you should never rely on start to kick out the flfed shell. As a shooter, pattern spread to get the job done. The fact all you have to do is keep this momentum is at close ranges, and even with rudimen going and merely assist in what the shot tary sights, shotguns are amazingly accu gun wants to do naturally. rate, if aimed properly. But, they must be This will require that you immediately aimed. Anyone who tells you different pump the shotgun as soon as the trigger is shou ld put their padded shooting vest back pulled back. This must be done with no on and hope that every close-in encounter discemible pause between the pull of the begins with someone yelling "Pull!" trigger and the pump ofthe action. The pump Shotguns can be very quick shooting stroke' and pump shotguns are inherently should follow only microseconds behind the and they easily exceed the speed of the notorious for this when used under pres trigger. (pumping before the trigger, de fastest handgun, especially on mUltiple sure. This myth may be more fact than pending on the make ofthe shotgun, can lead targets. But this speed is realized through fiction but there is a way to avoid this. to a hung action or a shot pulled right off the instinctive sight acquisition and not through Using two simple techniques, we can target.) Let the shotgun literally do all the any pattern spread. At typical five-yard banish the possibility of ever short-strok work; you merely help it along. encounter distances there is little appreci ing the pump action. We are, instead, go In practice, this will be done totally able widening; only a characteristic rag ing to use the design of the shotgun to unconsciously by the shooter, and the shot ged 'rat-hole' in the target. Try it yourself. prevent short-strokes. gun will fire and then be reloaded almost Even five-yard targets may seem embar This design is based around maintain instantly, withoutthinking. Thinking about rassingly small when you miss them at that ing a fully locked action during the firing working the action will only slow you distance - if you don't aim. sequence, but releasing the lock after the down, but pumping naturally means that a It is also for this reason that shotguns shot has left the barrel. pump action can eve!'! equal semi-autos for are almost never fired from the hip. While If you pump forward on the shotgun speed. the F.B.1. optimistically refers to an 'as you will notice that the action locks closed (Continued on page 22) sault-fire position,' don't fall for it. With proper training the action of mounting the gun can become one smooth, fluid motion, and to hesitate at a low hip position will Your Selection Solution only cause you to have to think and, thus, Whatever your product or training needs we deliver on time every time to ultimately slow down. 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Down to the Short Strokes Myth #2 is commonly heard amongst ZAK TOOL CO. experienced shotgun shooters and goes something like: Training Pump-action shotguns are too prone to We are holding classes to certify security short-stroke. and police officers for a variety of courses; Let's take a closer look at what hap > Expandable Baton Users Course pened to officer Murtz in his efforts to > Handcuffing / Restraining Techniques pump his shotgun quickly under pressure. > Pressure Point Control Problems can arise from strokes shorter Please call for dates and time. than necessary to eject a fired shell and reload a fresh one or from strokes weaker than needed to clear the fired hull from the Law Enforcement Officer Products &Trainin g port. 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' held by the right hand At the same time, get around the grip, down at into the habit of always waist level horizontally lamming the pump fully at your side. A spare shell forward or fully rearward. is fished out of your left Never baby the pump of a coat pocket, aligned so shotgun. Rather, use force the brass head is against ful, full strokes, whether your little finger, and then you are practising, loading, rolled into the loading unloading, or shooting. port from beneath the re The proper use ofthese ceiver. This technique two techniques, always depends on two prem ises. pumping immediately after '--_____.0...-_..,;: One, that you will pos th trigger, and always pumping force fire the same gun just as your game breaks sess the fine motor skills necessary during fully, will ensure that you never again cover and bounds towards safety. Drop it this extremely stressful time so that you have a hort-stroke. now with one shot and you won't feel a will not excitedly fling the shell over top of Myth #3 is perhaps one reason why thing. the receiver in your haste. Second, that you many officers do not train or practice with This is why training can be conducted are not left-handed! a hotgun as often as they should: effectively with light target loads of Philosophy professors like to tell us "OlgllllS have 100 milch recoil and mllZ birdshot, even ifthe shotgun is carried with that arguments based on false premises are zle-blast for the average officer 10 hall buckshot or slugs. This is also why officers called fallacies. One begins to wonder if die. of any stature or gender can fire a shotgun the F.B.1. ever actually tried this technique Any officer involved in firing a gun quickly and competently with the proper with either left-handed shooters or officers during a real encounter would be glad to initial training. wearing gloves. tell you how false this is. While there may A Very Expensive Club Here is another technique that is much be a lot of noise and blast from the muzzle Okay, this all sounds great, but what if simpler. After the shotgun makes that final thi goe almost unnoticed by the officer. our fictional officer Murtz had emptied the empty ' click,' pump forcefully to the rear, The presence of adrenaline in the human shotgun instead ofshort-stroking it. Should leaving the pump back, and gripping the body during a stressful situation can do he now just start swinging it? Trying to shotgun in your weak hand right at the amazing things. One of them is to create stuff extra shells into a shotgun just has to point ofba~ance below the loading port. As a type of ' tunnel-awareness' in which be much, much slower than reloading a your strong hand dives into your strong there is little external world beyond the handgun. Right? Buzzzzz! Wrong! You side coat pocket for a spare shell, tilt the sight and the target. Gunfire is often re just fell for myth #4: shotgun sideways so that the port is up. duced to the sound of mild 'pops' in the SIIotguns are too slow to reload once Now, without worrying about being fancy background. sllot dry. or precise, merely drop the shell into the Recoil i something that may he a Speed loading a shotgun may sound port and simultaneously pump forward, factor in training, but is rarely noticed on like an oxymoron, but any officer should resume your strong hand grip, and mount the str et. If you choose not to believe be able to maintain a constant volume of the shotgun back up to your shoulder. This this, try going to the rifle rangejust before fife, consistently firing one shot every three technique requires only that you get the hunting eason and sighting-in your high seconds, starting with an empty shotgun, front of the shell to the front. Do not feed power rifle. Now, that's recoil! Then, go for as long as the spare ammunition supply it in or worry about how it lands when it out to your favourite hunting field and holds out. hits the port. 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For those fancy spare shelI carriers and holders example, a typical short-barre lIed 12 gauge you can hang on various parts of your gun with an improved cylinder choke will typi or your body only serve to slow you down. calIy keep alI buckshot pelIets within an The best place for your spare she lIs is held eight inch circle at seven yards. Test your loosely in a large strong-side pocket. own shotgun to see if it can keep its duty Test the above technique out on the loads within the area of a head at a likely range and you wilI find that it can be encounter distance. accomplished smoothly and without drama, While shotguns are traditionalIy not again and again, in a much shorter time used as entry weapons by emergency re than it takes to describe it. sponse teams, learn and test the capabili Test the F.B.1. method and you may ties and there is no reason why they cannot find that it can be just as fast. Try it again be used in such close-quarters shooting under the stress of a timed competition under critical conditions. This relies heav Dave Brown has been a professional with other officers looking on and now see ily on proper training from instructors who firearms instructor for the past 8 years. what happens. (Oops! There goes another know these capabilities, and consistent Among his many credits he has provided shelI launched over the top. Sure hope you practice to prove to the officers that they do training to many government organiza got lots of spares!) possess the ability to quickly neutralize tions and police departments on a con The justification for techniques that targets. tract basis and has worked as a technical teach holding the shotgun in our right hand A shotgun wilI never replace a rifle for advisor to the Military Police to coach and instruct their national Canadian team at the hip position while reloading implies accurate aimed fire, but what ifyour backup on handgun shooting and sport psychol that you may need to shoot the gun quickly is minutes or even hours away, and you ogy. He is qualified with the Justice while reloading. have to deal with a situation right now. If Department as a Master Instructor for Unless you have a death wish, how you have a reasonably open mind you may the Canadian arms safety course. He ever, an empty shotgun poses a very lim be thinking that some of these techniques provides all armed security officers in ited threatto an armed adversary, nor should bear investigation. I fyou are satisfied they the Winnipeg region with their annual you even attempt to shoot from the hip work, test them again under competition firearms qualifications. regardless of the condition. conditions. It may be the closest that you Persons wishing to contact Dave may Instinctively mount and aim it properly will come to stress under fire short of a real do so by calIing (204) 774-2543 or Fax and the encounter may be over instantly. It gun battle. (204) 775-2704. is far better to hit accurately with one shot Learn what a shotgun can do, and what than to miss wildly with eight. it cannot do. Realistic training leads to law 1995 Canadian Police One Riot ••• One Shotgun enforcement officers with greater confi Motorcycle Championships We have often termed the modern shot dence in their own abilities, greater public gun a "riot gun." This spawns our final safety, and fewer accidental holes in the myth #5: ceiling. This mayor may not help you win Shotgulls are 1I0t accurate ellough for weekend competitions with your shotguns, close quarters. They are ollly useful for but you stand a much better chance of riot cOlltrol. winning out there in the big arena, the real If you realIy believe this one, better world. pray that you are never confronted by a The ultimate trophy is going home June 22 to June 25th riot. The skip-shooting technique offiring safely at the end of every shift. And that's Shannonville, Ontario smalI pelIets into the ground in front of a what realIy counts. For Further details call mob to get them to disperse may have (905) 831-2013 FAX (905) 831-1929 worked in the less litigious 1960's, butthe modern mob, when fired upon, is more likely to angrily charge toward you, force fulIy remove that shotgun from your hands, stick the business end up your butt, and pulI the trigger. Then they'lI sue your es tate. ,.~=~'" Edged Weapons Attacks Use of Force Investigations '-__---/--- Any firearm must always be treated as s;:,~t (~ Approach Techniques Verbal/Physical Options deadly force and, as such, should only he ~~ __ "~ Ten Common Errors Follow-Up Techniques Concepts of survival Force Continuums used in situations where the use of deadly ff,"'J;, r 'no"":--(fl \ force may be justified. There is always the '~5(~\~=-r::o-h. J%'~ ~ \I Saturday, February 25, 1995 danger that any projectile can end up in ~~K ~~-II ; , B:OOA.M.-6:00P.M. \~ : . ",'" George Brown College places that were neither wanted nor in ~"' ~ -- _. 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Due to the long a you u e the reduced energy, the same calibre, a re slide may not travel volver i not sen itive far enough back to to different pressure eject the empty case level a long a you or pick up the next do not e ceed the round from the clip. AAMI ( porting When the pressure Arms & Ammunition is above the maximum In titute) maximum _ allowable level for the average pres ure ~ calibre in use it is very I vel. or example, i difficult - except for take a revolver in cali ~ very hot loads - for the bre357 MAG you can g average shooter to rec 10, d a blank.38 PL. ~ ognize it. Using such .2 • • cartridge, a mild .38 CI ammunItIOn over a PL- W , a .38 PL. f prolonged period of + P and a .357 MAG .3 time can cause hair fall hou e load, pull ~ line cracks in slide the trigger and as the f. and/or chamber to de cylinder rotates all rounds will fire in se only be done if the person who reloads velop and the gun will eventually fail, quence. The pressure ranges of the above your ammunition uses very expensive and usually at the most inconvenient moment, cartridge are from a few thousand P I of sophisticated pressure test equipment or leaving the user defenceless. the blank cartridge to 45,000 P I ofthe 357 has the reloads tested by a certified test lab Are reloads not for sem iautomatic serv MA full house load. with calibrated test equipment. ice guns? They can be, with the proper With the emiautomatic pistols how Most manufacturers - Beretta being bullet, frequent A.O.L. checks, powder ever, it i a different story. In the revolver one of them - waive their warranty when weight checks and pressure & velocity the ga pressure of the powder charge is lead bullets or copper coated lead bullets tests. They can be a cheaper alternative to olely used to propellhe projectile out of are being used in reloads in their service factory loads for practice and training, the barrel. In the semiautomatic part of the guns. These types of bullets usually leave depending where and in what quantity ga pre ure i used to cycle the action leading in the barrel which can increase the your department purchases their ammuni which includes ejecting the spent cartridge pressure level dangerously when copper tion. ca e and feeding a new round into the jacket bullets are being fired afterwards. Remember if you purchase and author chamber. In guns with exposed hammers it Stuck bullets, bulged barrels and cracked ize reloads to be used in your department cocks the hammer and gives the shooter a slides are some of the results, rendering the for practice and training, the department is lighter trigger pull. Because ofthe multiple firearm inoperable. Some guns, like the most likely also liable for injuries resulting function the ammunition performs in the Glock 17, with its hexagonal profile barrel, from the use of improper reloads. There semiautomatic it stands to reason that the will not handle lead bullets at all because fore, it is important that you ask for your pressure range of the cartridges used in the soft lead cannot follow the twist. reloader's QC procedure and receive a tho e guns has to he very narrow. When using copper jacket bullets (the velocity & pressure test report with each Now we are coming to the point of this same ones that are used in factory loads), a lot of ammunition you receive. article: almo t all combat semiautomatic stringent quality control CQC) procedure Having supervised the QC Ammuni pI tol as u ed 10 law enforcement and should be in place by the person who tion Dept. of Winchester Canada for seven milit, ry ervlce are deSIgned by the manu reloads. This should include frequent pow years, I know that all the well-known am facturer for one specific round with a given der charge checks, check ofO.A.L. Cover munition manufacturers follow an exten operating pressure level. 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I enjoyed the Toronto, Ontario cover of your AugustJSeptember Moved By Editorial ifI would object to a prayer to start Police band being organized the day. Ofcourse I agreed, and one issue with the Phillipine police of Connie and I were both moved ofthe elders led us in aquiet, sincere ficers. Its interesting to see officers Thanks to the assistance of by your editorial in the October prayer for enlightenment. from other parts of the world. Blue Line Magazine in the past I Issue (The Shadow Of The Crea We ended the day with thanks. Frank Lough have established a good relation tor). It must have been a great We held hands in a circle. I look Calgary, Alberta ship with German Police Forces. experience for you. I have worked back on that week as one ofthe best Logic is bewildering Due to high demand I am organiz a lot with First Nations people, and I've ever experienced. 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The administrative liaison should not ask any questions The administration should recommend that all crime should or receive any information. Reason: If the information led to an be reported, considered and handled as Scholastic Crime Stoppers arrest and indictment, the administrative liaison could be subpoe ca e . Thi will give high visibility to the program and assure all naed to testify and have to give up the identity of the informant. ca e are being reported and followed up. The victim reports the The information, once received by the county program, is docu crime to the attendance office or designated location, and a mented and turned over to the officer assigned to work the case. written report is made. The attendance office directs all completed The officer may work the case in cooperation with the adminis crime reports to the administrative liaison. The administrative trative liaison if necessary. When the case reaches final conclu liai on meets with the cholastic Crime toppers Board and sion, it will be presented, if necessary, to the Scholastic Crime pre ent the crimes committed. The board sets a minimum and a Stoppers Board for review and to issue a reward. The reward, if ma imum reward to be paid for each crime committed using the given, will be paid by the administrative liaison. If no reward is term "pay up to." It is recommended that the board meets at least given, the case goes back to the file. nce a week. The administrative liaison and the board now Optioll 2 advertise the crime through the newsletter, bulletin board, elec If the informant wishes to stay anonymous, he/she goes tronic bulletin board or any other means available. The crime is directly to the administrative liaison and gives the information. Ii tcd and posted on the bulletin board for the entire school year. The liaison issues an in-house code number (Crime Stoppers 1.0.) Ifthe crime is solved, it is marked "solved" and left posted for high and guarantees that the informant's identity will be kept secret. vi ibility. It has proven successful for the board to hang special The case is then worked as before, within the jurisdiction of the po ters in targeted areas that have had major criminal activity, school. (If not in jurisdiction of school, refer to Option I for uch a: ections of locker, parking lots, offices, etc. procedure). When the case reaches a final conclusion, it goes to the Scholastic Crime Stoppers Board for review and to issue a t P B reward. The reward, if given, will be paid by the administrative I fthere are no informants coming forward after this one week, liaison. Ifno reward is given, the case goes back to the file. the ca e then moves to the file which is kept for gathering Optioll 3 . intelligence and information for future use. If there are inform Ifthe informant does not wish to stay anonymous, he/she may ant, follow' tep A" procedures. It is also helpful to check the go to the attendance office or the administrative liaison and give now chart and/or options available. the information. The case will then be worked based on the area Optioll} in which it falls, i.e., school jurisdiction oroutside Crime Stoppers If the informant has information that is beyond the school's Program. Once that determination has been made and the case is juri diction and the administrative liaison is contacted, the admin brought to a final conclusion, it goes to the Scholastic Crime i trative liai on should immediately advise the informant to Stoppers board for review and to issue a reward. The reward, if contact the local or county Crime toppers Program (if one is given, will be paid by the administrative liaison. If no reward is available; ifnot, contact the local law enforcement agency imme- given, the case goes back to the file. III cOllclusioll, the student call use, allY olle o/the options without risk or may bypass the program entirely alld go directly to all outside program. Scholastic Crime Stoppers Flow Chart ATTENDANCE Ao...lNISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE A. OFFICE LIAISON LIAISON ADVERTISES B. 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