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Box 49090, Edmonton, Alberta T6E 6H4 July/August 2014 July/August 2014 Canadian Canadian Firearms Journalw w w. n f a . c a Firearms Journal 20 Response To RCMP Tragedy Dr. Caillin Langmann Canada’sFully national Committed Firearms On all Fronts assoCiation 22 2014 AGM Report NFA Members Discuss The Future 4 On the Cover For Canadian Firearms Owners Moncton’s Regimental Funeral Jim Smith 5 24 From The Editor’s Desk Point Blank Confronting The Elitists Who Rule Fudds: A Great Detriment To Gun Rights Cause From Ivory Towers Chris McGarry Chris McGarry 6 25 President’s Report 30 The Broad Base With The Narrow Focus SHOT Show Sheldon Clare Report Part 3 10 Traditional Guns And Gear Vice-President’s Message Al Voth 42 Firearms Law Reform Needed Now Bureaucracy Is Blair Hagen 30 Strangling The 12 Preserving Our Gas Gun/Bolt Gun European Union Firearms Heritage Gary Mauser What We Have Lost Shoot Out Gary K. Kangas Al Voth 45 Team NFA 14 A Few Tips From A Top Shooter Politics & Guns 34 Matt Neumann High River, Gun Laws And The Autocratic State The Remington 783 46 Bruce Gold Jeff Helsdon NFA Bookshelf The Deringer 16 38 In America Letter From Bear Hunting In Bill Rantz A Friend Quebec Trevor Furlotte Bob Shell 46 Mission stateMent Canada’s National Firearms Association exists to promote, support and protect all safe firearms activities, including the right of self defense, firearms education for all Canadians, freedom and justice for Canada’s firearms community and to advocate for legislative change to ensure the right of all Canadians to own and use firearms is protected. The contents of the Canadian Firearms Journal are copyrighted and may be reproduced only when written permission is obtained from the publisher. July/August 2014 w w w. n f a . c a 3 Canadian Firearms Journal The Official Magazine of CANADA’S NATIONAL On The FIREARMS ASSOCIATION Cover Editor [email protected] General Manager [email protected] or Ginger Fournier 780-439-1394 [email protected] Accounts/Membership/ In Respect General information [email protected] Moncton’s regimental funeral Legal Inquiries [email protected] for three fallen RCMP officers National Executive National President 1-877-818-0393 Sheldon Clare [email protected] EVP, Communications 1-877-818-0393 An officer holds slain RCMP Const. David Ross’ dog Blair Hagen [email protected] Danny at the funeral procession for the three RCMP Treasurer 1-877-818-0393 officers who were killed in the line of duty recently, at Bill Rantz [email protected] their regimental funeral at the Moncton Coliseum in Secretary 1-877-818-0393 Moncton, NB, on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Two of the slain Jerrold Lundgard [email protected] officers were NFA members. Executive Vice President 1-877-818-0393 Shawn Bevins [email protected] Regional Directors British Columbia/Yukon 1-877-818-0393 Sheldon Clare [email protected] Blair Hagen [email protected] Alberta/NWT/Out of Canada 1-877-818-0393 Jerrold Lundgard [email protected] Nathan Cook [email protected] Saskatchewan 1-877-818-0393 Jim Smith [email protected] Manitoba/Nunavut 1-877-818-0393 Ontario 1-877-818-0393 Bill Rantz [email protected] Charles Zach [email protected] Quebec 1-877-818-0393 Phil Simard [email protected] Stephen Buddo [email protected] Maritimes/Newfoundland and Labrador 1-877-818-0393 Sean G. Penney [email protected] N o Regional Co-ordinators S i Nova Scotia - Robert Bracken [email protected] randma G arc /M S S e R P AN i ANAD e C H y T B o T o PH R Cove 4 w w w. n f a . c a July/August 2014 NFA From The Editor’s Desk Chris McGarry Confronting The Elitists Who Rule From Ivory Towers Politicians do not have the interests of Canadians at heart in a perfect world, elected representatives that swears an oath to serve their tering guns reduces the level of gun vio- country and community would be selfless, altruistic and, most importantly, see lence.” Fully aware that her party’s gun themselves on the same level as their constituents. While politics certainly does control scheme had nothing to do with attract these types of folks, more often than not public office appeals to individuals public safety, former Quebec senator with an elitist way of thinking who simply enter the game for the sheer volume of Sharon Carstairs stated unequivocally power such a position will bestow upon them. in 1996: “C-68 has little to do with gun on no other issue is this statist mentality more evident than with gun control. control or crime control, but it is the Since the 1960s, the entrenched elites among Canada’s political and bureaucratic first step necessary to begin the social classes have made it their mission to enact increasingly stringent firearms legisla- re-engineering of Canada.” tion. These laws, in effect, have served as nothing more than a slow disarmament This blatantly elitist mentality that policy that has incrementally been stripping Canadians of their property, as well as the plebes should be forbidden arms has this country’s rich firearms heritage. also found its way into the high levels it leaves a lot to be desired why so many average citizens are enthralled by the of government agencies. Former RCMP often false charisma demonstrated by wealthy statist politicians, such as Justin commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli told Trudeau or his father, Pierre elliot Trudeau, who authored Bill C-51 in 1978. The the Calgary Herald in 2001 that nobody 1990s, dominated by Kim Campbell and the Liberal government of Jean Chretien, (outside of law enforcement) should be will forever be remembered as the beginning of a dark period for gun rights in allowed to have handguns. And just re- Canada. And it started with the passage of the Firearms Act (C-68) in 1995. cently, retired Canadian army general Canada’s political elites, most of whom hail from well-to-do families and have Romeo Dallaire, witness to one of the held high positions of authority in government as well as in business, have been worst genocides in history, is on record none too shy about their derision towards the private property rights of the elec- as saying: “Anybody who wants an as- torate they wish to rule over instead of simply govern. Former Prime Minister Kim sault weapon should join the military.” Campbell, creator of Bill C-17, is on record as saying, “There’s no evidence that regis- Proving that a leopard doesn’t change its spots, ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has recently renewed the Liberals’ push for a nationwide handgun ban. Prime Minister Paul Mar- tin had sought such a ban in 2005. Putting the tin foil hat aside, one must ask themselves exactly what agenda do these political elites, largely out of touch with the average citizen, have for the country? This sort of lofty elitism has no place in a free and democratic society. Any elected representative who engages in the wilful destruction of rights and theft of property must be exposed and oust- ed. As Canada’s firearms community, we have the power to undertake such ac- tion. We simply need to find the will to e N o come together to make it happen. LAD v Canada’s parliament buildings, where the elitists rule. Keep up the good fight. July/August 2014 w w w. n f a . c a 5 NFA President’s Message Sheldon Clare The Broad Base With The Narrow Focus While meeting with members at the And despite their differences, all these attendees came from near and far be- NFA 2014 AGM at the Radisson vancou- cause of a basic common thread – a desire to recapture our freedom to use and en- ver Airport Hotel in Richmond, BC, there joy all types and classes of firearms without nonsensical bureaucratic restrictions. were a few significant aspects i noticed As a community, we are both safe and responsible with firearms. To some members immediately. First, there were a greater of this country’s political elite, these are dangerous thoughts; recently, ontario Pre- number of younger NFA members in at- mier Kathleen Wynne announced her intention to continue both the provincial and tendance than older ones – a strong in- federal Liberal parties’ push for a nation – wide handgun ban.