NFA, CSSA and CILA issue a statement concerning the shootings today in Montreal
In relation to the shooting incident in a downtown Montreal college today, the National Firearms Association, The Canadian Shooting Sports Association, and the Canadian Institute for Legislative Action have released the following preliminary statement:
"STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL FIREARMS ASSOCIATION, CANADIAN SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
A very great tragedy has occurred today in Montreal.
Although the facts of the incident are not yet clear, it appears that an individual with hate in his heart has perpetrated a senseless act of violence against students at Dawson college in Montreal.
Although the firearms issue will be very present in this, our thoughts at this time must be with the victims of this incident and their families. And we all must look deep into our hearts to try and understand just how any individual could commit such a senseless act of violence against his fellow human beings.
This incident is obviously being compared to the murders committed by Marc Lepine at Ecole Polytechnique Montreal in December 1989, which resulted in two pieces of gun control legislation. Bill C-17 from a Progressive Conservative government and Bill C-68 from a Liberal government.
After introducing Bill C68, former Justice Minister Allan Rock was asked if his legislation would have the effect of preventing another incident like the murders at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal from ever happening again.
He responded: "You can't legislate against insanity".
He was right. You can't.
But one thing is quite evident, gun control laws utterly failed to prevent this most recent act of violence. You can't prevent insanity with legislation of any kind.
But our thoughts, now, must be with the victims.
As this situation develops National Firearms Association, Canadian Shooting Sports Association and Canadian Institute for Legislative Action will be advising their memberships and all firearms owners on any situations that might develop because of this.
But now, we must all join the victims, their families and the nation in a period of grief and contemplative observation of this senseless violent act.
Blair Hagen
Vice President, Communications
National Firearms Association
Tony Bernardo
Executive Director
Canadian Institute for Legislative Action"
"STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL FIREARMS ASSOCIATION, CANADIAN SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
A very great tragedy has occurred today in Montreal.
Although the facts of the incident are not yet clear, it appears that an individual with hate in his heart has perpetrated a senseless act of violence against students at Dawson college in Montreal.
Although the firearms issue will be very present in this, our thoughts at this time must be with the victims of this incident and their families. And we all must look deep into our hearts to try and understand just how any individual could commit such a senseless act of violence against his fellow human beings.
This incident is obviously being compared to the murders committed by Marc Lepine at Ecole Polytechnique Montreal in December 1989, which resulted in two pieces of gun control legislation. Bill C-17 from a Progressive Conservative government and Bill C-68 from a Liberal government.
After introducing Bill C68, former Justice Minister Allan Rock was asked if his legislation would have the effect of preventing another incident like the murders at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal from ever happening again.
He responded: "You can't legislate against insanity".
He was right. You can't.
But one thing is quite evident, gun control laws utterly failed to prevent this most recent act of violence. You can't prevent insanity with legislation of any kind.
But our thoughts, now, must be with the victims.
As this situation develops National Firearms Association, Canadian Shooting Sports Association and Canadian Institute for Legislative Action will be advising their memberships and all firearms owners on any situations that might develop because of this.
But now, we must all join the victims, their families and the nation in a period of grief and contemplative observation of this senseless violent act.
Blair Hagen
Vice President, Communications
National Firearms Association
Tony Bernardo
Executive Director
Canadian Institute for Legislative Action"
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