Statement Update: CSSA, NFA, CILA
Canadian Shooting Sports Association
Canadian Institute For Legislative Action
National Firearms Association
Press Statement -- September 15, 2006
All members of the Firearms Community are shocked at the tragedy that occurred yesterday at Dawson College in Montreal. We wish to extend our deep and sincere condolences and best wishes to the innocent victims of this heinous random violence, and to their families.
And while our attention and sympathies should be focused on the victims of this senseless act, there are those who will use it to further their own political agenda and call for increased restrictions on firearms in Canada.
Despite the existence of one of the toughest firearms control systems in the world, specifically introduced to prevent incidents of this type, the simple fact remains: the system failed again.
Enacted in response to the tragic Montreal Massacre, Canada‚s $2 billion system of licensing and registration has been criticized by many sources as being intrusive, expensive and ineffective. The past decade has proven all three of these criticisms to be true.
Additionally, recent events prove that anything, from farm fertilizer to jet aircraft, can be used as a weapon by suicidal people intent on the destruction of innocent lives. Clearly, the time has come to change our focus from the regulation of inanimate objects to the root causes of such destructive behaviour.
Many experts have stated that you cannot legislate against the insane acts of a disturbed mind. Despite the obvious truth in this statement, perpetrators of these offences usually have a history, however obscure, of alienation, resentment and revenge, feelings clearly recognizable to the trained clinician.
It is fortunate that tragedies like this are rare in Canada but that certainly does not give much comfort to the victims and families. Let us concentrate our efforts in finding out how this obviously disturbed person fell through the cracks as opposed to scapegoating the firearms community with more expensive and useless laws.
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For more information, contact:
Tony Bernardo
Executive Director - Canadian Institute for Legislative Action
1-905-571-2150
abernardo343@rogers.com
Larry Whitmore
Executive Director - Canadian Shooting Sports Association
1-888-873-4339
l.whitmore@cdnshootingsports.org
Blair Hagen
Vice President, Communications - National Firearms Association
1-604-736-2711
pathjm@aol.com
Canadian Institute For Legislative Action
National Firearms Association
Press Statement -- September 15, 2006
All members of the Firearms Community are shocked at the tragedy that occurred yesterday at Dawson College in Montreal. We wish to extend our deep and sincere condolences and best wishes to the innocent victims of this heinous random violence, and to their families.
And while our attention and sympathies should be focused on the victims of this senseless act, there are those who will use it to further their own political agenda and call for increased restrictions on firearms in Canada.
Despite the existence of one of the toughest firearms control systems in the world, specifically introduced to prevent incidents of this type, the simple fact remains: the system failed again.
Enacted in response to the tragic Montreal Massacre, Canada‚s $2 billion system of licensing and registration has been criticized by many sources as being intrusive, expensive and ineffective. The past decade has proven all three of these criticisms to be true.
Additionally, recent events prove that anything, from farm fertilizer to jet aircraft, can be used as a weapon by suicidal people intent on the destruction of innocent lives. Clearly, the time has come to change our focus from the regulation of inanimate objects to the root causes of such destructive behaviour.
Many experts have stated that you cannot legislate against the insane acts of a disturbed mind. Despite the obvious truth in this statement, perpetrators of these offences usually have a history, however obscure, of alienation, resentment and revenge, feelings clearly recognizable to the trained clinician.
It is fortunate that tragedies like this are rare in Canada but that certainly does not give much comfort to the victims and families. Let us concentrate our efforts in finding out how this obviously disturbed person fell through the cracks as opposed to scapegoating the firearms community with more expensive and useless laws.
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For more information, contact:
Tony Bernardo
Executive Director - Canadian Institute for Legislative Action
1-905-571-2150
abernardo343@rogers.com
Larry Whitmore
Executive Director - Canadian Shooting Sports Association
1-888-873-4339
l.whitmore@cdnshootingsports.org
Blair Hagen
Vice President, Communications - National Firearms Association
1-604-736-2711
pathjm@aol.com
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