“I don’t see any purpose for amnesty programs except than to help people
get rid of firearms they don’t want,” he said.

and that esp includes those misused by criminals….. am easy, no questions asked way to get rid of the evidence…..

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Gun amnesty abuses blasted
Date: Oct 30, 2006 8:43 AM
PUBLICATION: The Calgary Sun
DATE: 2006.10.30
EDITION: Final
SECTION: News
PAGE: 3
BYLINE: PABLO FERNANDEZ, CALGARY SUN
WORD COUNT: 286

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Gun amnesty abuses blasted
As allegations surround city cop, firearms advocate speaks out on need
for tough penalties

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A firearms amnesty is not an effective way to fight gun-related crime,
but anyone who uses the process for personal gain must be dealt with
harshly, a firearms advocate said yesterday.

Longtime gun advocate Bruce Hutton’s comments come after city police
confirmed the department is investigating one of its own, a senior
constable who allegedly bought firearms from owners looking to hand over
weapons as part of the amnesty program.

Any officers found guilty of using a program such as the amnesty
initiative for their own gain must be dealt with severely, said Hutton
who, as a former Mountie, admits he’s torn by the allegations.

“I think that’s atrocious and that the whole weight of the law should be
applied,” he said of the yet-unproven allegations. “I think (if found
to
be true) they should be suspended and kicked out of the force.”

The Calgary Police Service launched an investigation after a Signal Hill
resident and an elderly Calgary couple said they called the amnesty
program to turn over firearms.

They allege the officer left their homes and returned while off-duty and
paid for the weapons.

The cop, who the Sun is not yet naming, hasn’t been charged but police
sources say he could face trafficking and possession of unregistered
firearms charges.

Investigators are working to determine the origin of the weapons, CPS
spokesman Robert Palmer said, but he couldn’t say when or if charges
would be laid.

“We’ll finish the investigation and we’ll turn over the file to the
Crown in Edmonton and they will make the decision on whether there are
charges that will be laid,” he said.

“We want to do it as quickly as possible for the sake of everybody
involved, but at the same time you want to do a real thorough job, too.”

The officer was suspended with pay last Thursday and a raid conducted
over the weekend resulted in the seizure of about 30 guns, a Sun source
said.

But at the end of the day, none of this will make streets safer, said
Hutton.

“I don’t see any purpose for amnesty programs except than to help people
get rid of firearms they don’t want,” he said.

The Second Amendment IS Homeland Security !