Letter: Liberal gun plan offends sport shooters
Date: Dec 15, 2006 8:46 AM
PUBLICATION: New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal
DATE: 2006.12.15
PAGE: A6
SECTION: OPINION

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Liberal gun plan offends sport shooters

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The Liberal Party of Canada’s resolution to support legislation to
eliminate the personal use of semi-automatic firearms is extremely
indicative of just how out of touch the Party has become with rural
Canadians and Sport Shooters from all walks of life.

It is stated on the LPC website that semi-automatic firearms do not
support the hunting culture found in Canada. How untrue this is. There
are thousands if not hundreds of thousands of this type of firearm
responsibly in use across our country. Also, and to no surprise, there
is no recognition of any form of legitimate shooting sports in Canada.
There are organized shooting sports in Canada that are recognized all
over the World.

As a competitive shooter, I am tired of the Liberal’s attempts to
dismiss the shooting sports, the responsible owners, and of their
wasteful use of taxpayers dollars to erode and attempt to prohibit the
lawful and responsible use of firearms in Canada. Why is there not more
talk of crime prevention, investment in our police forces, and fighting
crime at its source? It is about time the Liberal Party comes up with
new ideas when it comes to crime prevention, rather than continue to
believe the adage that prohibition and restriction of the use of
firearms will cease violent crime in Canada. Time spent developing new
laws and legislation should be spent on more productive and effective
means of supporting Canadians.

In regards to statistics that are used to represent the amount of for
and against more gun control, it’s pretty easy to poll a few hundred
Canadians from urban centres where crime rates are higher, especially
Canadians who don’t own any type of firearm, potentially never would, so
why would they say they wouldn’t support more gun control? Statistics
can be made to provide the answers one is seeking.

Whether you are a firearm owner or not, ask yourself exactly what is
wrong with what we as firearms owners do for our hobby and pastime. We
are almost forced to be ashamed of our sport because of the stigma of
guns being only for causing death. Guns are not socially acceptable.

We are breaking no laws, we are regular people just like you. Sadly, the
actions of criminals dictate how we as Canadian shooters are
represented. More laws and restrictions, along with possible prohibition
will effect who the most, do you think?

If you are a member of the Liberal Party, that’s fine. Please don’t buy
into everything the party is preaching, because not everything is gospel
just because someone tells you it is.

JODY WARING
Mascarene

The Second Amendment IS Homeland Security !