More than a million restricted, prohibited guns in Canada

[trky chsr]

The same article states that there is an increase of new shooters into the sport +/- 50,000/year. That will make putting in a gun registry very sticky business.

Just a little interesting fact. The Ontario CFO's office is behind 1600 restricted transfers. 2 months ago they were processing 1200/week. They have people working Saturdays trying to catch up. Business transfers are taking 2 weeks +. Of course in Alberta it's 2 days tops. TC

[trimmer21]

True Trimmer. I am 110% against any cop in uniform being without a firearm.

My son works at HQ in TO and I stress to him the stupidity of being unarmed and in uniform but the Brit influence is strong at HQ. Pugash I assume.

Actually,it's worse than that and has been for a very long time. Many years ago before I left the job for the private sector,there was a concerted effort to remove as many firearms from the system as could be safely done without a shyte storm from Health &Safety division of the Association. PC's working station duty,special assignment officers not working on the road and even forensic staff were strongly urged not to carry unless absolutely necessary. This was during the regime of the Peterson Liberals and the Rae NDP,stopping short of issuing orders outright. Also at that time,there was an effort to arm Auxilliary Police Constables that almost caused a war inside upper command with Field Support Services division. They were afraid they'd get fired for even asking the question. Auxilliary Officers work unarmed except for special details and only under extraordinary circumstances,to this day and on the road,to boot. To me,that's just nuts. Needless to say,anti-gun agenda runs deep with leftist governments.

[skypilot]

Our Reserves are undetectable from the Regulars. Same uniform, firearm, cars etc. They go to the Academy and do exactly the same job as Patrol, WRT court, working wrecks, arrests, transport, etc.

We've had at least 2 cases back home where individuals were unarmed and in uniform and were killed.

One was a Park Ranger stopping to help what he thought was a stranded motorist inside a Park. He had no idea of the ongoing crime spree nor did the perp know that the Ranger was an unarmed Park Ranger, per his statement. He simply saw a uniform and immediately thought "cop" and murdered him in order to prolong his flight.

In this day and age it is ridiculous to be in uniform and unarmed.

Remember the fiasco over suggesting the CFs not wear their uniform in public because of the threat of attack?

What numb scull would run a government with a graduated threat level and yet have the very people that are expected to "protect," be in uniform AND unarmed and likely targeted also?
I home the UK comes to its senses soon.