Anyone from port hope

[MikePal]

For the record Mikepal, Sunday was a day of rest not a day of quiet. You could always target practice on Sundays, just not hunt.

Section 5 of the Act actually prohibits any shooting of firearms.

Section 5 provides that any worker, required to work by an employer operating on Sunday in conformity with the Act, be given a substitute day of rest; s. 6 prohibits any games or performances where an admission fee is charged; s. 7 prohibits any transportation operated for pleasure where a fee is charged; s. 8 prohibits any advertisement of anything prohibited by the Act; s. 9 prohibits any shooting of firearms; s. 10 prohibits any sale or distribution of a foreign newspaper.

http://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc...em/43/index.do

Most 'No Sunday' discharge by-laws don't make the distinction between discharging while hunting and discharging on a range. When a lot of townships had no firearms discharge on Sunday rules, a local range could still get a township permit to operate a range on Sunday (with local approval).

That was a reason that so many townships dropped the no 'Hunting on Sunday' by-laws....they became to convoluted.

[MikePal]

should add....that since a lot of Townships didn't define a Bow as a firearm, you were open to Bow 'hunt' on Sundays in townships with a "No Discharge of a firearm" rule on Sundays.

[onelessarrow]

I lived by a gun range in my teens and the biggest crowds were on Sundays. They must of had a permit.
I also recall a lot of deer hunters sighting in on Sunday and shooting deer on opening Monday. You could also hunt north of the French River in Ontario on Sunday. If it was on the books in southern Ont. they didn't enforce it very well.
Either way I'll be there Tuesday in Port Hope to show my support for responsible firearm owners. I would encourage anyone that can make it, to come.

[brent]

should add....that since a lot of Townships didn't define a Bow as a firearm, you were open to Bow 'hunt' on Sundays in townships with a "No Discharge of a firearm" rule on Sundays.

And gun hunt on a game bird farm.

[topher]

King bylaws changed last year.. or the year before.. they wanted a complete ban on discharge.. ofah came and we can still shoot.. however cal restrictions under 275.. they did get the old required 100acres down to 5 acres however...

[onelessarrow]

It was a packed house last night as the bi-law was withdrawn. Kudos to OFAH and a couple of locals for their outstanding presentations.
They'll have further consultation in late Sept/Oct, but it was clear by counsels response to the presentations that they may have
overreacted. One of the locals referenced that it was a disturbance of the peace complaint and it should and could have been dealt with the current laws we already have.
Counsel made it quite clear that they'll work with the hunters & shooters in their community.
Thanks Mark270wsm for the heads up.

[Cintax]

Great to hear!

[MikePal]

This has become a real problem whenever cities and towns amalgamate. It's easy to define discharged laws within the old town limits/lines, but when the city expands their boundaries to incorporate rural land, the same rules just don't apply.

[Hunter John]

Great news and well done to those involved.

[mark270wsm]

from my contact we only have till sept to get our comments in .. and as well it was told by one person that one council member feels after doing much research feels that the shooters are already legislated to death