 View Monte's speech to the Medicine Hat Gun Club here
Canadian Alliance Firearm Policy April 2002
We believe there should be severe mandatory penalties for the criminal use of any weapon. We will replace the current firearms law, including its firearms registration provisions, with a practical firearms control system that is cost effective and respects the rights of Canadians to own and use firearms responsibly. We will especially emphasize a more stringent punishment of individuals who use a firearm or other weapon in the commission of a crime involving a threat of or actual violence.
http://www.canadianalliance.ca/english/policy/index.asp
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GOVT ADMITS WHAT GUN REGISTRY HAS COST & WILL COST = $1,053,260,000 Documented as of: October 31, 2002
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VIOLENT CRIMES INVOLVING FIREARMS = 1.4% Documented as of: September 7, 2000, Updated: June 3, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/violentcrimesfirearms.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/CPA01.htm
PERCENTAGE OF ROBBERIES COMMITTED WITH LONG GUNS = 1% Documented as of: February 1, 2001
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/RobberybyTypeofWeapon2000.pdf
% OF ROBBERIES WHERE VICTIMS ARE INJURED W ITH LONG G UNS = 0% Documented as of: February 8, 2001
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/robberies.pdf
NUMBER OF HOMICIDES INVOLVING FIREARMS IN 2001 = 171 Documented as of: September 25, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl71.htm
HOMICIDES INVOLVING FIREARMS, 1974-2001 Documented as of: September 25, 2002
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FIREARMS USED FOR SELF-DEFENCE = 60,000 80,000 TIMES/YEAR Documented as of: 1996
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http://www.sfu.ca/~mauser/papers/selfdefense/CSD-JCJ-JFP-8-3-99.pdf
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE GUN REGISTRY = 1,800 Documented as of April 12, 2001 and February 21, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/EmployeesGunRegistry.pdf
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/RCMPPersonnel2002-02-21.pdf
PROVINCES/TERRITORIES OPTED OUT OF THE GUN REGISTRY = 8 Documented as of: August 29, 2001
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PERCENTAGE THAT WANT THE GUN REGISTRY SCRAPPED 5 3% Documented as of: January 1995
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/Article47.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/ottcitdec10.htm
http://teapot.usask.ca/cdn-firearms/Buckner/GUNCOVER.htm
# OF CRIMES SOLVED WITH 67-YEAR-OLD HANDGUN REGISTRY UNKNOWN Documented as of: May 8, 1996
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/handgunregistry.htm
NUMBER OF GUNS IN CANADA = 16.5 Million Documented as of: December 13, 2001
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl50.htm
NUMBER OF GUNS REGISTERED = 4,648,473 Documented as of: October 17, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/numberofgunsregisteredasofoct172002.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/rcmp_response_ati.htm
NUMBER OF GUNS REGISTRATIONS WITHOUT THE OWNERS NAME = 4,648,473 Documented as of: April 20, 2002 and May 27, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/questions/may-27-2002.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/questions/apr-23-2002.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/SolderingGunRegistrationCertificate1.pdf
# OF REGISTRATIONS WITH BLANK AND UNKNOWN ENTRIES 3,235,647 Documented as of: August 29, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/BlankandUnknownEntries-Aug292002.pdf
NUMBER OF GUN REGISTRATIONS IN BACKLOG 134 ,434 Documented as of: November 6, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/backlog.htm
NUMBER OF UNCLAIMED GUNS IN OLD HANDGUN REGISTRY = 300,000 Documented as of: January 9, 2001
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/UnclaimedFirearms-200009.pdf
NUMBER OF FOREIGN FIREARMS GOVT HAS LOST TRACK OF = 89,820 Documented as of: December 6, 2001
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# OF REGISTERED GUNS WITH SAME MAKE & SERIAL NUMBER = 222,911 Documented as of: March 23, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/FirearmsSameMakeandSerialNumber-April102002.pdf
NUMBER OF GUNS REGISTERED WITHOUT SERIAL NUMBERS = 728,046 Documents Updated: August 29, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/BlankandUnknownEntries-Aug292002.pdf
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/serialnumbers.htm
# OF DUPLICATE FIREARMS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES ISSUED = 26,800 Documented as of: July 11, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/moremistakes.htm
NUMBER OF GUN OWNER S IN C ANADA = 3.3 Million Documented as of: May 19,1998
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NUMBER OF VALID FIREARMS LICENCES ISSUED = 1,885,430 Documented as of: October 19, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/firearmslicencesbyprovinceoct192002.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/validlicencesgender.htm
# OF OWNERS OF REGISTERED HANDGUNS WITHOUT A LICENCE= 304,375 Documented as of: May 27, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/ohwhatamess.htm
NUMBER OF LICENCE HOLDERS GOVT HAS LOST TRACK OF = 38,629 Documented as of: February 27, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/registrationmailings.htm
NUMBER OF REGISTERED HANDGUN OWNERS RCMP LOST TRACK OF = 11,801 Documented as of: November 18, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/lostowners.htm
RATE OF FIREARMS LICENCE REFUSALS = 0.38% Documented as of: June 23, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/licenserefusal.htm
NUMBER OF DUPLICATE FIREARMS LICENCES ISSUED = 832 Documented as of: January 24, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/DuplicateLicencesRegistrations.pdf
NUMBER OF FIREARMS LICENCES ISSUED WITH WRONG PHOTO = 259 Documented as of: March 18, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/LicencesWrongPhoto-2002-03-181.pdf
ERROR RATE IN FIREARMS LICENCES = 71% Documented as of: April 28, 2000
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/ErrorRatesLicencingRegistration.pdf
NUMBER OF LICENCES ISSUED BY ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION = 35,142 Documented as of: November 18, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/alternatecert.htm
ERROR RATE IN FIREARMS REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS = 90% + 42% Documented as of: July 18, 2001
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl62.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/ErrorRatesLicencingRegistration.pdf
LICENCES ISSUED WITHOUT A FIREARMS SAFETY COURSE = 15,381 Documented as of: July 11, 2002
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INDIVIDUALS IN FIREARMS INTEREST POLICE DATA BASE = 3,731,716 Documented as of: November 3, 2001
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/FIPDatabase20011103.pdf
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/Guncontrol31.htm
NUMBER OF LICENCE HOLDERS THAT HAVE REGISTERED GUNS = 1,125,144 Documented as of: October 17, 2002
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NUMBER OF FIREARM TRANSFERS SINCE DEC 98 = 490,617 Documented as of: April 28, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/questions/june-3-2002response.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/firearmstransfers.htm
NUMBER OF GUNS SURRENDERED TO RCMP S I NCE JAN 95 = 58,742 Documented as of: December 18, 2001
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NUMBER OF GUNS TURNED-IN TO MUNICIPAL POLICE FORCES = 7,776 Documented as of: July 13, 2001
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/Turn-InSurveyJuly-13-2001.pdf
NUMBER OF GUNS TURNED-IN TO FEDERAL CFOs = 1,337 Documented as of: February 12, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/firearmsturnedCFO.htm
NUMBER OF AIR GUN MODELS IDENTIFIED AS FIREARMS = 286 Documented as of: August 23, 2001
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl59.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/statusfirearmstab.htm
NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER FIREARM VERIFIERS = 3,807 Documented as of: August 11, 2000
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/verifiersnetwork.htm
NUMBER OF FIREARMS BUSINESS PERMITS ISSUED ANNUALLY = 4,820 Documented as of: March 2000
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/FirearmsBusinessPermitsMarch2000.pdf
NUMBER OF PERSONS PROHIBITED FROM OWNING FIREARMS = 130,972 Documented as of: June 29, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/policepriorities.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/questions/june-3-2002response.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/FirearmsProhibitions.pdf
NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS OF FIREARMS PROHIBITION ORDERS = UNKNOWN Documented as of: February 6, 2002
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NUMBER OF GUNS CONFISCATED FROM REVOKED LICENCES = UNKNOWN Documented as of: January 29, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/FirearmsConfiscatedRevokedLicences.pdf
NUMBER OF REGISTERED FIREARMS PROHIBITED BY BILL C-68 = 568,460 Documented as of: November 30, 1994
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/FirearmsProhibitedinBillC-68.pdf
NUMBER OF KNOWN BREACHES OF POLICE INFORMATION SYSTEM - 221 Documented as of: March 01, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/CPICBreaches-2002-04-19.pdf
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/LettertoPrivacyComm01.pdf
NUMBER OF BREACHES OF RCMP COMPUTERS - UNKNOWN Documented as of: July 10, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/CPIChacked.htm
$ SPENT ON PRIVATIZATION OF GUN REGISTRY (SO FAR) = $53,365,133 Documented as of: July 18, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/privatizationcosts.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl66.htm
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/Article15.htm
# OF RCMP SECURITY REVIEWS OF PRIVATE PROCESSING SITE = ZERO Documented as of: June 6, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/securityreview.htm
NUMBER OF NON-RESIDENTS ARRIVING WITH FIREARMS IN 2001 = 65,328 Documented as of: December 6, 2001
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/GunControl51.htm
REGULATORY COST OF PURCHASING A HUNTING RIFLE = $279.00 Documented as of: April 28, 2000
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/RegulatoryCostHuntingRifle.pdf
COST OF DRIVING HUNTERS OUT OF THEIR SPORT = HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS Documented as of: July 25, 2002
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NUMBER OF MIGRATORY GAME BIRD PERMITS SOLD ANNUALLY = 191,444 Documented as of: December 2001
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/MigratoryGameBirdPermitsDec2001.pdf
# OF HUNTING LICENCES SOLD BY THE PROVINCES 20002 = 1,672,392 Documented as of: August 21, 2002
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OUTSTANDING ARREST WARRANTS UNDER THE CRIMINAL CODE = 197,282 Documented as of: June 29, 2002
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NUMBER OF ACTIVE RESTRAINING ORDERS = 36,474 Documented as of: June 29, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/policepriorities.htm
NUMBER OF PAROLEES WHO FAIL TO REPORT ON ANY GIVEN DAY = 850 Documented as of: November 8, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/realpoliceprorities.htm
NUMBER OF CRIMINALS AND SUSPECTS ALLOWED INTO CANADA = 3,679 Documented as of: November 8, 2002
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CRIMINAL CODE INCIDENTS PER POLICE OFFICER HAS DOUBLED SINCE 1962 Documented as of: February 12, 2002
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NUMBER OF MRIs FOR A BILLION DOLLARS = 238 Documented as of: November 1, 2002
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http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/mri.htm
DOLLARS SPENT ON ADVERTISING BILL C-68 = $29,301,386 Documented as of: August 30, 2002
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