The death of democracy
Ok. Democracy is not dead. Just apparently brain-dead.
Nonetheless, the people have spoken and America has a new president. President Elect Obama has been quoted as cavalierly stating he will be cleaning up the way that Washington operates.
But Greg, as a gun owner I have to ask: "so what, who cares, and what does this information do for me?"
Good question dear reader: We need to be clear that we CANNOT sway the views of radicalized leftists. But by exposing the severity and persistance of the very corruption Obama has vowed to eliminate inside his presidency, we CAN educate those do not worship as the altar of the Obama demagogy. It is crucial that we expose how deeply in the pockets of left-wing lobbyists like George Soros the Obama administration consciously chooses to place itself; even from the very outset of its tenure.
But don't take my word for it. Here's what USA Today had to say about it:
AR15 prohibition complications: or why you should NOT sell your AR15
I read this elsewhere and was motivated to cross-post it here. For those who did not know Mr. Tomlinson, he worked very hard in the NFA on furthering the rights of Canadian gun owners up until the point of his death last year. His legal insights into the question of the future legality of the AR15 in Canada are very sound. In point of fact, it lead me to greater confidence in the legal longevity of mine own and to recommend to you to buy two for yourself. In short, the more AR15s owned in Canada, the more difficult it will be to erradicate them.
THE AR-15 COMPLICATIONS
by David A. Tomlinson, National President (1984-2007)Question: "I hear that the government is planning to convert the Colt AR-15 rifle and all its variants to "prohibited firearm" status. Is that rumor true?"
Answer: Probably not. Converting the AR-15 to "prohibited firearm" status appears, at first glance, to be easy, under CC s. 117.15, which says:
- 117.15 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Governor in Council (GIC) may make regulations prescribing [by Order in Council (OIC)] anything that by this Part is to be or may be prescribed. (The GIC is really the Minister, but they like to pretend that the Governor General and the Cabinet, who are members of the GIC, have something to do with it.)
- (2) In making regulations, the [GIC] may not prescribe any thing to be a prohibited firearm, a restricted firearm, a prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited device or prohibited ammunition if, in the opinion of the [GIC], the thing to be prescribed is reasonable for use in Canada for hunting or sporting purposes.
Read that "limitation" in CC s. 117.15(2) very carefully. It is designed to work in reverse to what it seems to be saying. The Minister can outlaw anything if, in his own opinion, it is not "reasonable for use in Canada for hunting or sporting purposes." If he outlaws all .30-30 Winchester rifles, for example, no one can stop him – and no court of law can overrule him.
Why can’t a court overrule him? Because the law specifies "in the opinion of the GIC" – and so no court of law can substitute its own opinion for the opinion specified in the law.
Similarly, he can convert, by OIC, all reloading presses to "prohibited devices" and all cartridges that use expanding bullets to "prohibited ammunition" at the drop of a hat, without warning, and without having to go through Parliament. CC s. 117.15 makes the Minister very powerful.
That said, the AR-15 looks vulnerable. However, there is no provision in existing law that would work to "grandfather" any AR-15 or AR-15 owner, and "grandfathering" would be needed.
Lest we forget
Today we head into remembrance day.
I was reflecting back on various discussions I overheard regarding observance of the holiday Tuesday. I can only say that I feel immense sorrow at how too many Canadians have nearly lost comprehension of the meaning of the word 'valiant'. We don't need to look far to find it again; it lays concealed behind the fixed gazes of Canadian soldiers standing a post in our place around the Globe and standing in remembrance of our fallen for one sole day.
More so is the shame to realize that these sacrifices are only as far away as our neighbors' houses; brothers and sisters pulled from their normal lives to fight the highest intensity conflict Canadians have participated in inside the past 50 years. And perhaps because the freedoms and lives being struggled for are not our own, we too easily forget.
But not today. For every one of us who lost a brother or a friend, let's spend time remembering the best of times we shared together and the cost of the sacrifices made. Stand up and let those around you know that this November 11, you will NOT forget.
To those of you continuing to sacrifice today, thank-you from the bottoms of our hearts.
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