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Organ- izers report even Legion members are joining in to protect the freedoms for which they fought. Bill C68 was passed un- der the pretext of a fight against crime. It is now known that the Federal gov- ernment used some pretty creative number manipula- tion to garner the statistics that were used to support the need for the legislation. Even the head of the RCMP warned the minister that the Statistics used were being misrepresented. Apparently the mandarins in the Depart- ment of Justice decided that if, during the investigation of a crime such as a drug raid or domestic dispute, a fire- arm was located on the premises, that became a fire- arm-related crime. The fact the firearm was not involved in any way with the initial investigation did not matter. Lets not confuse Bill C68 as a firearms safety issue. The previous bill, introduced by Kim Campbell, put in q KA place the requirements for' firearm safety training, and safe storage, transportation and display of firearms. It also set into place-a much more detailed police check on anyone wishing to acquire a firearm. The items in the legisla- tion that should concern all Canadians are property rights (we have none under our constitution), protecting from search and seizure, pro- tection from giving evidence that could be used against you, protection from giving government power to make major decisions affecting millions of Canadians and billions of dollars of their assets without consultation public disclosure or debate in the House of Commons. Bill C68 allows the gov- ernment to confiscate legally acquired and used personal property without consulta- tion or compensation. The first phase has declared pro- hibited almost 60 percent of the legally owned hand guns in Canada. While reporting that this was only designed to remove cheap, unsafe fire- arms from circulation, the fact is the majority of these are quality firearms that in some cases are worth thou- sands of dollars. The list in- cluded all .32 cal. target pis- tols and even the standard issue .38 revolver used by our police for many years. This is one of the reasons many feel a real purpose of regis- tration is to give the govern- ment a shopping list of what they will prohibit next. Bill C68 states you must assist an officer who enters your home or business look- ing for firearms or ammuni- tion, or records of same. Fail- ure to do so can result in a fine and/or imprisonment for up to two years. Even though the items sought may ulti- mately be used as evidence against you. This piece of legislation also allows the government, by order in council, to declare any firearm or device prohib- ited, and confiscate such times without compensation. In the past the government had to have input from user groups who advised them whether or not the firearm in question had any viable sporting uses. With the new legislation there is no re- quirement for consultation, debate or notification of the public. In other words, once registration is fully imple- mented, the citizen who com- plied with the law and regis- tered his firearm, may sud- denly be given notice or find a police officer at his door to seize his firearm(s). That may have cost him thousands of dollars, without compensation, or any legal ability to challenge the sei- zure, unless he can out-spend the Federal government in the courts. The public at large should be aware that this legislation sets many precedents in law. Once (if) upheld by the courts, the same rules can apply to anyone, or any item of personal property. Several buses are leaving this area to carry concermed citizens to Ottawa for the rally. Anyone wishing to go should contact Doug Reed at (519) 833-2098 (Erin), or the Halton Outdoors Shop at (905) 878-09322. 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