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11, 1994 ewelry was the sought after item during a recent burglary at the Oakville Place Mall. omeone hid inside Sears at ing time on April 25th. At ut 11:30 p.m., that person shed display cases in the jewelâ€" epartment, and scooped up hes and gold necklaces, before 8. reliminary estimates place the he of the stolen articles in the of $10,000. veryone pays for this crime. es will recover losses from >w objections ) school petition (Continued from page 1) ts on the 17â€"member school council. "There was only comparatively few pple that felt the right to bear arms is re important than banning them," ays said in an interview. Brown promised to present the counâ€" organized petition to parliament and ite a letter on their behalf to the nister of Justice, who has hinted at a tening of gun laws. ""What you‘re doing here is wonderâ€" in the sense that you are beginning to ticipate in a national discussion," own told the students, many of whom re from law classes. "But, believe me, if you are solidly chind) this petition, your debate is y beginning. There are strong forces t there â€" including people who make pney from the sale of guns â€"â€" who will on the opposite side." Succi said much of Canada‘s illegal in trade problem is due to the counâ€" y‘s proximity to the United States, hich has few controls on firearms. For example, 93% of the illegal eapons bought by undercover officers the Peel operation came from the nited States, Succi said. In addition, Canada Customs last seized almost 1,400 weapons at orders, he said. He said a task force is being set up in anada to combat the invasion of guns om the U.S. Over the past three years there has so been a major influx of books like he Anarachist Cookbook which shows verage citizens how to make a silencer nd how to convert a semiâ€"automatic eapon into a full automatic, he said. Sucei said Canada now ranks second the western world â€" just behind the nited States â€" in use of firearms in illing and accidental deaths. ‘Last year, firearms resulted in 1,400 fleaths in Canada. In the U.S., 33,000 ere killed accidentally or deliberately y firearms compared to about 55 in ritain and 15 in Austria. _ Despite the statistics, Sucei said the se of firearms in homicides has steadily Heclined since the 1970s in Canada. Use of firearms in robberies has also opped over the past decade, he said. Some people say the decline is due b Canadian legislation which puts ighter controls on weapons, he said. ‘"We certainly have excellent gun aws here in Canada as we stand right ow and there continues to be new reviâ€" 10ns to the gun laws," Sucei said. New legislation in 1977 prohibited various weapons such as switch blade nives and brass knuckles, he said. It also required a special permit for restricted weapons such as semiâ€"autoâ€" matics and revolvers police new powers for search and seizure of pons. Citizens had to get a firearms @quisition certificate if they wanted to ptain a shotgun, Succi added. New gun laws passed by parliament in 1992â€"93 have made it more difficult to get a firearms acquisition certificate aind have added semiâ€" and fullyâ€" autoâ€" matic weapons to the list of prohibited eapons, he said. HOST A STUDENT FROM OVERSEAS THIS SUMMER _ Enthusiastic, caring families needed to host students from Spain for 4 weeks in July. Students attend English classes at Appleby College during the week. Weekends are free to spend with you. "Please help place 10 more students by calling..." :Debbie McDermott 845â€"9407 $75 PER WEEK REMUNERATION FOR ROOM AND BOARD k ILANGUAGE WORKSHOP ing out through the south side _$10,000 smash and grab ewelry theft was a real inside job Eoo ioi on YOUR MONEY ... 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