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A knife wouldnt have kittled my son Is It guns or people lhat kill The Peel area was shocked five months ago with the shooting that took place at Brampton Centennial Secondary School In which two people were killed injured and then as a final act student Michael turned the lethal weapon upon himself age IS was one of the victims of that shooting rampage Since that time his parents rather than mourning the death of their son have begun a campaign to restrict In some way the availability of guns in hopes of reducing and hopefully eliminating any similar outbreaks of violence Berwick Stinger Johns father addressed the mem of the Georgetown Kin smen Club at their Tuesday night dinner meeting last week The question of gun control is a serious matter explained the concerned father I not an authority but this situation has been been forced upon me Pew people arc truly aware of the availability of guns he said Criminals are not the only ones In possession of the lethal devices There have been many cases of guns reported in schools stated Mr Slinaer In a recent letter to Canadas SolicitorGeneral Warren ADmsnd the Sllngers presented eight fully documented instances in which guns were brought Into schools In this area One example occurred in Georgetown In a lGyear old student dropout returned to GDHS and fired a blast from a shotgun at shop teacher Ron Nelson The blast shattered a glass section of a door close to the teacher face The youth was taken Into custody and sentenced with recommendation for psychiatric treatment For Georgetown and Brampton residents It is too late to say It couldnt happen here Mr Sllnger noted The main areas of concern regarding guns have been outlined In a letter Tram the to the solicitor general which will be at the next sitting or parliament It calls far some form of gun control In Canada We could be expected to he counted among those who demand abolition of guns and we do certainly wish this was possible particularly In the urban areas We recogniie that at best this could only be an ultimate aim since such a sudden change would be resisted the Brampton couple stated in the letter We must accept however no less than the classifying of all firearms restricted weapons under the Criminal Code If Mr plan Is adopted as proposed permits would be required before a none could own a firearm Permits would not be issued to persons under IB anyone with Tilt HERALD Wednesday November IB ltilPage Berwick a criminal record or anyone with a record of drug ad diction alcoholism or mental illness Issuing of the permit would be delayed for 30 days pending police approval Mr Sllnger also realizes that the availability of ammunition Is also a major contributing factor to he upsurge in violent deaths Limits be set on the amount of ammunition sold to an Individual and the amount which may be stored In a private residence Firearms stored private residence should be stored under lock and key with am munition locked up separately he stated Guns have no place In school stated Mr Many teachers have received similar threats of violence with guns that have gone unreported until the recent Brampton and Ottawa crises Infringing on the rights of people who enjoy hunting and have already shown they arc concerned enough about the use of firearms to lock their gunsup Is something Mr Slinger does not want to do The boy who killed my son was experienced In the ban dllng of guns furthered Mr If the guns in that home were locked up unloaded there Is a chance my son would be alive today At present handguns are the only restricted weapons reulrlng ownership and transportation permits Anyone wishing to purchase a firearm in the range of rifles and shotguns can do so if they are over 16 La gaily the purchase of the guns and can t be stopped by parents Some stives In troduced a voluntary hike In the minimum age at which someone can purchase guns and ammunition in hopes of reducing the cases of violence stated Mr One parent at he Tuesday meeting was concerned when his son turned 16 and would legally be permitted to buy a gun for the first time I don t want him to have one I dont think hell be responsible hen but legally he Mr advised the concerned parent to write to his member of parliament in hopes that raising the minimum age would take place before the boy turned IB Write MP Thev will listen With more and more people In favour of gun controls their minds have been changed on the subject Research Into gunrelated incidents of violence in schools or with students has shown IB years old to be the average age of those Involved in the shootings Mr ex plained There are more guns today than ever before In the first five months of 1975 150000 firearms were imported into Canada lhat almost SO percent more than the same time period last year If guns and bullets were harder to acquire Mr Sllnger felt that gun deaths would be severely reduced In moments of passion and severe anger can reach for a loaded gun and kill someone If the guns were locked and unloaded with the ammunition locked elsewhere a vital cooling off period would be forced upon the person which would probably cancel the killing idea Two friends were playing ping pong and It resulted In a fight One man reached for his loaded gun and shot the other By the time he realized what he had done it was too late A gun without bullets is just a club explained Sllnger The solution to reducing gun dcalhslsslmple he concluded Regardless of the cause Tor the act of aggression remove me guns A knife wouldn t have killed my son Pressures of today society were cited as one of the causes bf the bloody acts that have killed and wounded so many but regardless Mr Slinger stated that he felt that the solution of reaching for a gun la not the answer to settling any disagreement We cannot undo the tragedy that cost us our son but we can urge our politicians to adopt restrictive which will prevent the recurrence of these tragedies father of slain Brampton student speaks to Kinsmen Drag strip park facilities for rural users Its back to the drawing board for Bob and from there It back to the planning board Mr continues to present plans for development of the Toronto International drag strip into a low density high income estate residential development the towns Halton Hills sub- planning board Is holding back on giving It even preliminary approval until everything is totally up to par Which has not pleased the developer of the project Murray Gruson Utterly ridiculous he commented as the board voted In favor of the tabling resolution After redesigning the road pattern of the subdivision to meet demands made four weeks ago by the board the developer and Mr were told last Tuesday night that the entire subdivision plan to be reviewed by the planner and the towns department heads before preliminary approval could be given Mr Cllpsham had produced three alternative road patterns to satisfy the board demand that a block of homes adjacent to a 16acre park front on the park instead of butting onto it Of the three alternative plans board members voiced approval for one which produced a four way In tenection 150 feet away from a second intersection Although some objections were expressed about the proximity of the two mem felt that the small amount of traffic travelling through the area would not create any major problems at the In tersections Major objections however were voiced about the main tenancoof the 16acre park and the provision of facilities for it Mario Vendittl town planner caught Mr Gruson and Mr Cllpsham both off guard when he reported to council that the developer had agreed to build at his own cost a baseball diamond soccer field courts and In the park for use by residents of the subdivision and and Acton I dont believe recreational facilities were mentioned Mr Cllpsham countered He added that details however might be worked out Mr VendltU explained when recreational facilities for the subdivision were first presented to former recreation director Doug Collison ho felt there was a significant need for facilities for people In and adjacent rural areas That park is not in an area for the town staff to maintain said Councillor Morrow It a good distance from any of our facilities Its going to cost a lot of money to develop lie suggested that the town accept a cash payment from the developer in lieu of the parkland but that did not rest well with Ward Councillor Dick If we take rive percent in lieu that money will Just go Into the pot The people In our rural areas are won dering why they can t have recreational facilities equal to those of the urban areas I would prefer to have a recreational complex to service and perhaps part of Acton he said I shudder to think that would even consider refusing to have this land given to us added Councillor Roy Booth who noted lhat the new units to be built In the subdivision will place a Large extra burden upon the towns recreational facilities both urban and This congregation decided to really get their message across BORN AGAIN Jesus said AM COME THAT YE MIGHT HAVE LIFE MORE THE CHURCH WELCOMES YOU Although there is little recourse for him to take Mr Gruson speaking to the board commented that since his first plan for the drag strip land had received at least approval in principle from the town he was willing to take that plan to the region for its approval Instead of waiting for a final okay on this present plan Mr Gurson had previously told council that he prefers the second plans for the land A WARM INVITATION proudly displayed on the new sign erected last week by the members of the Christian Alliance Church Bob Haines Seville Palmer Steve Motorists travelling south on Main Street from Guelph Street will be greeted by a new and colourful sign In front i by four feet the sign bears the Biblical text I am come that they might have life more abundantly words of Jesus through the generosity of pastor of the church It is a donors who modestly delightful unsolicited preferred to remain prise anonymous The text was chosen This whole idea came from because It conveys the positive lay people said Peter Ralph purpose of Jesus ministry and the message of the church Brampton labor will fight Attack on Inflation KERNS JEWELRY PRESENTS The btM Look by Columbia WELCOME TO A GREAT NEW ERA IN DIAMOND RING STYLING There ii no more magnificent way to your love than with the elegance dazzling Columbia diamond ring In the BOLD COLD LOOK Brampton area union bluntly and unanimously that the way One after another members meeting last week they will fight the socalled plant and office workers told the federal government anil Inflation program all condemned the government policy as dishonest Inequitable undemocratic and much more They the program as nothing but a mammoth public relations job aimed at loading the cost of inflation on the backs of the working people Sponsored by the Brampton and District Labour Council the meeting was called to give labour views on the govern wage and price control program to area MPs Boss Milne and Only Mr Milne could attend Ross Milne MP for Peel DufferinSimcoe attempted to Justify the governments program as being aimed at big government big business and big unions In the interests or protecting the little Several union membera vigorously pointed out that to agree to the so called restraint program would be to accept the proposition that wage Increases were responsible for Inflation or even partly so Because of the critical nature of the issue the op position to the program was put In the strongest terms by many union members Words such as sham hoax gimmick He sellout discriminatory woge- etc were used to characterize the government a program Following two hours of discussion by SO delegates representing plant and office unions In the Brampton Georgetown areas the meeting unanimously adopted the following telegram to be sent to Prime Minister Trudeau Finance Minister MacDonald and heads of the opposition Meeting Brampton Union members representing thousands area workers tonight told Milne MP Labour firmly opposed to governments socalled ant Inflation program We believe it Is outrageously inequitable patently dishonest highly undemocratic Itspurposeisto load entire cost of Inflation on backs of workers We demand you withdraw BUI C73 If not we will fight plemcntalion all the way TO WEAVE OR NOT TO WEAVE Julie demonstrated the primary grade of Wrigglesworth School the techniques of weaving Julie la a partner with Maria Jennings In their new shop The Weavers House located at 35 Park Avenue in town BIG GRIP BIG VALUE SURE-GRIP- IV PLY NYLON PRICED AS LOW AS 18 Four si pilot nylon cord for strength and safety on lor gripping power Special Hood rubber compound yoais GEORGETOWN TIRE SALES St NOTICE TOWN OF HALTON HILLS APPOINTMENT TO LOCAL BOARDS AND COMMITTEES The Council for the Town of Hills requests a written reply from residents In the area comprising the new Town of Halton Hills who would be Interested In being appointed to serve on one of the following local boards or committees of this municipality THE HALTON HILLS COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT THE HALTON HILLS PARKING AUTHORITY THE HALTON HILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD THE HILLS RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE WARDS 3 and GEORGETOWN AREA Applicants should indicate clearly what board or committee they wish to have their name considered for appointment Incumbent members whose appointment terminates on December 1975 are required to advise In writing If they wish to bo considered for reappointment to the board or committee they are presently serving on or to some other local board or committee Interested applicants should forward their written replies to the un on or before November PRITCHARDAMCT CMC Administrator 36 Main Street South Georgetown Ontario