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sy wm 28 -- Scugog Citizen ~ Tuesday, December 13, 1994 Gun owners plan to step up political pressure Members of Parliament can expect to feel stepped-up pressure from law abiding gun owners angered at a sweeping package of gun control measures handed down December 1 by federal Justice Minister Allan Rock. Two local firearms experts told the Citizen Sunday there will be a lot of political pressure exerted on MPs in the coming months as the "resolve of law-abiding gun owners gets tougher" in the opposition to the proposals presented by Mr. Rock: John Williams, owner of Williams Arms in Port Perry and John Mock, who works for Stoeger Canada, a Whitby FOOTJOY based firearm importer and holesaler are both li d instructors for the Firearm _ Certificate Acquisition course--a tough two day course that must be passed by anyone buying a firearm legally in Canada. In an interview with the Citizen Sunday after completing the first day of the FAC course, both Mr. Williams and Mr, Mock said law abiding gun owners in Canada have serious reservations about the proposed changes in gun laws in this country. "There is going to be a real political fight over this. MPs will be canvassed (for their views) and a lot of pressure will be exerted," said Mr. Mock, adding that for the first time the various shooting sports enthusiasts have vowed to wotk together against the proposals, Mr. Williams said the government proposal for a nation-wide registry of all firearms (currently only handguns must be registered) will do little more than create another huge bureaucracy and cause gun owners more financial stress to pay for such a system. And he doesn't think it will do much, if anything to reduce levels of crime in the country. "The handgun registration is He said he is'also very concerned about other aspects of the proposed bill which affect pistol calibres and + barrel lengths. The proposed bill would make .22, .25, and .32 calibre pistols and those with barrel lengths under 4.12 inches non-transferrable. Owners currently with these types of registered handguns Euchre The following are the results from the December 8 euchre held at the Port Perry Lawn Bowling Club. would be able to retain them 'for the remainder of their lives, but on their deaths they would have to be turned in or disposed of. He also noted that the proposed bill would give Cabinet the power to restrict or prohibit any gun deemed not suitable for target shooting or hunting. Turn to page 29 results Minnie Martin and Grace Manns. 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