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iy Upset over proposed federal legislation Angry, law ab Law abiding gun owners feel frustrated and angry over proposed federal legislation, and they let Durham MP Ross Stevenson know exactly how they feel at a meeting in Port Perry]ast Thursday evening. he meeting , hosted by the Port Perry Rod and Gun Club, was attended by nearly 100 peo- ple who keep guns for target shooting, hunting and collect- ing. ; "What do we (law abiding gun owners) have to do to get . our message across?" (to the fed- * eral Justice Department) one member of the audience asked Mr. Stevenson. Time and again throughout the three-hour meeting with the MP, those in attendance ¢ questioned whether proposed amendments to Canada's gun laws would have the desired re- sults: keeping weapons out of the hands of criminals. "The guns out there on the streets are not our guns. Our le- gal guns are home locked up," said another. And the gun owners got a sympathetic ear from Mr. Ste- venson on several of the con- cerns they were pressing. ° "I accept what you are say- ing," he said at one point, but he also made it very clear that Bill C-80 (the amendments now be- fore the House of Commons) has been strongly endorsed by Po- jice Associations across Cana- da. And he noted that MPs from large urban ridings in the country are also "aggressively seeking changes to the gun con- trol laws." Recycling Week fo emphasize the R's "The Future is Rs" is the theme of Recycling Week "90. Reduce, reuse and recycle will be the main focus of the awareness week, slated for No- vember 19-25. Regional employee, Elaine Collis, has been appointed recy- cling week co-ordinator for Dur- ham. She will help organize programs and activities involv- ing local residents, schools, businesses and community or- ganizations. According to the Recycling Council of Ontario, the prov- ince has set a target of reducing solid waste by 25 per cent by 1992, and by 50 per cent by the year 2000. COMPARE THE RATE! 165 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY | 985-8435 Member- Canada Insurance Deposit Corporation . He told the meeting the same is not true for MPs who represent largely rural ridings such as Durham. "I have not received many (public) comments requesting major changes to the laws," he stated. The executive members of the Port Perry Rod and Gun Club have identified 19 con- cerns in the proposed amend- ments, several of them highly technical in nature. Included are suggestions in a pamphlet "Proposals for Change" that has been distrib- uted by the federal Justice De- partment. One such proposal that got a lot of attention at the meeting last week concerns a limit on magazine capacity for semi- automatic hand-guns and ri- fles. The proposal suggests a limit of five shots for rifles and 10 for hand-guns. - PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, September 25, 1990 -- 3 iding gun owners meet Because many hand-guns and rifles are made with maga- zine capacity larger than five or ten rounds, the change would effectively put these firearms in the prohibited category. And the Club executive fears that regulations could be further changed to limit maga- zine capacity to three or even two rounds. There was also major con- cern expressed about terms and definitions in the proposed with MP amendments that could be giv- en broad interpretation. The members also want to know about the make-up of an Advisory Council being set up by the Justice Department, what the function will be, and whether the council will have fair representation from the hunting and sport shooting or- ganizations. But the main message given to Mr. Stevenson was that the Turn to Page 4 PORT PERRY B.l.A. welcomes you to their 3rd Annual SATURDAY, SEPT. 29th Bring the family for a Day of Old Fashioned Fun! Events include ... * Antique and Classic Car Parade at 12:00 Noon APPLE FES' * Children's Scarecrow Costume Contest at 1:00 PM Prizes for Every Participant FREE APPLES All event times are approximate Bake and Craft Tables Queen Street will be closed from 12:00 to 1:30 PM, Saturday, September 29th.