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8- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, December 6, 1994 Tough new gun law assailed From Page 1 guns to have them registered, and requires handgun owners to prove they are collectors or target shooters. The new law would also restrict the sale of ammunition to those 18 and older. The package, according to Mr. Williams, shows that the feds have once more missed the point. He contends the focus should be on crime -- with stiffer penalties imposed on criminals -- and not on law-abiding gun owners. "I don't see any stiffer penal- ty for anyone using a firearm in a crime," he said Thursday morning. "It's done nothing against the bad guy, and alien- ated the good guy in particular. "It's typical." Mr. Williams has gone to some lengths to make his point. He has spoken with Mr. Rock personally, and was part of a local contingent that attended a huge rally on Parliament Hill this fall, protesting actions against legal gun owners. And he has written a lengthy opinion piece on the issue for the Port Perry Star. He's left frustrated by what he sees as the government's insistence on casting too wide a net to crack down on a problem that essentially involves law breakers and illegal arms. "It's designed to give the gov- ernment complete control over our lives, that's what it is," he said of the proposed law. Mr. Shepherd, however, con- tends that he and other MPs have relayed the messages sent by gun owners to the justice minister, and have been heard. "There has been some move- ment in Mr. Rock's position," he said from Ottawa. "People talked about banning all hand- guns, and they talked about immediate registration." Under the proposed law, col- lectors and target shooters could possess handguns, and owners of other arms would have until January of 1996 to register them with police. "I think these are reasonable El OTTER 9 Happy First Annivesary to Cathy Paisley and Michael Miller who were married on December 10, 1993 at the Old Mill in Toronto. Best wishes always, Dad ARM NSRITTD requirements," said Mr. Shepherd. "I don't think it's unreasonable to ask them for a . better system of monitoring." The MP added that he has spoken extensively with firearms advocates, and attempted to relay their con- cerns in Ottawa. But that didn't stop the phones from ringing at his Oshawa constituency office Thursday morning when the papers hit the streets with details of the proposed legisla-. tion. "We're getting the onslaught of people who don't like change," he said, adding that he will con- tinue to make himself available to listen to concerns. The legislation will go to the house for two readings and then to the Justice Committee for further examination, said Mr. Shepherd. The bill will be passed by MPs by mid-February at the earliest, he said. Bridge results Nov.30- Afternoon 5-1/2 Table Howell - Avg. 54 First - Helen Mathieson and Joyce Heard 65-1/2. Second and Third - Jean and Bob Coleman tied with Bea Chapman and Hoppy Carnwith 55-1/2. Fourth - Wilma Petre and Harold Brown 51-1/2. Evening 4-1/2 Table Howell - Avg. 54 First - Doris Phinney and Georgia Brock 65. Second - Elizabeth Millar and Ed Clark 61-1/2. Third - Judy and Don Atkin- son 60-1/2. Fourth - Ginny Clifford and Marie Carnegie 59. Fifth - Mary Alton and Gord Day 55-1/2. - J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR Members of the Kinsmen Club of Port Perry were busy on the weekend preparing the change area for the Port Perry Ice Palace. Kinsmen are looking for people with artistic ability to paint the outer wall of the building. Above, Kinsmen members Tony Foggetti and Dave Bishop apply a base coat of white paint to the structure. If you would like to help call Kin president Larry Kendall at 985-1791. | : Stonemoor Day Care Centres Inc. 3 (fe £)_So0 Ouoen ot. Pont Per «ses oat 3 > | "CHILD ENRICHMENT PROGRAM" | 4 : for children 18 months to 9 years 5 I Full time & part time available Hours 6:30am to 6:00pm - Uni§ue Gift Ideas for Christmas GUEST ARTIST Paul Livingston Saturday, December [0th Sunday, December | Ith OWNLD AnD oPERAILD BY UGAS OF Scugog SL AND-HRS! | lam to 5:30pm 2 noon to 5pm 191 QUEEN STREET, PORT PERRY, 985-4977 WORKS ON NEW CARS, USED CARS, EVEN RUSTY CARS! RUSTY CHECK Whitby Location 200 Dundas St. W Open Evenings & Saturdays EXHAUST SPECIALS Converter Back Examples; $110 Installed + taxes $110 installed + taxes $120 installed + taxes $135 installed + taxes $110 installed + taxes Just Some Examples 87-89 Cavalier 2.0 litre 84-89 Tempo/Topaz 2wd 86-89 Celebrity/6000 car Call or stop by for your FREE estimate today Port Perry Muffler & Brake 119 Perry Street, Port Perry Telephone.......985-0074 ¥ i RR