WilliamWallace
CGN Regular
- Location
- SW Manitoba
Confiscation From Businesses Beginning
- Thread starter Prophet River
- Start date
- Location
- Lloydminster, Alberta
It did come from an RCMP address.
KotKotofeich
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Ottawa Valley
Aren't the previously NR still recorded in the business register? Which the RCMP can look at during inspections?
My read on this is they are looking for numbers you want compensation on, not necessarily total numbers held. To report yet another successful milestone of "businesses participating in the buyback will be surrendering [some number[ of firearms... success... blah blah safety blah blah..."
- Location
- Lloydminster, Alberta
They could. We have never had our NR inventory checked that way though.
This whole thing sounds off.
If the CSAAA contract is valid, they should be doing this research. Has the CSAAA had any contact with this RCMP "Team"?
Given that you are in Alberta, it seems really odd that you received this email, the circumstances in Alberta being different from most of the rest of the country.
Almost seems like a fishing expedition to gauge response, try to generate some numbers.
Have any other businesses received this email? There is nothing in the text indicating it is personal to your business, so presumably other businesses should have received it.
Did a quick web search for "RCMP Firearms Compensation Team". No hits.
Dr. Bryant's response will be most interesting.
If the CSAAA contract is valid, they should be doing this research. Has the CSAAA had any contact with this RCMP "Team"?
Given that you are in Alberta, it seems really odd that you received this email, the circumstances in Alberta being different from most of the rest of the country.
Almost seems like a fishing expedition to gauge response, try to generate some numbers.
Have any other businesses received this email? There is nothing in the text indicating it is personal to your business, so presumably other businesses should have received it.
Did a quick web search for "RCMP Firearms Compensation Team". No hits.
Dr. Bryant's response will be most interesting.
KotKotofeich
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Ottawa Valley
In other provinces they do... Yet another point where interactions with businesses are inconsistent between provinces...
There are at least some that have not, but the day is still young and maybe this is an AB thing?
Extra caution required
They are written like that by design to hide the magnitude of the data collection and their real purpose. Once, on site they will hit you with the hard questions and expect 6-7 officers on site - oh and they will take a look at your computers as well. Mind, you before they go-in they already have all your search history for the last six months or so to see if there is any evidence of anyone trying to hide something.
This is fear mongering nonsense. The RCMP does not have the resources for this. There will be no door knocking on businesses or residents. Especially in AB. They can lazily write an email, copy and paste is and send it out. This is their plan and level of effort. The only information they will get is what someone provides. The old saying "Dont speak to the police" is so important. No one should comply with this nonsense.
Prophet please keep us posted what your lawyers say. Keep up the good fight and dont provide them with anything.
If folks haven't seen this video its a must watch. He is American lawyer but a lot of the messages still apply.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE
southwest maddog
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Narrow Ranch
The rcmp appear to be testing the waters for future compliance. Assisting them is like implied consent.
The CSAAA President has been paid $ 707,000.00 and strategically used his lobbyist's name on the contract to find out where all these firearms are and to put together a list of non-compliant businesses. Looks like he needs some help from the RCMP to achieve his goal.
