NFA Official Response to Proposed Amendments to Bill C-301
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To Canada’s Responsible Firearms Owners
The National Firearms Association has learned that substantive changes to Bill C-301 have been ordered. It is our opinion that these changes will have a wholly negative impact on our rights as responsible firearm owners.
The original Bill C-301 had our qualified support, as we interpreted it as a good first step toward eliminating the most onerous aspects of Bill C-68 and C-17 - With the understanding that more substantive positive changes were in the offing.
At present, we do not anticipate that we will realize any substantive positive result from the passage of Bill C-301, if amended. We are of the opinion that the long-term interests of Canadian firearm owners will not be best served by acceptance of the terms of this amended legislation.
As we publicly stated earlier, any substantive changes to the provisions of Bill C-301 would require the National Firearms Association to reassess our support. After careful consideration of this issue and the potential negative ramifications for firearm owners, the National Firearms Association has determined that we cannot support a revised and stripped Bill C-301.
While this issue has understandably become politically sensitive the National Firearms Association is of the opinion that a positive result may still be possible with the judicious application of public pressure from the firearms community. Canadian firearms owners have always been among the most vocal, ardent and dedicated of the Conservative Party of Canada’s supporters. Unfortunately, we find ourselves in the position of having to remind the Harper Government of that fact.
As such, we are urging all firearm owners to get active and to take immediate steps to let Prime Minister Harper, Public Safety Minister van Loan and MP Garry Breitkruez know where you stand as a responsible firearms owner!
If you want to help solve the C-301 problem this is what you need to do:
1. Write, fax, call and e-mail Prime Minister Stephen Harper at:
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0A2
Telephone: 613-992-4211
Fax: 613-941-6900
E-mail:
pm@pm.gc.ca
E-mail:
HarpeS@parl.gc.ca
Write, fax, call and E-mail Public Safety Minister Peter van Loan at:
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0A6
Telephone: 613-996-7752
Fax: 613-992-8351
E-mail:
VanLoP@parl.gc.ca
Write, fax, call and E-mail MP Garry Breitkreuz at:
Ottawa Office
Room 685, ConfederationBuilding
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0A6
Telephone: 613-992-4394
Fax: 613-992-8676
Email:
breitg@parl.gc.ca
2. Politely, but firmly indicate your opposition to any revisions to Bill C-301. Drive home the point that as a voter and responsible firearms owner that you do not want Bill C-301 amended to remove everything but registration and that all the provisions in that bill that support the rights of lawful firearms owners are important to you.
3. If you are a current Conservative Party of Canada member, volunteer or financial contributor say so. I can't stress this enough!
4. Be sure to carbon copy your own Member of Parliament, in addition to the Prime Minister, Public Safety Minister van Loan & MP Garry Breitkreuz.
Write your own MP at:
MP's Name Here
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1A 0A6
For complete contact info for all MPs click on:
http://webinfo.parl.gc.ca/MembersOfP...ent&Language=E
5. Advise your favorite pro-firearms rights organization of the responses that you receive and make sure that the executives of your local gun club, shooting range and fellow hunters, shooters and gun owners are aware of the issue and to get them involved!
In the interim, please be assured that the National Firearms Association will continue working all lines of communication with Government and other key stakeholders, and will continue to utilize all available assets in our efforts to gather critical information and to get this bill back on track.
Sincerely,
Sean Penney
Vice-President, Communications
Canada's National Firearms Association
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