Gun enthusiast Jeff is still peeved about previous Liberal gun bans – and he vows not to give up his weapon this time..Years ago, when the government banned guns like the Tech, Jeff, an avid sport shooter, was out more than $6,000 of money he invested in them..This time, two of his guns seem to fall under the proposed new ban – his AR rifle and Ruger Mini-14..Jeff owns 25 firearms, 23 long guns and 2 pistols..“This is an absolutely asinine idea,” said Jeff, whose last name the Western Standard has agreed with withhold..“There’s just so many people who don’t know anything about sport shooting it’s ridiculous..“When they took my other guns without compensation, that left a sour taste in my mouth for the federal government.”.In terms of his Ruger Mini-14, which was used in the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique attack, Jeff said it’s a favourite weapon with farmers and ranchers..“It’s basically used to kill gophers, but powerful enough to take down a coyote or badger,” said Jeff.. AFL launches website for people to boycott businesses that donated to UCP .He said unless the government properly compensates him for the cost of the weapon “it may take a little trip.”.As for his AR, Jeff said that’s a different story..“It’s registered with the federal government. They don’t know about the rest of them,” he said..“I’m just hoping to be properly compensated for it,” he said, adding if he didn’t hand over the rifle he could be charged with unsafe storage of a firearm..“It’s just a couple of bad apples that spoil it for for the rest of us.”.The move to ban the guns comes days after Canada’s worst massacre in Nova Scotia. Madman Gabriel Wortman killed 22 people. Thirteen he shot to death and nine he killed by setting their homes on fire..RCMP said he obtained his weapons illegally including one “that could be described as a military-style assault rifle.”.“(Prime Minister Justin) Trudeau is just bringing this in now to make himself look like a friggin’ hero,” Jeff said..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westewrnstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
Gun enthusiast Jeff is still peeved about previous Liberal gun bans – and he vows not to give up his weapon this time..Years ago, when the government banned guns like the Tech, Jeff, an avid sport shooter, was out more than $6,000 of money he invested in them..This time, two of his guns seem to fall under the proposed new ban – his AR rifle and Ruger Mini-14..Jeff owns 25 firearms, 23 long guns and 2 pistols..“This is an absolutely asinine idea,” said Jeff, whose last name the Western Standard has agreed with withhold..“There’s just so many people who don’t know anything about sport shooting it’s ridiculous..“When they took my other guns without compensation, that left a sour taste in my mouth for the federal government.”.In terms of his Ruger Mini-14, which was used in the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique attack, Jeff said it’s a favourite weapon with farmers and ranchers..“It’s basically used to kill gophers, but powerful enough to take down a coyote or badger,” said Jeff.. AFL launches website for people to boycott businesses that donated to UCP .He said unless the government properly compensates him for the cost of the weapon “it may take a little trip.”.As for his AR, Jeff said that’s a different story..“It’s registered with the federal government. They don’t know about the rest of them,” he said..“I’m just hoping to be properly compensated for it,” he said, adding if he didn’t hand over the rifle he could be charged with unsafe storage of a firearm..“It’s just a couple of bad apples that spoil it for for the rest of us.”.The move to ban the guns comes days after Canada’s worst massacre in Nova Scotia. Madman Gabriel Wortman killed 22 people. Thirteen he shot to death and nine he killed by setting their homes on fire..RCMP said he obtained his weapons illegally including one “that could be described as a military-style assault rifle.”.“(Prime Minister Justin) Trudeau is just bringing this in now to make himself look like a friggin’ hero,” Jeff said..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westewrnstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
