Mayor Miller's Hand-gun Ban Necessary

If I was to ever go hunting -- and that's a *BIG* if, considering I don't eat meat -- I highly doubt my weapon of choice would be a handgun.

For hunting, handguns are just not practical unless, of course, the game you are hunting is human.

While gun proponents have developed a litany of reasons why handguns should not be banned, I have yet to hear a reasonable, rational reason.

Yes, I empathize with gun collectors -- passionate collecting can and does occr, but I doubt that any of these true collectors are clamouring for one of the mass-produced, relatively new weapons that do little, but cause havoc.

Don't give me "freedom of association" crap. You love to shoot them -- then develop clubs where you can not only shoot the tool, but KEEP the tool. There is NO reason why you should have to take that contraption home. Period. Particularly with the plethora of non-lethal (theoretically) tools available to the general public for self-protection.

So, the recent announcment by Toronto's Mayor, David Miller, certainly met *my* approval.

The campaign's centre-piece is an online petition posted on the City's
website (goto: www.toronto.ca/handgunban).

This allows Canadians, coast to coast to add their name to a call for a Canada-wide handgun ban. (For those so inclined to canvas neighbourhoods and workplaces, a print-friendly version of the petition is also available on the website).

Mayor Miller launched this campaign by saying: "Handguns are designed for one purpose and that is to kill people and have no place in our society. Statistics show that in jurisdictions with gun bans, supply is limited and shootings are less common.

Miller will "personally deliver" the petition to Parliament Hill in June.

Want to read more??

Goto:
Globe and Mail Globe
The Star Star
Canadian Business Canadian Business
National Post (contrarian angle) National Post

Volunteer your time -- and your car -- for Universal Housing

Got a car? Want to help the housing movement?
The National Housing Day group is holding a car rally on Nov. 22 and asking for volunteers to show up and raise a the roof -- so to speak.

The car rally will be held on Wednesday Nov. 22 at Sunnyside Park (on Lakeshore Blvd.). It starts at 10:30am (when cars will be decorated) and the procession of cars will start at 11am.

At present there are 25 vehicles confirmed, with pledges/promises from another 25. However, the National Housing group wants to build a caravan of at least 50 cars to parade around downtown Toronto, in an effort to raise awareness on housing issues.

To endorse the event send an email to: nhd_endorsement@hotmail.com
To register call TDRC at: 416-599-8372 or email us at tdrc@tdrc.net.

Sponsors of this event include CAW, TDRC and the TO Appeal For Federal Funding for Homelessness (SCPI $). Other endorsers are welcome.

All the information you need for this event is on the TDRC website,
www.tdrc.net/carrally.htm