FIREARMS FACTS UPDATE

CANADA FIREARMS CENTRE “QUICK FACTS”

FAILED TO MENTION 190,892 “EXPIRED” FIREARMS

SEE HOW THEY “EXPIRED” BELOW

OCTOBER 1, 2004 - BREITKREUZ'S ORIGINAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION REQUEST
The Canada Firearms Centre’s (CFC) Quick Facts about the Canadian Firearms Program (updated on the CFC website on August 26, 2004) stated: “Since December 1998, 834,709 firearms that have been exported, destroyed or deactivated have been removed from the system. This ensures data quality and completeness within the database.” (1) Please provide copies of reports for each year showing how many firearms in each category had been: (a) exported, (b) destroyed, and (c) deactivated. (2) Please provide copies of reports showing the current “data quality and completeness” in the database.

NOVEMBER 5, 2004 - CFC RESPONSE – File: A-2004-0029

Deactivated, Destroyed, Exported and "Expired" Firearms = 834,706 http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/Destroyed-Deactivated-ExportedFirearms2004-10-18.pdf

NOTE #1: THE CFC'S "QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE FIREARMS PROGRAM MADE NO MENTION OF THE FACT THAT "EXPIRED" FIREARMS COMPRISED 22.9% (190,892) OF THE TOTAL.

NOTE #2: THE CFC FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY REPORTS SHOWING THE CURRENT "DATA QUALITY AND COMPLETENESS" OF THE DATA BASE.

NOVEMBER 5, 2004 - CFC REFUSED TO PROVIDE LIST OF "ADMINISTRATIVE REASONS" FOR "EXPIRED" FIREARMS.  THE CFC OFFICIAL ADVISED THEY HAD A LIST OF REASONS BUT THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO FILE ANOTHER ACCESS REQUEST BEFORE THEY WOULD RELEASE THEM.

NOVEMBER 8, 2004 - BREITKREUZ'S SECOND ACCESS REQUEST TO GET REASONS FOR "EXPIRED" FIREARMS
Reference is being made to the Centre’s response to CFC File A-2004-0029/jr that shows 190,892 registered firearms “removed from the system” under the heading of “Expired: For various administrative reasons.”  Please provide the list of various administrative reasons and the number and type of firearms removed from the registration system for each reason.

DECEMBER 10, 2004 – CFC REASONS FOR EXPIRING FIREARMS – File A-2004-0045

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/publications/ExpiredFirearms2004-08-21.pdf