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GUN GROUP TAKES AIM AT CHARGES
Submitted by Claire Joly
Dear Friends, a quick update about what's happening with civil disobedience in our fight against the gun law in Canada. Claire
PUBLICATION: The Ottawa Sun The government is trying to muzzle the voices of gun registry opponents, members of the Canadian Unregistered Firearms Owners Association said yesterday.
Five members travelled to Ottawa Thursday in support of their president, Jim Turnbull, who was scheduled to appear in court to answer criminal charges stemming from a Jan. 1 protest on the Hill.
The group's most vocal member, Dr. Ed Hudson, intended to violate the firearms act once again by arming himself with a firearm receiver -- part of a gun -- at a press conference yesterday.
His plans were botched when he was charged with obstructing a police officer upon his arrival at the airport Thursday.
BARRED FROM PROTESTS
Both Hudson and Turnbull are prohibited from attending any public rally or protest as part of their bail conditions.
In their place, four members of the CUFOA gave out information yesterday at the foot of the War Memorial.
"It's no longer a gun issue," said Jack Wilson, a CUFOA member from Saskatoon. "It's a question of civil liberties now."
Despite efforts to put an end to the protests, Claire Joly, a member from Montreal, stressed the group will not give up.
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