From: CILA / ICAL National Office, [EMAIL PROTECTED] CILA / ICAL Defending Canada's Heritage ---------------------------------------------- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ---------------------------------------------- January 30, 2001 Japanese Junior Airgun Team Held at Border Canada Customs officials at Lester B. Pearson International Airport have detained the Japanese Junior Airgun Team and have seized their airguns. They are trying to determine if their airguns are actually �firearms� under C-68, the Firearms Act. They are also unsure if they are able to issue a Temporary Firearms License to the competitors as they are minors. The Team is in Canada to compete at the annual Crosman International Airgun Grand Prix, held in Toronto and hosted by the Canadian Shooting Sports Association. CILA Executive Director Tony Bernardo stated, �This is exactly the kind of nonsense we have repeatedly warned about. These kids are not a threat to Canadian society.� �These future Olympic competitors will hardly be doing drive-bys in Toronto with their $3,000 competition pellet guns but they�ll sure remember this if Toronto succeeds in getting its Olympic bid.� He added. Canadian Shooting Sports Communications Director Owen Nisbett says this is typical, �No one in Canada really understands this ridiculous legislation much less the officials charged with enforcing it. This sort of incident is virtually guaranteed to happen again and again until the government repeals this law. Some welcome to Canada eh?� The Japanese Junior Team Coach could not be reached for comment. -30- Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01
