[cuchulainn]

from CBC

http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=july807082003Judge extends Inuit gun law exemption

WebPosted Jul 8 2003 02:26 PM PDT

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Inuit in Nunavut are still protected, at least temporarily, from prosecution under the federal gun registry as the result of a ruling by Judge Robert Kilpatrick Tuesday.

It extends an injunction that protects Inuit from prosecution until another case goes to court.

Nunavut Tunngavik is suing for full exemption from the law. It says the registry infringes on Inuit rights granted under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.

In his ruling, Judge Kilpatrick says forcing Inuit to register their guns would interfere with Inuit harvesting and could impact on their quality of life.

He says it "may cause long term damage to a defining or core social value of Inuit society."

The judge also rejected a request by Ottawa to have Nunavut Tunngavik's main lawsuit dismissed.

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[Cosmoline]

I'd like to see someone try to disarm the Innuit and Yupik around Alaska :D

[SDC]

So far, the Liberals aren't prosecuting ANYONE for this BS; they know that if any part of the law is thrown out, the WHOLE THING gets tossed, so they're not in a hurry to test out their shiny new registration law.

[spacemanspiff]

i remember watching some documentary about polar bears and how a native (could have been canada or greenland, i forget) was attacked by a large polar bear, and he stopped the bear from biting him by using his arm to go across the bears mouth.
apparently if you stop a bears ability to bite you, such as by using a long object the bear cant bite (like putting a stick in its mouth to prop it open) it will prevent you from being its meal. well this native was keeping arms length away, while the bear stood on its hind legs and tried unsuccessfully to bite him.
the natives wife was nearby with a rifle, but didnt want to take a shot that might hit her husband.

interest in firearms varies among native alaskans, who are sort of relatives to the native tribes in canada. all native alaskans know the values of hunting (more or less), but virtually none carry a weapon for protection when they are in their villages. they may have a weapon close by, on their boat on in a case on their 4-wheeler, but thats about it. doesnt matter that they have bears all around their village, eating out of their dumps and whatnot, they just stay away from them.
from what i can tell, native alaskans from the western part of the state have more interest in weapons than those of southcentral.

[AZRickD]

"So far, the Liberals aren't prosecuting ANYONE for this BS;"

They are patient.

Remember, New York City required the registration of semi-auto rifles in the late 1960s. It wasn't until the administration of Mayor Dinkins that they banned the guns and came door to door to confiscate them.

In California it took from, what? 1989 until the mid 90s for Roberti-Roos to be reinterpreted to ban the (just registered) mag-fed SKS which had previously been ruled legal.

Rick

[Devonai]

He says it "may cause long term damage to a defining or core social value of Inuit society."

Now we need to get our own government to replace "Inuit" with "American."