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The Star Phoenix (Saskatoon)
February 12, 2003 Wednesday Final Edition
SECTION: Local; Pg. A6
LENGTH: 306 words
HEADLINE: Gun activist may lay own charge
SOURCE: The StarPhoenix
BYLINE: Lana Haight
BODY:
Ed Hudson is determined to fight the Firearms Act before the Supreme Court of Canada but first the frustrated Saskatoon veterinarian has to be arrested for an offence under the act.
"If I have to lay charges myself to get this unjust law before the courts of Canada, I am prepared to do so," Hudson said in a news release issued Tuesday.
To that end, Hudson plans to lay a charge today against Dr. Joe Gingrich of Nipawin for "transferring a firearm without obtaining authorization of the chief firearms officer for the transfer." Officials from the Canadian Firearms Centre weren't able to confirm if the charge Hudson plans to lay is indeed allowed under the act.
Hudson couldn't be reached for comment.
On Jan. 21, Hudson sold the receiver of an unregistered rifle to Gingrich during an noon-hour event the two men staged in front of the Saskatoon police station while reporters and a uniformed police officer watched. Hudson and Gingrich then refused to relinquish the gun part to the officer resulting in charges under the Criminal Code of obstructing a police officer.
The men were to appear in Saskatoon provincial court this morning but they've been informed the charges will be stayed.
Regional Crown attorney Fred Dehm refused to give reasons for staying the charges.
Hudson contends the Firearms Act, which requires all gun owners register their firearms with the Canadian Firearms Registry, violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Since Jan. 1, the federal government's initial deadline for gun registration, Hudson has staged events in Saskatoon, Regina, Montreal, and Ottawa in his attempt to be charged with an offence under the Firearms Act.
Instead, Hudson, who was born in the southern U.S. but has been a Canadian citizen for 20 years, has been charged with offences under the Criminal Code.
February 12, 2003 Wednesday Final Edition
SECTION: Local; Pg. A6
LENGTH: 306 words
HEADLINE: Gun activist may lay own charge
SOURCE: The StarPhoenix
BYLINE: Lana Haight
BODY:
Ed Hudson is determined to fight the Firearms Act before the Supreme Court of Canada but first the frustrated Saskatoon veterinarian has to be arrested for an offence under the act.
"If I have to lay charges myself to get this unjust law before the courts of Canada, I am prepared to do so," Hudson said in a news release issued Tuesday.
To that end, Hudson plans to lay a charge today against Dr. Joe Gingrich of Nipawin for "transferring a firearm without obtaining authorization of the chief firearms officer for the transfer." Officials from the Canadian Firearms Centre weren't able to confirm if the charge Hudson plans to lay is indeed allowed under the act.
Hudson couldn't be reached for comment.
On Jan. 21, Hudson sold the receiver of an unregistered rifle to Gingrich during an noon-hour event the two men staged in front of the Saskatoon police station while reporters and a uniformed police officer watched. Hudson and Gingrich then refused to relinquish the gun part to the officer resulting in charges under the Criminal Code of obstructing a police officer.
The men were to appear in Saskatoon provincial court this morning but they've been informed the charges will be stayed.
Regional Crown attorney Fred Dehm refused to give reasons for staying the charges.
Hudson contends the Firearms Act, which requires all gun owners register their firearms with the Canadian Firearms Registry, violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Since Jan. 1, the federal government's initial deadline for gun registration, Hudson has staged events in Saskatoon, Regina, Montreal, and Ottawa in his attempt to be charged with an offence under the Firearms Act.
Instead, Hudson, who was born in the southern U.S. but has been a Canadian citizen for 20 years, has been charged with offences under the Criminal Code.