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Police take 140 firearms off the street in latest weapon amnesty By HOWARD MOZEL Special to The Champion While Halton Regional Police say every weapon collected in their latest firearms amnesty pro- gram has a story, the most impor- tant thing is they ail end the same - they're off the street. That said, Staff Sgt. Tom Chapman oxplained the weapons were tumod in by law-abiding citizons who simply have no more use for old hunting rifles and wartime memorabilia - especially with Canada's new gun laws coming into cffect in the new year. "I makes me fe good," he said. "The program was a resounding success. The public co-operation was great." Police set aside November 17 and 18 for residents to turn in firearms, ammunition and military ordnance. More than 100 bornes visited In total, 120 homes were visited and 40 handguns and 120 long guns (rifles and shotguns) were tumoed in for disposaI. One weapon officems will ho pleased ta see smelted is a Belgian-made FN, which can easily ho converted to fully automnatie with a match stick. "Basically you have a machine gun," said Sgt. Frank Phillips. "It's designed for only one purpose and that's to kilI some- one." This variety of gun was used by the Canadian military and was 10 have been sold off as surplus until officiaIs realized how dangerous it really was in the wrong hands. Far more quaint, but also a hazard was a tiny, nickel-plated .32-calibre handgun that was easity more than 100 years old, said Staff Sgt. Chapman. This, and three live rounds, were found in the home of a man's 90-year old aunt. A umaîl dueling pistol without a trigger guard was also tumned in, as was a semi- automatie handgun, a black powder flint- lock and pistol brought home from the Second World War. In fact, the amnesty collected an assort- ment of military ordnance, including artillery rounds and even some live shelîs. These will ho diuposed of by Canadian EvkIence supplied ta Municipal Affairs Minuster Dec 1, M0~ regarding invovement uf Mayor Rob Maclssac, Haltan Chair Joyce Savoirne and Haltan Regional Councillor Joan Lougheed on 2 caunrs of Micipald Camniple as well as the Saitsa Chur's use of tiegion resaurces in her 2000 electian campaign. tHEAUDITOR$*YW The Canadian Famfly Watchdog 1 For detolla Call (905) 639-5684 CORRECTION NOTICE In our November 29- December 12, 2000 flyer, the followîng error occurred: *on page 3, the Gone in 60 Seconds DVD movie should rend $24.99 not $20.99. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this May have caused our valued customers. ed down. Under the Firearms Act, every tîrearm owner must register before January 1, 2001 while ail guns - including war tro- phies and old firearmas no longer used - must be registered by January 1, 2003. Owners who no longer want t0 keep their tirearms must take action by the end of this year by properly selling them or disposing of them to avoid placing them- selves ini a position of illegal possession. In short, they must soul their lirearms t0 a valid licence holder or tumn them over to police for disposaI. in order"10 seli a fireann, the purchaser must have a valid firearms licence and an authorization of transfer must be obtained by calling 1-800-731-4000. A phone caîl to a police station will determine tho process to follow for dispos- aI. S GEORGETOWN CINEMAS ý235 GUELPH STREET 873-19 Photo by BARRIE ERSKINE Staff Sgt. Tom Chapman of Halton Regional Police's Explosive Disposai Unit holds a 7.62 FN asault rifle, one of the many guns collected In police'a recent firearms amnesty. military ammunition technicians from Base Borden. 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