Derek Gowland

Ontario Director and RFOC at 🇨🇦Canada’s Gun Lobby @CCFR_CCDAF - Opinions are my own. Father~Hunter~Sports Shooter

*Firearm Rights Are Human Rights*

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

***New Account, Old one was Hacked***

After a 3 month battle with X and 50+ automated AI responses, I had to give up and start from scratch.

Use strong security folks. Yubikey’s for 2fa.

Sucks when you have to rebuild from scratch👍

If you used to follow me, I hope you will again.,

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

It’s nice to see that our justice system is waking up, hopefully the criminals will too.

[Tracey Wilson @TWilsonOttawa]

Remember that story last week of the 3 home invaders, 2 got shot and killed and the other got away?

Well, police found him and charged him with 2nd degree murder for his accomplices. If you’re doing home invasions and your partners get shot, it’s your fault.

Yes. YES!!! Nice update @joe_warmington

[Tracey Wilson @TWilsonOttawa]

We promised gun owners we’d never give up, we’d never quit - and we meant it!! @CCFR_CCDAF

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

👀 Not at all surprised, given the way the collection points were set up.

[Tovarisch ĐⓇØιD🕐🕘🕕🕒 @droid1963]

@gray_srp this was predictable .

Regina cop accused of keeping illegal AR-15 style gun taken in during amnesty period https://t.co/q3RgMOQmkA

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

@CanadianGrayMan Thanks for all your support👊

[CCFR/CCDAF @CCFR_CCDAF]

On Remembrance Day, we pause to honour and remember the brave men & women who have served and sacrificed for our country, as well as those who continue to serve today. Their courage, dedication, and commitment to preserving our freedoms will never be forgotten. Lest We Forget. 🍁

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

@Rickelbl Will never happen. Teri is too intelligent for that position.

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

Had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Dr. Teri Bryant, Alberta’s Chief Firearms Officer in Ottawa this weekend.

Firearms owners in Alberta, have a great advocate in the CFO’s office. She is one of the best!

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

We did not talk about that specifically. I will tell you, she will do whatever she can in her authority to protect firearms owners. Albertans are very lucky to have her.

There is a CFO conference next week. Maybe she can talk some sense into the others. It’s difficult tho, bc most provicial CFO’s to not have the mandate she does (Except Blain in Sask, who is just as great).

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

@CaptainDick12 “Military Grade” I would love to see the military carrying these .22’s around🤡.

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

@CaptainDick12 @phattyliva Can you please cite which military has ever used this .22 plinker?

Is it the “pink” that scares you?

[Tracey Wilson @TWilsonOttawa]

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

🇨🇦 #LestWeForget #Dad

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

@IanRunkle I wasn’t confused and no one would blame you for wanting to take a case to the SCC, as a lawyer, that would be your “Super Bowl”.

[Tracey Wilson @TWilsonOttawa]

It was great to see @NoahSchwartzy at the SCC yesterday.!

[SoapBoxGuns @SoapBoxGuns]

So....

I think there was a much better way to explain what their written submissions suggested.

The "risky" part of what I suggested is that the argument was full of pitfalls, but also that there was a solid path to walk if they were going to walk it. And the factum laid out that path for them.

And then they took an Ezio level swan dive off of that path, and face first into the brambles below, when it came to their oral presentation.

I mean, his oral presentation doesn't even establish that the SCC is the one who said that registration (or lack thereof) is the public safety debacle.

He basically just went out there and said unregistered firearms are a menace with no context, and that the law is lacking when it comes to enforcing the confiscation. The better context is in the factum and the court should consider it, but the oral presentation was definitely lacking in many ways.

The fundamental argument isn't stupid, but the presentation of it certainly was. Definitely the worst presentation of the two days by a country mile.

I read these factums weeks ago when they were first submitted. I had some raised eyebrows about this one, but I wasn't in "sounds the alarm" mode like some people were. There is a good enough argument to make there, and I trusted that they would make it well.

They did not.

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

@SoapBoxGuns @JoshuaBurton @CSSA_CILA @SoapBoxGuns do you still feel the same way after watching the hearing today?

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

@IanRunkle You could have joined us Runkle!

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

Pretty much…

[Joshua Burton @JoshuaBurton]

The bell has rung.
The Justifies take their last slurps of baby blood as they prepare to play Candy Crush for the next two hours while the Intervening parties make their arguments.

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

True Story😂

[Joshua Burton @JoshuaBurton]

@CDNConstFound If you need a break, @BurlewEdward is now up for @CSSA_CILA

Here’s his intervention

[Derek Gowland @DerekGowland]

Follow along with live tweet thread for Day 2!

[Tracey Wilson @TWilsonOttawa]

CCFR v Canada - Supreme Court of Canada hearing Day 2 live tweet thread 🧵🇨🇦🏛️

There are 4 applicants:

CCFR et al 41859
Christine Generoux (self rep) 41858
Doherty et al 41860
Eichenberg et al 41861

Intervenors:

AG - Ontario
AG - Saskatchewan
AG - Alberta
Canadian Constitution Foundation
CSSA
IPSC Canada
SCI Canada
Coalition for Gun Control
BC Civil Liberties Association
Ontario Rifle Association
nFA

Provinces get 10 minutes, everyone else gets 5

Short reply from legal teams (one minute each) and the government lawyers get 1 minute. Thats it.

Book mark this. Court will begin at 9:30amEST

[Tracey Wilson @TWilsonOttawa]

Shout out before court begins!! CCFR General Counsel @MichaelLoberg and his colleague Francois Wessels deserve a lot of credit. We wouldn’t be here today making history without them.

It’s an absolute honour to know you, gentlemen. May the odds be ever in our favour.