> Morning all,
>
> The following appears in today's [Canadian] Ottawa Sun newspaper. It is
> particularly applicable to our Canadian listers, but could perhaps be a
> lesson in stupidity to all of us.
>
> Basically, knowing the level of paranoia in our government today - and,
> I wager, in many others - this could have serious repercussions to our
> hobby. Let's hope not. At least in the U.S., you have some protection
> vis-a-vis the 2nd Amendment, but here and elsewhere, we're at their
> mercy...
>
> Here's NOT what to do with your restored military vehicle:
>
> ***************************************
>
> Armoured car rumbles up Parliament Hill
>
> By JASON CUMMING, Ottawa Sun
> AN ARMOURED vehicle with a mounted
> .30-calibre machine-gun drove up to
> Parliament Hill Sunday night leaving
> startled RCMP officers fearing a terrorist
> attack.
>
> Two cruisers intercepted and boxed in the
> 1959 Daimler Ferret scout car in front of the
> Centre Block as 100 shocked tourists
> scrambled for cover.
>
> The nervous officers then ordered the two
> occupants out of the five-tonne behemoth
> that had approached with a man in a steel
> military helmet sticking out from the
> vintage reconnaissance vehicle's turret
> located behind the menacing weapon.
>
> "It was a genuine cause for concern," RCMP
> Cpl. Marc Richer said yesterday. "From a
> security perspective this is the worst
> nightmare we could imagine."
>
> Police discovered the gun was not
> operational, but two Ottawa-area men --
> one in his 20s, the other in his 30s -- were
> questioned before being released.
>
> A search of the vehicle revealed no
> ammunition or other weapons.
>
> The Ferret's owner told police he was
> returning from an antique car show when he
> decided to drop by the Hill around 8:30.
>
> Although the vehicle was registered and
> plated, investigators are consulting with the
> Crown to see if charges are warranted.
>
> "Dealing with this type of machine is almost
> impossible," Richer said. "We can't compete
> with that kind of machine.
>
> "Even though there was maybe no malicious
> intent, we can't look at it from a comical
> perspective. This kind of situation is very
> precarious."
>
> Hill security has been stepped up after a
> number of unnerving incidents the past few
> years.
>
> Last September, a suicidal former soldier
> armed with a makeshift propane bomb
> threatened to blow himself up.
>
> About 18 months earlier, a Quebec man
> drove his Jeep up the Centre Block steps
> and stormed the main foyer before being
> captured.
>
> ****************************************
>
> They won't ban propane tanks and they won't ban jeeps, but what do you
> bet someone somewhere starts talking about banning privately-owned
> armoured vehicles, or at the very least, deactivated machine guns?
> Apparently a related CBC News report indicated some individuals '...even
> own 60-ton tanks!', with some degree of shock. This crap is GUARANTEED
> to make any good little socialist politician go running to his little
> red book for guidance and inspiration... "...gee something NEW we can
> ban!"
>
> I can't believe anyone would be this dumb. If any of you Canucks know
> these yahoos, cuff them upside the head, would you? We have enough
> trouble with this stuff without fools like these.
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Geoff Winnington-Ball
> MAPLE LEAF UP! ==>
> Zephyr, Ontario, Canada
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