RCMP LABOUR UNION OPPOSES LIBERALS' MASS GUN CONFISCATION

   TheGunBlog.ca - The RCMP labour union today opposed the Canadian federal government and federal police’s attacks against hunters, sport shooters and firearm collectors, the strongest police challenge to the May 1 crackdown.
    The National Police Federation, in the first position statement by Canada’s largest police union, asked the government to help officers stop violent gangs instead of wasting money seizing guns from police-licensed firearm owners and stores.

   Pete Merrifield, a vice president of the National Police Federation union, said ,“Our concern representing 20,000 police officers is that it is not a public-safety action that correctly targets crime or criminals,” Merrifield said. “Second, it diverts valuable resources that could go into funding of a vibrant enforcement program to stop criminals and smuggling and help with issues like mental health and poverty.”