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ue ts se E) '219./ y m â€" ep on. per P.M. P.M. Qgfiipg weapons off the street is top priority November is firearm amnesty month MAE souvenir of the Great War, now is the time to ensure that it is properly registered or disposed of for safety‘s sake. The Waterloo Regional Police Service, in accordance with the General Firearms and Explosives Amnesty announced by Justice Minister Kimâ€"Campbell, will be collecting unwanted, neglected or illegal firearms throughout the month of November. ~ The amnesty allows for the disposal of unwanted guns and weapons, as well as large capacity too, previously unregistered reâ€" stricted weapons may be regisâ€" tered without fear of prosecution for possession offences. "Our interest is in getting the weapons off the street or getting them legally registered so we tion, explosives, switchblades and know where they are," says Wa Mel Taylor Double or Queen Size On Sale From $598 ; loveseats, reclining chairs Would You Like A Sleep Sofa That Sits As Comfortably As Your Finest Sofa? If you‘ve still got Grandad‘s old Alan RIGBen‘s NEW IN TOWN? Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9â€"5:30; Friday 9â€"9; Saturday 9â€"5:30 paEE PARKING AT FRONT & REAR OF STORE ~â€"__ HOUSE » FURNITURE _ 34 Years of Dependable Service 46 King St. N., Waterloo 886â€"2040 CANADA‘S LARGEST LAâ€"Zâ€"BOY GALLERY SHOWROOM This winter, be a TB vas n am LET US PUT OUT THE MAT FOR YOU! be sure to call The Canadian Rad Cross Society federal government, but was strictly by the chiefs of police in their various areas who felt they wanted to hold an amnesty to get some of the guns off the street," says Sgt. Hibbard. While many of the people who took advantage of previous amâ€" nesties opted for destruction of their unwanted firearms, a few were interested in registering the weapons to hang onto as keepâ€" sakes. "About 75 per cent wanted to turn them in for destruction, and the other 25 per cent wanted to register them legally to themâ€" selves, the majority being old war souvenirs and stuff like that they wanted to keep as a family heirâ€" i $ terloo Regional Police Staff Sgt. Steve Hibbard. So far, only a few guns and some old nautical flares have been turned over to the police, but previous amnesties organized by thoforcehnvemmedupumnny as 110 weapons for disposal. "There were a few police forces that had them before, and it wasn‘t an amnesty put out by the I $ s s | THIS SPACE \ AVAILABLE l CALL 886â€"2830 COUPON CLIP& ; VALVES® SAVE m pgfl]} S 9e, P, I !figmw--flfif | 160 University Ave. West 851 Fischerâ€"Hallman Road University Plaza Glasgow Heights Plaza Waterloo 888â€"7500 Kitchener 744â€"2766 s . wheelchair availability _ 2 locations for your family‘s convenience Expires Dec. 2/92 GEI A HAIR CUT AT First Choice Buy 1 Burger and get a FREE STANLEY BURGER FREE "Taste the difference of a fresh homemade burger." STANLEY‘S BURGERS loom," says Sgt. Hibbard. It is also important to rememâ€" ber that even if a gun is passed from one member of the family to another, proper registration is still required. "If someone has one now that belonged to a father and they want it for their own, they should really get what we call a Fireâ€" arms Acquisition Certificate so that they can receive it properly," says Sgt. Hibbard. "The law states that you can‘t get a gun unless you‘ve got an FAC." Thanks to a nationwide compuâ€" ter network, regional police can readily check to see if any fireâ€" arms have been used for the check," says Sgt. Hibbard. "We just look at them to make sure they weren‘t involved in a crime or something like that. If everyâ€" thing is on the upâ€"andâ€"up, they would be registered if the person fit the criteria for registration. There‘s a couple of reference checks just to make sure the people don‘t have a violent nature uwé ) Waterloo c Across from WLU Coupon not valid with J | any other promotions. 210 King Street N., $1 Another concern for police is the recent proliferation of inexâ€" pensive stun guns which were sold in a number of outlets in the or are experiencing any kind of mental problems." Once the reference checks have been completed there is "a little bit of a general knowledge test to make sure you know which end of the gun the bullets come out." ‘"For a while there was some question in the law about stun guns and different stores around own sold quite a few," says Sgt. Anyone wishing to dispose of military and commercial exploâ€" sives, blasting caps, railroad torâ€" pedos, ammunition, prohibited weapons or firearms should conâ€" tact the police at 653â€"7700 of 570â€" 3000 at extension 776 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. Arrangements can also weapons if all criteria for possesâ€" sion of such weapons are met. 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