-- Le Figaro -- International authorities seeking a fugitive synagogue bomber believe he has been living in the Montreal area, sources say.Funny... I could have sworn we're supposed to be screening for mass murderers.
He is said to be a 55-year-old who has Lebanese and Canadian citizenship, and who has lived in both Canada and the United States for years.
The infamous 1980 attack – which killed four people and wounded 20 others – prompted immediate rallies against anti-Semitism in France and still-lingering fears of more synagogue attacks around the West.**********
RELATED: Not to worry though... those uber-diligent Quebec lawmakers are on it
Jean Charest's bill will outlaw guns at schools and daycares, which are not exactly bristling with artillery now, as far as we know.And they're covering all the bases.
This measure is unlikely to impress anyone unless they imagine that a Kimveer Gill or Marc Lepine (aka Gamil Gharbi) sits in his basement thinking, "I'd love to go out and shoot a bunch of people in a suicidal rampage, but that would be illegal."
Do large but legal fixed-blade knives with flashy movie-inspired features have very much to do with preventing murder, let alone mass murder?
Not really.
You can kill someone just as readily with an ordinary Bowie knife, a machete, a hatchet or the big knife your mom uses to cut up food.
Unless Quebec is going to outlaw camping, hunting and dicing chicken breasts for supper, it is hard to see what practical steps can really be taken to address Mr. Boisvenu's concerns.
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