October 18,2004.

To whom it may concern:

I have known Bruce Montague and his family for ten years and have been friends with them for that many years. We attend the same church together, have hunted together and socialized on numerous occasions. Bruce is a rugged individualist who enjoys the pioneering spirit, being as self sufficient as he can be. He and his wife built a log home out in the wilderness made from the timbers on their own property and Bruce operated his gunsmith business out of the home. Bruce is very knowledgeable in his trade and can repair almost any problem relating to firearms.

When the new gun registration legislation came to pass Bruce saw it as a violation to the rights and freedom of fellow Canadians who possess firearms not to mention the restriction to his own livelihood. Although Bruce is opposing this legislation I want to assure the public he is in no way a lunatic or dangerous or even a threat to human life. Bruce's convictions in opposing the gun legislation however, exceed that of my own.

Ralph Arndt
Director of Christian Outreach
Our Saviour Lutheran Church
Dryden, ON.