Posted on 11/03/2009 8:14:43 AM PST by Sasparilla
On December 6, 1989, a madman entered a Montreal University, segregated men and women in a classroom, and shot 14 women with a Ruger Mini 14.
As the 20th anniversary of the shooting nears, Canadian gun control groups are frantically fighting the demise of the Canadian Long Gun Registry. It is set for a preliminary vote in the House of Commons today. If approved, a second final vote will be needed.
The Firearms Registry Act was passed in 1995. Gun owners were required to obtain a permit by 2001. All guns had to be registered by 2003. The cost of administering the law was supposed to be low, however, with cost over runs, the cost has been about one billion dollars to implement. The Registry has had high costs and less than stellar compliance.
The Canadian version of the Bradys, The Coalition for Gun Control, had this to say about long guns, “Fundamentally, rifles and shotguns are the guns most likely to be used in domestic violence and accidents. This and suicides, particularly among youth. They are the guns most often used to kill police officers."
The President of the “Coalition” believes that if the government doesn’t have information on who owns guns, then they have no way of keeping guns from dangerous people. Perhaps they should explain exactly how that works in practice. They cannot. A gunman entered a "gun free" university and killed women. How many gun laws are needed? How do you legislate against insanity?
Many gun owners support a change in laws that require them to register their firearms and pay for licenses.The bill doesn'tchange license requirements.
The Bill also requires a cost-benefit analysis every five years to determine whether existing Canadian gun laws have been effective in improving public safety, keeping guns out of...
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Go Canada
Canada is looking better and better by the day with Harper. I never wanted to leave the USA but the judiciary is totally corrupt and the goon masses are selling their children in to serfdom while watching ball games.
Most Canadians I know live in rural areas; gun control isn’t even an issue. They all have pistols and M1’s ect; they hunt with them. When it comes down to bear protection, if govt regulates with stupid laws; the laws are ignored.
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Canada is getting better, but just remember this. We had our Obama 30 years ago.
We are about 30 years ahead of you guys in progressivism.
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