In 1976, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police wrote a position paper regarding firearms laws and in it, described universal registration as “administratively unrealistic and unworkable” and went on to say “the licensing, registration, and serialization of firearms will not act as a deterrent to violent and will not necessarily identify the person perpetrating the crime”. Also, the paper states “cessation of firearms sales will not remove them from those who can do violence”.
Do people here remember senior American law enforcement officials expressing similar sentiments back at about the same time? Seems the debate today could benefit greatly if these ideas were publicly expressed again.
American chiefs of police saying that they want Americans armed? You cannot be serious.