[caveat emptor]

This is good news, though not as big a step as this report suggests.
1. It's just about long guns, not guns; clarified in article.
2. The registry isn't being "scrapped". Guns currently registered will stay registered. What happens to registration of guns guns currently registered but sold is not made clear in the article.
3.It would appear that new purchases will not be entered into the registry.
4. I would appear that there will be no change in the requirement of a license to purchase a firearm.
5. It isn't clear how this will play out in the long run, but seems the registry will atrophy and eventually disappear.

This will create some additional red tape for an individual in the acquisition of additional long guns. No big deal - just make sure there is a verifiable paper trail.

[world weary]

Having the requirement of a firearms license to purchase guns and ammo isn’t a completely unreasonable requirement for the government. Additionally requiring that anyone wanting such a license pass a basic firearms safety handling test also isn’t completely outrageous. Glad to see the gun registry going away though, people who buy guns legally usually aren’t the ones commiting crimes.

[Natural Born 54]

PING

[goldstategop]

Prorogation is simply the end of a session of Parliament. It now stands adjourned until March. The only bills on the Order Paper now die is when Parliament is dissolved. When a new session begins, the bills simply continue from the last time they were heard. The 40th Parliament will convene for its 3rd session in March.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

[Clive]

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[GreenLanternCorps]

While registration requirements are outrageous to an American, they are a step in the right direction.

A few years ago, under the Liberals, Canada was on a slow track to severely restrict firearms. That tide has turned. While they have a long way to go, they are moving in the right direction, and that is a good thing.