So the gun registry has been in place in Canada now for a few years. It is not a popular topic of conversation, especially in Western Canada. I decided to scour the Internet for statistics that may prove getting everyone to register their guns has resulted in a reduction in murders with guns. I was not successful in finding those kinds of figures. If anything, the rates have stayed about the same. In cities like Toronto, the murder rate has gone up.I'm not a rocket scientist, but I think making people register their guns (for a fee) only inconveniences hunters and gun collectors - not criminals. If we actually looked at the percentage of gun related crimes committed with registered guns, I bet the number would be quite low.
I suggest the money (approaching $2 billion) be used to hire more police officers.
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Can you say just another tax grab by the Liberals
mis apologías, no hablo a conservador
I just did a quick read on the registry and found this scarey tidbit. I wonder where these guns are.
FIREARMS FACTS - UPDATE
409 GUNS REPORTED LOST BY AND STOLEN
FROM DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
In response to an Access to Information Act request filed on January 11, 2002, and after filing a complaint with the Information Commissioner, the RCMP finally provided a response to our request on July 4, 2002 [RCMP File: 01ATIP-3631].
RCMP documents show CPIC (Canadian Police Information Centre) lists 270 firearms reported lost, 137 firearms reported stolen from the Canadian Forces since 1962 and only 3 firearms recovered since 1994. The list of firearms lost or stolen include: 218 Lee Enfield Rifles, 17 Browning 9mm pistols, an FN Browning .50 calibre Heavy Machine Gun, an AK47, an FN Browning Canadian C9 Service Light Machine Gun 5.56mm, a Colt AR15A2 .223 calibre and many more.
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