Bye, Bye Gun Registration

[byronkentgraham]

Canada News: Bill to end long-gun registry will destroy data already collected - thestar.com

Woo Hoo! Finally a step in the right direction......here is where the left wing S&M people go nuts

 

[JaySimon]

This is one of the things the Harper government is doing right.

The 'Tough on crime' bill, not so much.

Save money in one area, just to piss it away in another.

 

[boots]

It is nice too see this but when is this going to take place. From what I understand is that the long registry is still in effect. Don't they have too abolish the registry before they destroy the records. Maybe it is just me.

 

[byronkentgraham]

It is nice too see this but when is this going to take place. From what I understand is that the long registry is still in effect. Don't they have too abolish the registry before they destroy the records. Maybe it is just me.

The bill says that it lg registry will be abolished and all records will be destroyed. When the bill passes all records will be shred, and the Canadian government will pretend the cluster fawk that was long gun registry never happened.

 

[the_real_wild1]

I want to see it gone but it is sad that it cost so much money just to be destroyed. I wish it was coming out of someone elses pockets.

 

[Summitric]

Special thanks to the liberal party for starting this cluster f@#( in the first place........

 

[teeroy]

Special thanks to the liberal party for starting this cluster f@#( in the first place........

yep....catering to the eastern demands based on eastern concerns. funny that quebec got froze out of the ship building contracts without their influence they usually have in government awarded contracts. good on gov't for trying to make it as transparent as possible so that bs didn't happen

 

[Summitric]

yep....catering to the eastern demands based on eastern concerns. funny that quebec got froze out of the ship building contracts without their influence they usually have in government awarded contracts. good on gov't for trying to make it as transparent as possible so that bs didn't happen

10-4 good buddy......... you hit the nail on the head!!!

 

[shoppingcart111]

Somehow ill bet we'll read about a dumpster full of records with personal information found in an alley somewhere once this is scraped.

 

[Coldone]

Somehow ill bet we'll read about a dumpster full of records with personal information found in an alley somewhere once this is scraped.

hehe Ya.. but wouldn't be to worried.. these are gun owners...

 

[X-it]

This is not a done deal please fill out this petition now....it is important, the most important thing you have ever done. http://www.conservative.ca/Petition/petition/sign the petition

 

[byronkentgraham]

This is not a done deal please fill out this petition now....it is important, the most important thing you have ever done.

The conservatives have a majority so it should be easily passed.

 

[CountryRider]

This is one of the things the Harper government is doing right.

The 'Tough on crime' bill, not so much.

Save money in one area, just to piss it away in another.

Ya... and i can't wait to test out the new f-35 fighter plane...

 

[adamg]

That would be a sweet day in Cold Lake, the first day you see one of them fancy new toys flying around town.

 

[CountryRider]

That would be a sweet day in Cold Lake, the first day you see one of them fancy new toys flying around town.

Dude i can't wait... ill post some pics for u taxe payers, to show progress of ur guys plane... jk

Na man it will be awsaum ..

The only thing that would really make it awsaum is if it was a twin engine...

 

[eclipse1966]

I am not sure what the gain would be now to remove this registry besides strictly a political one. The money has already been spent so might as well use it but fine tune it. The cops have already said it was an extremely useful tool. We have to apply for so many licenses/registrations what makes a gun registration any different? Just my 2 cents worth

 

[byronkentgraham]

I am not sure what the gain would be now to remove this registry besides strictly a political one. The money has already been spent so might as well use it but fine tune it. The cops have already said it was an extremely useful tool. We have to apply for so many licenses/registrations what makes a gun registration any different? Just my 2 cents worth

I take it you've never bought a gun? If registry was scrapped there is so much less paperwork, and older guns that were never registered become legal.

The cost of the program is $4 million a year. I can think of a lot of better uses for that money than tracking my .22 that I use for killing gophers.

Do you really think a criminal is going to register his gun before he kills someone?

The only license you will need to get a firearm now is a P.A.L. There is no licensing or registration after this.

The program is already incredibly inaccurate. A family friend got pulled over with an old single shot cooey .22 not registered, so the officer took it. Anyways the guy got all the licensing done and went to pick it up, and they handed him a gun that wasn't his. He told them what his was and they said this was the gun that they had in their system that he owned. The gun was worth 5 times what his was but just goes to show what the system is like.

There is no reason to for the government to know what i have for guns.

 

[woody_tobius_jr]

It is the huge cost to keep it going. In the first 5 years after it was implemented ( back in '95 ) they ran a 320 million dollar deficit, and it has been increasing yearly. Wouldn't those tax dollars be better spent for health care or education programs?

 

[CountryRider]

It is the huge cost to keep it going. In the first 5 years after it was implemented ( back in '95 ) they ran a 320 million dollar deficit, and it has been increasing yearly. Wouldn't those tax dollars be better spent for health care or education programs?

Or maybe a second engine for the f35...
Tht would be really bad ass...

 

[eclipse1966]

I take it you've never bought a gun? If registry was scrapped there is so much less paperwork, and older guns that were never registered become legal.

The cost of the program is $4 million a year. I can think of a lot of better uses for that money than tracking my .22 that I use for killing gophers.

Do you really think a criminal is going to register his gun before he kills someone?

The only license you will need to get a firearm now is a P.A.L. There is no licensing or registration after this.

The program is already incredibly inaccurate. A family friend got pulled over with an old single shot cooey .22 not registered, so the officer took it. Anyways the guy got all the licensing done and went to pick it up, and they handed him a gun that wasn't his. He told them what his was and they said this was the gun that they had in their system that he owned. The gun was worth 5 times what his was but just goes to show what the system is like.

There is no reason to for the government to know what i have for guns.

No I have not bought a gun but I do know that I cant scratch my rear end without applying for some sort of license or register something so all I am saying why should guns be any exception. Again, if this is a useful tool for the cops then I am ok with it. If it is inaccurate/expensive then it needs to be revamped but then I would not hold my breath that it will be 100% accurate. Nothing is with the government.
As for criminals, of course they will not register their guns. But having a gun in their position if caught, now changes the whole scenario.