If this has been posted I missed the post. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Good+riddance+long+registry/5845024/story.html
Hooray for this! I have always wanted to see Canada but absolutely refused to spend tourist dollars there because of laws like this which curtail individual liberties. Now maybe I can plan a trip!
It's a step in the right direction although I've yet to find confirmed news that it has passed. And I believe this only impacts long gun registration so I wouldn't show up at the Canadian border toting a hogleg.
Sadly my best friend (who passed away last year) who was a retired RCMP officer sold all of his firearms when the registry went into effect. He told me it was the biggest mistake of his life. It was a sobering thing to go down to his basement and sit with him surrounded by reloading dies, brass, etc. knowing that he didn't have anything to reload for. Until you've experienced it, then it's a difficult feeling to comprehend. Fortunately most on this forum haven't and hopefully it stays that way.
My father-in-law has a few stashed rifles down in his basement that he never bothered to register. Good for him at least.
Now, if Canada gets rid of all gun registration and figures out how to keep the cold and snow away... I might go back.
Sadly my best friend (who passed away last year) who was a retired RCMP officer sold all of his firearms when the registry went into effect. He told me it was the biggest mistake of his life. It was a sobering thing to go down to his basement and sit with him surrounded by reloading dies, brass, etc. knowing that he didn't have anything to reload for. Until you've experienced it, then it's a difficult feeling to comprehend. Fortunately most on this forum haven't and hopefully it stays that way.
My father-in-law has a few stashed rifles down in his basement that he never bothered to register. Good for him at least.
Now, if Canada gets rid of all gun registration and figures out how to keep the cold and snow away... I might go back.
The way I read this, it only affects long guns. I liked the part where it said
"Did you honestly think criminals would pay the $60 fee, renewable every five years, to register their illegal weapons? If so, shame on you. Criminals don't follow the law, they never intended to register their weapons, and they aren't going to stop leading a life of crime due to an idiotic government initiative."
I was watching a show about guns in Mexico last week. They said that ALL guns are illegal in Mexico. There are only 6000 guns LEGALLY registered in Mexico, yet they seize more than 35,000 per year from criminals.
Looks like their gun bans are really working.
"Did you honestly think criminals would pay the $60 fee, renewable every five years, to register their illegal weapons? If so, shame on you. Criminals don't follow the law, they never intended to register their weapons, and they aren't going to stop leading a life of crime due to an idiotic government initiative."
I was watching a show about guns in Mexico last week. They said that ALL guns are illegal in Mexico. There are only 6000 guns LEGALLY registered in Mexico, yet they seize more than 35,000 per year from criminals.
Looks like their gun bans are really working.
The Canadian registry lulls rookie cops into believing no firearms will be present at an address if a check comes out "clean". Because the vast majority of cops in Canada grew up not being exposed to firearms and their general acceptance of socialist dogma, they have to be given a reality check by the dimishing number of veteran cops in order to not take it as a given that the bad guy doesn't have an unregistered firearm. A few have gotten themselves killed by the false sense of security the registry provides.
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