Canadians vote to end the Long Gun Registry

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Conservatives and enthusiasts cheer the end of the long-gun registry
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/15 ... -registry/

Public Safety Minister Vic Toews told reporters Wednesday, hours before the vote, that the government’s actions are long overdue. "It does nothing to help put an end to gun crimes, nor has it saved one Canadian life,” he said. “It criminalizes hard-working and law-abiding citizens such as farmers and sport shooters, and it has been a billion-dollar boondoggle left to us by the previous Liberal government.”

Keep in mind that the handgun registry has been in force since 1934. The long gun registry has been in force since 1995. The net annual operating cost of the program is reported to be $66.4 million for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
In my opinion, gun registries are rather pointless as only the law-abiding will register their weapons. Criminals don't bother or care to.

Wikipedia on the topic

[Baljit]

Yes,Yes, A big Yes, we are waiting for this day for last 16 years.i can't tell you guy's how happy all Canadian are.Finally we got it.





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In case you needs to Thank some of them , I urge to please send emails to atleast Indian ministers - Haji
I mean whoever voted to scrap it , not the ndp'ers and liberals
http://www.parl.gc.ca/HouseChamberBusin ... e=E&Mode=1

[Baljit]

Haji, i all ready did that to my MP Mr.Dan Albas.There is NO sporters for NDP and Liberals in this Riding,we use to have MP , Minster and leader Stockwell Day from this Riding.


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Great News - way to go!

The federal law will end the requirement for lawful gun owners to register their long guns, and it relaxes rules around selling or transferring guns. Gun licences for individuals will still be required, and the registry for restricted and prohibited firearms such as handguns will be maintained.

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[Baljit]

Very nice Haji, we need a guy's like him.


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Press release .....

Conservative Government Honors Commitment on Long Gun Registry


OFAH FILE: 842
April 5, 2012
Conservative Government Honors Commitment on Long Gun Registry
Bill C-19 given Royal Assent, officially ending badly flawed system -------- It's officially over , ladies and gents

Bill C-19, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act, (Repeal of the Long Gun Registry) was passed by the Senate on a vote of 50 to 27 and will be given Royal Assent later today by the Governor General.

"This is the culmination of many years of work on the part of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, our colleagues in the firearms community across Canada, and the Harper government," said Angelo Lombardo, Executive Director of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) . "Since the introduction of Bill C-68 in the mid-1990's, the OFAH has worked tirelessly with other groups in the outdoors and firearms communities to bring an end to a badly flawed piece of legislation that targeted legal, law abiding firearms owners, and did nothing to enhance public safety and save lives.

The Prime Minister and the Conservative government deserve our thanks for understanding that this costly, ineffective system was not the answer, and acting decisively to eliminate it."

A flawed paper trail that tracked trained, legal, licensed firearms owners never addressed the real problem, failed miserably as a tool to prevent random violent crime and ignored the fact that criminals don't register guns. From the start, there was a glaring absence of fact-based evidence to support the value of a long gun registry from the start. Suggestions that gun crime in Canada had declined since the introduction of the registry were patently false, given that gun crime involving long guns had been on the decline for twenty years prior to Bill C-68. Noted academics at the University of Toronto and University of Ottawa have stated that the decrease in gun crime cannot be attributed to the long gun registry. This has been further substantiated by a large body of evidence by Australian researchers, who have concluded that there is no publicly available evidence to indicate that firearms registration has prevented criminal acts. Former Auditor General Sheila Fraser noted that there was no fact-based evidence to demonstrate that the long gun registry was able to deliver on its promises.

Over the last few years, public confidence in the registry has eroded. Every major public opinion poll has indicated that a large majority of Canadians believe that the long gun registry should be scrapped. Massive cost overruns and unsubstantiated claims that the system prevented crime and enhanced public safety have clearly undermined any confidence that the system was working. Firearms ownership has been blamed for a variety of societal ills, which has diverted attention away from the real causes of violence.

"The symbolism of tough gun laws is all well and good, but symbolism has not translated into lives saved. Ineffective legislation can and should be changed, and we applaud the fact that the Prime Minister and his government have remained committed to their longstanding promise to abolish the registry. That commitment was a major plank in the Conservative platform during the last election, a platform that was supported by a majority of Canadians who will be pleased to see the government deliver on its election promise," said Lombardo.

With over 100,000 members, subscribers and supporters, and 675 member clubs, the OFAH is the province's largest nonprofit, fish and wildlife conservation-based organization, and the VOICE of anglers and hunters. For more information, visit http://www.ofah.org or follow the OFAH on Facebook and Twitter.

[Baljit]

Yes indeed Prime Minister Mr.Harper and the Conservative government deserve our thanks



Baljit

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I'm happy for you guys.

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NFA Press release on C-19
April 5, 2012
Canada’s National Firearms Association Media Release
Bill C-19 is law – Canada’s Long Gun Registration Ends


Bill C-19, the Conservative Government’s bill ending the registration of non-restricted long guns was passed by the Canadian Senate Wednesday by a vote of 50 to 27. Two Liberal Senators voted for Bill C-19, one Progressive Conservative Senator voted against it.

On Thursday April 5, 2012, Bill C-19 was signed by Governor General David Johnston and received Royal Assent. Now the bill is law and will need to be enacted.

The Quebec government has filed an injunction to obtain the federal registration records to set up its own registration system. However, despite what Quebec does, Canada's long experiment with universal firearms registration has ended.

As long as the Liberal Firearms Act remains law, the freedoms, rights, and property of all Canadians remains at risk. Fundamental firearms law reform will not have been achieved until the Government of Canada replaces the 1995 Liberal C68 Firearms Act with new legislation that respects the rights and property of ordinary Canadians. Firearms laws have often been sold under the guise of public safety when in fact these laws are merely a means to limit hard fought freedoms. Neither the firearm registration system nor the licensing program have ever truly been about saving any lives. These laws have really been about trying to change Canadian firearms culture.

Canada's National Firearms Association and the firearms community of Canada celebrate this legislative affirmation of long time Conservative policy, and look forward to working with this government in the overhaul of all of Canada's broken and failed firearms control system.

At over 50,000 members, Canada’s National Firearms Association is this country’s largest advocacy organization promoting the rights and freedoms of all responsible firearm owners and users.

For more information contact:
Blair Hagen, Executive VP Communications, 604-753-8682 [email protected]
Sheldon Clare, President, 250-981-1841 [email protected]
Canada’s NFA toll-free number - 1-877-818-0393
NFA Website: www.nfa.ca

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Man who made it possible Garry Breitkreuz , he is current Member of Parliament of Canada

OP-ED COLUMN

Week of November 14, 2011

Sticking to My Guns at CSSA ( Canadian Shooting Sports Association )

By Garry Breitkreuz, M.P.
Yorkton-Melville

I’ve addressed many issues in the House in my 18 years as M.P. for Yorkton-Melville. Over that time, I worked hard to expose the huge boondoggle known as the long-gun registry. So I was pleased to stand and speak in support of Bill C-19, the Ending the Long-Gun Registry Act. Once passed, the legislation will remove the unnecessary burden on Canadians to register their non-restricted long-guns and save taxpayers a lot more money in the process.

In January 1994, before the Liberal government of the day had put the long gun registry in place, I was invited to a meeting by a number of concerned gun owners in Preeceville. It was -39° outside, and the town hall was packed.

They asked me what I thought about the long gun registry that the Liberals were portraying as gun control. I hadn’t thought much about it, and said something like, “Who would not be in favour of gun control?”

They challenged me to look below the surface at what the proposed long gun registry would and would not do; what its purpose actually was and who it would actually help. In short, they challenged me to look at the facts.

It took a bit of time for me to uncover them, but it eventually became clear that a long-gun registry would be totally ineffective. It could not accomplish what it was purported to do. I had to completely reverse my position. Since then, I’ve worked towards scrapping it once and for all. I’ve talked to thousands of people. I’ve lost track of how many meetings I’ve attended on this issue – from Vancouver Island to St. John's, Newfoundland.

Over the years, many concerned citizens across Canada – police officers, hunters, farmers and sport shooters alike – have shared with me their stories and opinion that the registry should be scrapped. They’ve done so honestly and forthrightly. It has been a long haul; but in the end, through working for positive change, we’ve made a difference. Bill C-19 is proof of that.

Firearms owners will still require a valid licence before buying or owning firearms. To obtain a license, you will still need to undergo background checks, pass a firearms safety training course and comply with firearms safe storage and transportation requirements.

But after the bill becomes law, long-gun owners will no longer be required to register their hunting rifles and shotguns. Thousands of respectable people across Canada who use them as a tool for living and for leisure, will no longer have reason to feel like criminals.

A very big “thank you,” to my fellow M.P.s, the citizens of Yorkton-Melville and the millions of people across Canada who have supported me in this cause.


http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/issues/guncontrol.htm

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Thank you haji for posting all the info. for everybody , hats off to Mr. Garry and all the other MP to make this possible.


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NRA News Release .......
http://www.nranews.com/#/nranews

Senate pumps final bullet into long-gun registry


By Jordan Press, Postmedia News April 5, 2012



The Conservative government vowed during the 2011 election to eliminate the long-gun registry.

On Wednesday evening, the bill to officially end the registry - Bill C-19 - had its final vote in the Senate, leaving only a signature from the Governor General needed to officially kill the registry.

By a vote of 50-27, senators approved Bill C-19, marking the last political hurdle needed to kill the registry.

A few Liberals rose to vote in favour of C-19, including senators Charlie Watt and Lillian Eva Dyck. Each received applause from the Tory benches when they had their names called during the vote.

Senator Anne Cools, who sits as an independent member of the Senate, also received applause when she voted and a few jabs from the Liberal benches, where she sits.

"It's called democracy," she said during the vote.

There was no such applause for Tory Senator Elaine McCoy, who voted against the bill.

The vote was quieter than the one that took place last month when C-19 passed its final vote in the House of Commons.

There, the public gallery was packed with onlookers. On Wednesday, five people sat in the public gallery of the Senate to watch the vote.

Watching the vote on the floor of the Senate was Conservative MP Candice Hoeppner, who originally pushed to end the registry.

"We are all counting the hours until the moment comes when law-abiding Canadians will no longer have to register their long guns," Hoeppner said earlier n the Commons.

"We are grateful that we are going to be able to follow through on our commitment and end the long-gun registry once and for all."

The federal law will end the requirement for lawful gun owners to register their long guns, and it relaxes rules around selling or transferring guns - that last point being a point of concern for Liberal senators when they reviewed the bill at the committee stage.

Gun licences for individuals will still be required, and the registry for restricted and prohibited firearms such as handguns will be maintained.

Gun control has been ferociously debated in Canada for decades, particularly since the École Polytechnique massacre of 1989, when a gunman shot and killed 14 women with a rifle in Montreal. That prompted the Liberal government of Jean Chrétien to tighten gun controls and create Canada's first mandatory long-gun registry in 1995.

But the battle over the long-gun registry is not quite over.

On Tuesday, Quebec Justice Minister Jean-Marc Fournier announced he would challenge in Quebec Superior Court the constitutionality of Bill C-19.

The Quebec government has asked repeatedly that records on Quebec residents be transferred to the province.
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