BeaverFever BeaverFever:
BTW, all Rock said was that the registry wont stop EVERY crime, (what does?) he didnt say it was useless. The police are behind it and I would assume they would know best whether its a useful tool or not.
Be careful when you make claims about how the "police are behind it (the gun registry)". It is true that there are various police groups (e.g. Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Canadian Police Association) which do support the registry publically, but that does not necessarily mean that the actual rank-and-file share the same beliefs, any more than the fact that union support for the NDP meant that all members would vote for the New Democrats.
Its also possible that the support of the registry from these groups was a political decision (i.e. show support for a government program in order to get support for things you
really need later on.)
This is from an MPs web site, so expect the appropriate bias/spin...
http://www.lynneyelich.com/index.php?op ... 2&Itemid=1Robert H.D. Head, Assistant Commissioner (rtd.), RCMP said: “As a life member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, I have watched with interest their endorsement of the long-gun firearms registry...At that time, it was reported that Bill C-68 was wholeheartedly endorsed by the CACP. Nothing could have been further from the truth. Although the Chiefs did have majority support, it was far from ‘wholehearted’. At that time and apparently continuing to this day, their endorsement seems more political than practical. Another thing to remember... it may be possible for a police officer (or anyone else for that matter) to approve of the long gun registry because they feel that it was the only option available. Its possible that the money spent on the registry could have been better spent in other ways, but those 'other ways' were not presented as an option. (i.e. we were never explicitly given the option of "registry or more police hires", only "registry or nothing".)
CKA Elite 
