When Canada's auditor general tabled her December 2002 report, she set her sights on Ottawa's controversial gun-registry program.
Sheila Fraser blasted the federal government for exceeding its estimated budget, saying that by the time the smoke cleared
.. Gawd danged lever action.. Shoots like hellfire.
with no reduction in crime other than the harassment of gun owners. This was a Liberal attempt to 'shrink' the problem...FAIL!
I thought it was a subsidy to some fishertowns in the Maritimes and to GroupAction...
with no reduction in crime other than the harassment of gun owners. This was a Liberal attempt to 'shrink' the problem...FAIL!
Fail? Stats Canada would disagree. Crime is decreasing in Canada, despite what Steve tells you about the sky falling.
Crime was always decreasing in Canada, and since the FA the decrease actually SLOWED.
dont confuse them with the facts
my mistake.
20% of road fatalties are caused by drunk drivers.
Therefore 80% are not, that means we should all get drunk
with no reduction in crime other than the harassment of gun owners. This was a Liberal attempt to 'shrink' the problem...FAIL!
Fail? Stats Canada would disagree. Crime is decreasing in Canada, despite what Steve tells you about the sky falling.
Crime has been decreasing since a long time. Longer than the Firearms Act.
The only reason the cons haven't got rid of it is because they know damn well it would be a very unpopular move. I think they should though, it will help ensure the usual 2 term Conservative blip, then back to a sane government.
It gives the police the ability to seize weapons without first proving that they have been used in a crime. I'm absolutely fine with that. I'm also fine with them having to pay to register them. So are the majority of Canadians.
The only reason the cons haven't got rid of it is because they know damn well it would be a very unpopular move. I think they should though, it will help ensure the usual 2 term Conservative blip, then back to a sane government.
eeeeh you have proofs for that ? Every polls they did about the registry lately were for its scrapping. And I'm in Quebec !!! Not a very conservative place...
Oh and I'm still waiting a case where the registry saved a life after almost 10 years !
Oh and I'm still waiting a case where the registry saved a life after almost 10 years !
If definitive proof of saving a life is the only justification for law, then we'll need to get rid of a whole bunch of them.