http://gunssavelives.net/blog/gun-laws/ ... -registry/
Canada Ends Long Gun Registry
It’s not often that you hear about a country other than the US changing laws to relax firearm ownership, but gun owners in Canada are celebrating the end of the long gun registry today. The bill passed Canada’s house last night and now will move to the Senate, where the Conservative Party of Canada holds a very strong majority (58-41) and the bill will assuredly pass without issue.
The bill, when passed, will likely be challenged in court by the Quebec government, who is vehemently anti-gun.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/15 ... -registry/
OTTAWA — The Conservative government says its MPs will celebrate after a historic vote to end the long-gun registry Wednesday evening, despite vehement opposition to the move in Quebec and much of urban Canada.
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.”