CBC News - Politics - MPs vote to abolish long-gun registry

I didn't see this one coming. Police are up in arms but I'm reserving my opinion until I know more.

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A step in the right direction for Canada.

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The article mentions that the registr has been used 2.5 million times but gives no indication is that was beneficial (as opposed to procedural).

Do you hapopen to know if it has actually made a difference ? Helped solve a cime as an example.

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"Every government interference in the economy consists of giving an unearned benefit, extorted by force, to some men at the expense of others."

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As usual it's the Liberals correcting the problems of the past and it's the Conservatives trying to prevent freedom. How typical.

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"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

Those 18 crossed party lines to vote with Conservatives.

Nice try though.

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How in the living fuck do you consider closing the registry PREVENTING freedom?

HELLO! It hasnt worked! It has cost an assload of money, not solved a single crime, made criminals out of people who have done nothing wrong, and has had less than 2% compliance since its inception.

Personally, I consider this a smart move on Canada's part.

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Good job, Canada.

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Wait! What? Did I miss something?

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hmmmm, seems many other countries these days are moving more and more conservative, while the US has been moving to the left.

Perhaps other nations have learned something while we have forgotten.

Either way, great job Canada.

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IT IS TIME for Americans to take back the country and start a new government.

Well, a Democrat here would be a right wing extremist in many eyes elsewhere and to the right of most if not all of the major parties. The US going left and them going right just might make plenty of things right. After all, the truth is indeed often in the middle.

And yes, good job Canada. It will save time and money on something proven to be totally ineffective. It's not even alone in this assessment. For example, New Zealand abolished its firearm registry system back in 1983 after proving to be a waste of time and money insofar as effectiveness for either limiting or solving crime. The British and Australian police and police in other countries have reached a similar conclusion after doing it.

As for Canada's experience with it:

http://www.gunownerssa.org/documents...gistration.htm

It was just one of those ideas that on its face seems like it would be useful for law enforcement, but it is not.

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Even by your standards of your general nonsensary, that statement is utterly ridiculous.

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[In other words the police are totally against the idea but what the hell would they know.

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As has been explained to you about a bazillion times, the police chiefs are purely political animals and are typically out of touch with the rank and file.

Of course, we shouldn't expect you to actually learn a damn thing that is based in fact and doesn't agree with your prejudices and emotions.

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In case you were wondering, yes, there really ARE more idiots these days....technology has made natural selection obsolete.

Silence is golden...Duct tape is silver.

There was a graph in my local paper today that showed gun deaths per 100K people has been steadily on the decline for the last 30 years and in the last ten years since the registry went into effect, the numbers have actually increased, indicating that the registry has has little to no effect whatsoever.

As a liberal, these statistics seem to run counter to what I would normally believe would happen and I'm not afraid to admit this. It would seem that the more conservative position is the correct one with regard to the gun licensing issue. Ideology should never get in the way of facts as it often does (ahem, healthcare).

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"Reagan proved deficits don't matter" - Vice President Dick Cheney (2002)

Yup - registration fails because law-abiding gun owners aren't the ones committing crimes, and criminals won't register their guns.

Good on you, Danny, for placing facts before ideology.