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Canadian Legislation Tabled to Eliminate Long Gun Registry
23 June 2006
Salmon Arm Observer (British Columbia)
The Conservative government has taken aim at the controversial long-gun registry.
Legislation was tabled in the House of Commons Monday that would scrap the registry, which has cost Canadian taxpayers about $1 billion since 1995.
"We said we would do it, and we did," said Colin Mayes, Okanagan-Shuswap MP, of the government's actions.
However, with the House recessing for summer this Friday, a vote on the legislation won't be held until this fall.
Because of the... (GunPolicy.org)