Gun Policy News
Canadian Government Defends Decisions to Reduce Gun Controls
31 January 2007
Leader-Post (Regina)
The Canadian Press article on the gun registry, "Tory pledge to kill gun registry fading", in the Jan. 24 edition of the Leader-Post, though well intentioned, needs some clarification.
The Liberals created the long-gun registry, which proved to be wasteful, ineffective and hugely expensive. Also, worryingly, the Auditor General reported repeatedly that the long-gun registry often contains data that is unreliable. As a result, Canada's new government made a commitment... (GunPolicy.org)