A friend of mine was just telling me that he heard that the Firearms Registration had been discontinued and other parts of the act pertaining to "POL'S" and such were being changed but he had no further info on the subject. QUESTION, Is my friend hard of hearing,indulging in wishful thinking or full of it! derf

No the registry is still with us I am afraid.

The Liberals in a vote-buying move have removed the FEES for transfers and registration. They have also said they will cap the costs of the registry at 25 million per year.

Only the Liberals can promise to reduce both fees and costs in the same press release!

Afraid your friend is hard of hearing. All they did is
drop the transfer fee. Amounts to diddly squat.
Lying Liberal bastards think everyone is as naive as they
are. If they get in again it is time to get on the
seperation bandwagon.

My understanding is that Martin admitted the firearms act is flawed, must be changed, then said nothing more. In effect he added absolutely nothing new. Boy, is this dandy a consumate politician or what! I don't know how much better Harper would be, but the others sure as hell don't show me much. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

Thank you for the replies guys. I have heard much more now about it and it looks to me like nothing more than electioneering BS. derf

Of course it is strictly a political decision. If they are trying to fix something where the costs have gotten way out of line, why would they then eliminate their only source of revenue from the actual users, and put the complete burden on tax payers?

I'll bet you that if they get reelected they will reinstate the fees.

I sure as hell find Cariboos suggestion easy enough to take, but doubt that it will ever happen. Martin looks shiftier with each passing day. I've been waiting 4 months for a spinal operation, but the Province has suspended all but emergency surgery due to a lack of funds. The money isn't there for health care, but somehow it's available for other Mickey Mouse projects. Who do we blame? The province and the federal government both lie through their teeth. I no longer trust any of them. I actually find myself missing Trudeau. Who would have thought it? Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal