Could this mean that it is going away


MPs vote to scrap long-gun registry (Canada)
CNS / National Post ^ | Wednesday, November 04, 2009 | Janice Tibbetts

Posted on 11/04/2009 10:12:16 PM PST by canuck_conservative

MPs voted by a clear margin Wednesday to repeal the federal long-gun registry, signalling for the first time since the program was adopted 14 years ago that it is headed for the scrap heap, despite police assertions that it saves lives.

A private member's bill, sponsored by Conservative backbencher Candice Hoeppner, had the backing of all the Tories, from Prime Minister Stephen Harper down, and enough Liberal and New Democrat MPs to clear its first major hurdle of winning support in principle.

The bill passed by a surprising 164-137, winning more supporters than expected as 18 opposition MPs rose to cast their votes with the government.

The proposed legislation now moves to an all-party committee for public hearings before it returns to the House of Commons for a final vote and then heads to the Senate.

"It's step one but there is still a lot of work to do," Ms. Hoeppner said outside the Commons after her bill passed second reading.

The bill would only end the long-gun portion of the registry, eliminating the need to register rifles and shotguns. The requirement to register handguns would remain in place.

If the bill makes it through Parliament, it would mean the dismantling of eight million firearms records, say police.

The registry has been the source of many court battles, bitter party infighting between rural and urban MPs, political rhetoric -- and a scathing 2002 report from the federal auditor general that found that final tab to implement the program would ring in at more than $1-billion, dramatically more than the $2-million original estimate.

The Harper government, which has strong rural support, has introduced legislation to kill the registry, but the bill has languished due to a lack of opposition support and government will to propel it through Parliament....


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This is great news as this shows there may be a little common sense floating around the Parlament buildings. Notice I said a little common sense.

Don't "count your chickens" just yet, Mountain William, the scuzzballs who brought it about are still hard at work and it has to pass the Senate, full of Liberal hacks.

Dewey,
True but this was a free vote and there were a supprizing number of NDP MP's (half of them), and liberal MP's that voted for this. Not to mention that the liberal leader actually came out in favor of it, sort of.

Another straw on the camels broken back.

I was not surprized that the different police associations came out against it as they get alot of money to keep the registry going.

Canuk32. I have friends in the police and they tell me anyone over the rank of sergeant is more administrator or politician than COP so not surprising they were against it. Dan

its far from over it is been sent to a committee
that can approve or alter it and the majority
of this committee is liberal its chaired by gary breitkreuz but he dosen't get a vote unless there is a tie

The committee can't alter the intent or spirit of the bill, only the language.

Having said that, it's far from a reality. An election call now would kill the bill, and it would have to go through the whole process again. The question is, is this the wedge issue that Iggy needs to force an election, and can he win it? I'm betting "No" on both counts, so the odds of this bill becoming law are getting better all the time.

Having lived in a fly in only community north of the Arctic Circle for three years and seeing the hassles of this registry on all who live up there, I hope it just goes away....
heck just try to order a quart of milk to feed your family then you would know why the registry is a real hardship on us up here..
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