31 May 2007, 03:31
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www.keepandbeararms.comCanada: Stacking the deck against gun control
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"Stephen Harper's Conservatives have the right to seek advice from whomever they want, but they would be wise to seek broader counsel on a subject such as the long-gun registry."
"If they did this, they would find that many, many Canadians want the registry to be more efficient and less expensive but support the principle of a government-operated gun registry. ... Certainly, police organizations think a gun registry is a good idea."
"A story in yesterday's Record, however, casts doubt on how broadly the Conservatives are looking for advice. The story revealed that the government's firearms advisory committee is made up almost entirely of staunch, pro-gun advocates who have opposed the registry
31 May 2007, 04:56
Grizzly AdamsBy people who support the Registry, they must feel Toronto is under represented.

Grizz
31 May 2007, 18:34
WannabeBwanaI made a complaint to the Ontario Press Council last year about the Record's editorials about gun control, because they kept misrepresenting the gun registry as simply a "list of people who own guns" instead of a "list of people who own guns and a list of the guns that they own".
We managed to resolve the complaint, and they've clarified their statements more. But, they do have the right to their opinions, like any of us.
31 May 2007, 18:56
Grizzly AdamsThe problem comes when they represent their opinions as facts.
Grizz