Gun vote matters
We are into another election, the fourth I believe in seven years. It seems like they all run together.
The Conservatives extended the long gun registry amnesty on the last day of Parliament and had included the funding in the budget to continue the free renewal of all classes of firearms licences. Of course the budget never passed, so the renewal funding is now in limbo.
You should be aware that both the Liberals and NDP have supported free licence renewal fee policy in the past so it may be interesting to see how they spin that in the election campaign.
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Remember, it is a criminal offence to possess a firearm in Canada. Your licence is nothing more than a temporary amnesty that prevents the police from charging you for the crime you are committing while it is valid. Your licence can be revoked at any time by the government.
An automatic check for a firearms licence takes place every time you are stopped by police. Checks, for example, for known pedophiles, have to be done manually by making a request to the Canadian Police Information Centre.
According to the Liberal gun law and its supporters, this puts you on Canada’s most wanted list.
How does it feel to be on the list ahead of the known pedophiles in Canada who don’t have outstanding warrants but are known to police and have been judged to be likely to re-offend?
Never forget the current Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has publicly stated his theme for firearms owners: “strict and unrelenting gun control.”
And of course we can’t forgive Jack Layton for whipping just enough of his members to ensure Bill C-391 would not pass. Now he tells us he has a new law that everyone will like. We’ll see.
Greg Illerbrun,,Wildlife Fede tion Swift Current, Sask. ,
