[TheNewGirl]

Sky... harsher sentencing actually doesn't solve crime problems. In fact the only thing it does is create better criminals. And until we get that through our thick skulls the criminal problems we have will never be addressed in any effective way.

Also we don't have a constitutional right to own fire arms.

You've been viewing WAY too much American media.

NOW, I agree that the current long arm registry is a buracratic nightmare and I grew up on a farm where we needed to have guns (there were friggen wolves!). I grew up around hunting and fishing. I'm not unsympathetic at all to the firearms issue. BUT I think scrapping the system entirely and replacing it with nothing is the worst option.

I would support a longer term registry so rather then having to pay and renew your license every year (which can get extremely costly if you have a couple hunting rifles), I would suggest a longer term, every 4 years at the same rate. Then we could have the advantage of having the registry for legal and police purposes (and they do use it, though typically not for the reasons you would think), while being less of a burden to responsible gun owners.

Write to your MP about it though. I did.

BUT again, and I repeat. You have no such RIGHT to bear arms. If you want that. Go move south.