[CanadaGoose]

Originally Posted by MindBomber

I haven't seen the hard figures that show the gun registry has reduced crime rates

It's because no one uses a firearm registered in their name to commit a crime.

So the registry effectively targets the wrong people; the law abiding citizen.

It's no suprise gun laws in Canada will have no effect on crime whatsoever, because outlaws do not care about the law, and as long as their is BC Bud going south to our American neighbors, coke and a shitload of guns will be coming north regardless of what system or registry is in place. So like I said, the firearms registry is effectively targeting the wrong people; the law abiding citizen and ONLY the law abiding citizen.

It's a nuisance, and HUGE waste of tax money on all Canadian citizens. Literally everyone who pays taxes is having a portion of their contribution thrown into the wind just to keep something alive that should've been axed a loooooong time ago. It's no secret the system has proven to do jack shit, yet here we are, still being forced to throw money at it. It's bureaucracy at it's finest.

I can understand why it's not such a straightforward decision to axe it though.... they know once it's gone, good luck EVER getting it back - everyone is going to be so opposed to ANY kind of system after witnessing this shit, you know? It's like fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice....