PUBLICATION:        The Ottawa Sun 

DATE:                         2004.05.27

EDITION:                    Final 

SECTION:                  Comment 

PAGE:                         15 

COLUMN:                  Letter of the Day 

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LETTER OF THE DAY COLUMN

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THE LIBERAL government promised Canadians that their federal firearm registry would prevent "gun crime."

Every time there is a shooting in Canada, it is simply proof that the federal Liberals gun control scheme does not work. If the firearm owner were licensed, then the background checks and all the intrusions into the personal privacy of Canadians failed to work. The scheme failed.

If the firearm used in a crime were registered, then again the system failed. The firearm was used in a crime, registration was promised, by the Liberals, to prevent that. The scheme failed.

If the firearm owner was not licensed, again, the system failed. The federal Liberals promised that their gun-control scheme would solve this problem. The system failed again.

This $2-billion boondoggle is one of the most shameful failures in a growing list of Liberal failures.

That these failures can cost Canadians their lives -- not just the waste of tax dollars is especially shameful. That there are real solutions, and the Liberals have, in 10 years refused to listen is the true tragedy -- for all Canadians.

James M. Hinter

National President

National Firearms Association

 

Editor (Indeed)