ONLINE POLLS CALLING FOR SCRAPPING THE GUN REGISTRY

MIRROR MOST RECENT SCIENTIFIC POLL

PUBLICATION:  The Ottawa Citizen

DATE:  2004.12.08, PAGE:  A2

Yesterday's Question: Should the federal government pull the plug on the gun registry?

80 % Yes - 20 % No

4,650 respondents

PUBLICATION:  Montreal Gazette

DATE:  2004.12.08, PAGE:  A2

Yesterday's question was: Should the federal government drop its gun registry program?

Yes: 74% of votes, No: 26%

PUBLICATION:  The Vancouver Province

DATE:  2004.12.08, PAGE:  A17

Tuesday's Question: Do you support a Liberal MP's move to scrap a $97-million payment to the Canadian Firearms Centre, effectively killing off the national gun registry?

Yes: 86.5% No: 13.5%

NEWS RELEASE - May 17, 2004

NEWEST POLL SHOWS 76.7% OF CANADIANS WANT GUN REGISTRY SCRAPPED!

“Conservatives believe in gun control, but gun registration has failed to control guns or reduce violent crime.”

http://www.cssa-cila.org/garryb/breitkreuzgpress/guns124.htm

A national survey conducted in April 2004 by JMCK Polling states: A substantial majority of Canadians (76.7%) agree that the federal gun registry should be scrapped, allowing the federal government to fight violent crime by devoting more resources to other law enforcement priorities.