Un-serialed LB Mk I

[Bullseye4mkI*]

It's pretty much been succinctly said, the Long Gun Registry was created in an effort to combat gun crime. However the execution of getting the criminal element to register their (illegal?!)firearms was never really thought out....

A good example, as presented by Law Enforcement would be; When responding to a domestic disturbance call, they could cross check the registry and know if there were (registered) firearms at the call address, thus giving them more intel to accurately assess the situation....

Now this is only one example, but one oft repeated. It is so filled with flaws.....
It's only really political on a broader Gun/No-Gun debate level. Lawful gun owners don't really have a problem with their firearms being documented, why would they?! But this registry as it stands, is monolithic, blind, undefined and open to abuse...

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[brianV]

Lawful gun owners don't really have a problem with their firearms being documented, why would they?!

I realize this is going O/T fast, but I wanted to address the above really briefly.

I'm not a fan of the 'why do you need privacy if you have nothing to hide?' line of thought, which the above is an extension of. I mean, if you have nothing to hide, would you object to cameras throughout your house so police could monitor you as a firearms owner? I realize that is an extreme example, but it's along the same logic. Once again, legal firearms owners are the safest demographic in Canadian society. However, we are essentially persecuted for having a hobby against which a segment of the population has a emotionally charged misunderstanding and phobia of based in very little fact.

I would have no problem with my firearms being registered if it was provable that the benefits provided outweigh the cost paid, both in monetary and societal terms and in terms of my personal privacy. However, for all the money paid and abuse of the registry, there has been no provable benefits. The only end goal I see of the registry is it provides a starting list for eventual confiscation, though that line of thought leads into a political discussion of the policies of future governments.

Any solution to address firearms in crime need to revolve around criminals. Not the law abiding.

Anyways, I will leave it at that. As a relatively new user, I don't want to get myself banned after my third post for talking politics where it is discouraged.