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First, a Liberal government introduced the gun registry in the 1990s. That was supposed to cost $2 million, but, by the time it was abolished in 2012, the tally was over $2
billion. Despite the heavy price tag, the gun registry was notoriously ineffective in limiting guns in the hands of criminals.
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The latest attempt at gun control, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new gun buyback law, will likely cost at least hundreds of millions more than expected, but won’t improve public safety.
The BC government recently rushed Bill 4 (the Firearm Violence Prevention Act) into law claiming it was an attempt to deal with drug and gang violence. Unfortunately, this poorly designed bill . . .
Author of the article: Aaron Wudrick
Publishing date: Feb 19, 2021 • February 19, 2021 • 3 minute read • In this file photo taken on June 22, 2018, seized firearms are seen on display during a Toronto Police Service press conference to update the public on the results of raids, which took place across the Greater Toronto Area. Photo by Peter Goffin /THE CANADIAN PRESS
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It’ll only cost $2 million.
That was the promise then-prime minister Jean Chretien made in 1995 when introducing Bill C-68, better known today as the federal long-gun registry.
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