Canada | CBC Gun Control Expert says Bill C-71 is a Gun Registry

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

Canada –-(Ammoland.com)- After Justin Trudeau and Ralph Goodale went to extreme lengths to assure gun owners that Bill C-71, The Firearm Owners Harassment Act, is not –– repeat not –– a gun registry, it seems not everyone got the memo.

Francis Langlois, the CBC’s self-described “gun control expert,” shot down the government’s claim about Bill C-71.

“While the registry might help police and government keep track of a firearm’s first owner, it can’t do much else,” said Francis Langlois, a history professor at CEGEP Trois-Rivières, who studies firearm issues in the United States.

Langlois said the proposed registry is inefficient because officers would still have to go to court to obtain a warrant for the information.

“If the police [are] in a hurry, they won’t be able to work rapidly, he said. The registry would also only show new purchases, Langlois said, not firearms that people already own.”

Finally, the CSSA and CBC can agree – Bill C-71, The Firearm Owners Harassment Act, creates a gun registry. Their own gun control expert confirms it.

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Source:: AmmoLand