A Federal Law passed in 1995 requires all Canadians to register their guns with the government. The law continues to spark questions about individual rights, safety and security and economic costs. In 2012, PM Stephen Harper abolished the Canadian Firearms Registry and getting rid of years of gun documentation along with it. This, as expected, refuelled the debate and legitimacy of the Long Gun Registry in Canada yet again. So what do you think? Should gun ownership be restricted in Canada?
Please elaborate on your response by providing at least 2 reasons to support your opinion!
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Jeremy Collins
9/13/2013 03:28:44 am
I think that the gun registration is a good idea, because there won't be so many school shootings, and that it will be easier to track down guns.
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Kali
9/13/2013 03:31:17 am
I think only people with clean records and have a certified registered gun that they registered IN Canada should be aloud a gun. Guns would make it a lot easier for police to prevent and solve most crimes, and hunting is a right for the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit people. It's also a part of the way they exercise their right which is something that Gun Control probably shouldn't mess with.
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Bryce
9/13/2013 03:35:59 am
I think it is a good idea not to have it because some guns that are on a farm used to protect animals and people would and are not approved for the registry. They are still shootable it's just they are not up to code or they are to old. It is just a money scam because you have to pay to have your possession and aquassetion licence and then you to pay a set amount per rifle which it will add up if you have a lot of rifles.
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Bri
9/13/2013 03:41:09 am
Personally I don't have a gun, and my family isn't huge into them either, only for hunting. So I believe just my, and the publics safety is super important, so you know, mabye you shouldn't just be selling guns out to anyone who wants them. Like would it really be cool to sell a known criminal some crazy gun? No. Really we should have way more restrictions than there ever used to be! I don't believe even registry is enough! To know that criminals suddenly have to be even carefull buying guns in their own name? Not even having to worry about it being traced back to you? That scares me that we just gave those people that boost!
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Bri
9/13/2013 03:43:31 am
I meant even less hard by the way
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Julia
9/13/2013 03:45:48 am
I think that people should be aloud to have guns. In a smaller community like Sexsmith people use guns. I don't that the registry does us much good in the safety of the public. I think that any guns that are more concealable should have to be registered. My family has many guns. Having to register one that you only use for hunting, I think is a waste of many and time. I believe that the long gun registry is a huge waste of money. A registry for more lethal guns,ex. Hand guns. Is one thing but for a long guns is just stupid.
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Julia
9/13/2013 03:47:48 am
I agree with Bryce. Pretty much everyone that lives on a farm/ in the country have at least one gun. Which is for protection and hunting.
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Timothy
9/13/2013 03:49:59 am
I believe that long guns don't have to be registered. This is because less people would go out with a big gun that people can see, then a concealed gun. If people see a big gun, I really hope they would report it to law reinforcers.
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Timothy
9/13/2013 03:51:01 am
Also I think gun shops should stored who bought a gun and when. This would help a lot with things like murders as well.
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Timothy
9/18/2013 03:00:44 am
So instead of registering it, there would be a record of who and when you bought the gun. In my opinion that would be a better solution.
Dani
9/17/2013 10:15:54 am
I believe that there should not be a long gun registry in Canada because the registry has been ineffective in lowering homicide rates and it consumed so much money that could have been effective elsewhere. While the program was supposed to cost 2 million, it ended up being a total of around 66 million dollars. The program was developed to supposedly keep track of the usage of firearms and lower homicide rates, and while they did keep track of registered guns (not everyone registered), homicide rates stayed the same. The program was a humongous waste of government and citizen money.
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Brieanna
9/18/2013 03:05:52 am
I believe that there shouldn't be long gun registration because majority of people use them for hunting and using them to provide for their families. If we had to register our guns it wouldnt do anything anyways because then people would just start stealing guns from others and then other issues will start to occur.
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It's a me jayden
9/18/2013 03:07:44 am
I think that this will have very little use, it still has a use. While most killers will use more concealed weapons like a pistol if one plans tries to assassinate Steven Harper they will most likely use a rifle or long gun and this helps to track down the man who did this. However if a man really wants kill someone they will spend a lot of money. A unregistered gun cost
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It's a me jayden
9/18/2013 03:10:21 am
S tonnes of money not to include unregistered ammo.
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Scott
9/18/2013 03:08:19 am
I think anything that woud be relatively efficient needs to be registered, then you either get caught and prevented from killing or you need to spend 20 grand on an unmarked gun, it will save lives, otherwise people wouldn't get caught in the first case. In the circumstance of long guns, anybody with a criminal record shouldn't be allowed to have them
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Casey
9/18/2013 03:15:52 am
I think that this long gun registry is not a good idea. Cause then farmers and hunters have to pay extra to use their guns. They should be able to just shoot animals. They aren't humans so I don't think that it is outrages. They should just pay a small monthly fee.
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Abigail
9/18/2013 03:21:43 am
I think that the gun registry is a good idea in some ways and a bad idea in others. It is a good idea in that the government can keep track of the guns that gets bought and sold. It also because if your gun gets stolen and used in a crime you could be framed for the crime because of that registry.
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Duncore the great destroyer
9/18/2013 03:22:21 am
I Think that there shouldn't be a long gun registry in kanada because its a waste if time like whos gonna shoot someone with a long gun that dosnt really happen so you should only have to register smaller weapons like handguns
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Siara
9/18/2013 03:29:11 am
I don't think that we should have the long gun registry anymore. There is no stats saying that it increases public safety. As far as keeping track of who has guns and who doesn't well they destroyed all those records. They are gone forever and you would have to start from scratch. even they did bring it back there would still be ways to get unregistered guns.
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Sarah
9/18/2013 02:05:37 pm
I beleive that gun registries should stay as it can save a couple lives by helping to find criminals.most will just steal another gun or illegally buy and unregistered one but there still are a few people who use registered guns as they don't realize that your gun can be found by the bullet you use. Id say a few lives is worth it.id say guns should only be sold to certain people after a criminal record check.if they have a certain amount or rate of criminal activity they should not be aloud to have a gun.
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Emily. A
9/17/2014 01:29:23 am
Yes, because If it wasn't restricted, then every one would carrying a gun and lots of people( yes, mainly children) would be terrified and wouldn't go anywhere else, plus there could be a possibly higher rate of shootings( mainly referring to school shootings!).
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Emily. A
9/17/2014 01:45:31 am
The idea of restricting gun ownership was made six years after a man in Montreal, Quebec in 1989 killed fourteen women and injured fourteen more before killing himself. That's why I say yes to gun restriction!P.S.this refers to school shooting.
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Damian
9/17/2014 01:37:00 am
I believe that the long gun registry helped a little. But it would not help now because most killings the main weapon is a handgun because it is easy to pack around and unnoticeable. Most people would not bring a rifle in a public please without getting noticed.
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Lea
9/17/2014 01:50:58 am
We must have the same way of thinking because that is essentially what I wrote, i agree with you 100%
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Mikayla
9/17/2014 01:38:09 am
I believe that we should have gun registry in some situations. The Metis and First Nations still should have the right to use fire arms for their hunting as a food source because it is a way of life that they have been living for millions of years. But people that recently purchase a gun should have to have a gun license and safety training. It would also be helpful if everyone who purchased a gun to have a back round check to see if they have any criminal activity. You should be the legal age(18) to purchase one and have no violent offences against people on your criminal record. Some people express that "Guns don't kill people; People kill people" but in reality its the people behind the gun who, [in the end] kill people. If we made background checks mandatory and looked at each persons history, then I believe that it in the end it will stop the number of deaths from which our society makes today!
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Ryan
9/17/2014 01:40:02 am
I believe that the abolishment of the long gun registry was a very smart move by the federal government. The program may have seemed like an investment to make the country a safer place but overall, no difference was made and many tax payer dollars were spent (66 million of those dollars). Citizens with negative intentions refused to register their firearms and as a result, law abiding individuals were forced to pay more money for the use of their guns.
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Josh
9/17/2014 01:41:35 am
I still think that gun registry is a good idea to an extent because I belive that law abiding citizens still should have to have their guns legally owned. But even if they have the gun control in affect just think if you were planning on using a gun to commit a crime your not going to take the time to get a gun licence, you will probably just buy it illegally our even steal it off someone.But if someone was So where I sit on this issue is kind of on the fence, because I know the gun registry isn't going to catch to many crinimals but maybe it might just save two or three lives, and to me that is worth it.
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Carmen
9/17/2014 01:42:54 am
I believe that we should have certain aspects of the registry, like how they would know who has a gun. We know that there would dealers of sorts, so what if they gave reports of who they sold guns to, that way we could keep track of the criminals who owned guns. Having the registry could help with the safety of the people, the police would be able to track the criminal(s) and find them, saving peoples lives in the process.
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Lea
9/17/2014 01:45:48 am
I believe that gun registry isn't essential for a long guns such as a long riffle or even a shot gun... its pretty hard to walk into a building with a large gun in your hands going "un-noticed"... Hence the reason why gun registry should be required for certain types of guns. Such as a hand held pistol, or a revolver. Not to mention if you live in a city, why do you need a gun? if you have the right to hunt on someones land then its ok, but you don't have to have a gun that you are "never" going to use? then why? I living on a farm use guns as a fundamental part of our lives, and yes they are registered. Whether we are using the firearm to protect live stock, or to fill our freezer, we are using the weapon for what its made for... A "city slicker" may not even know how to properly use a gun, or know whats smart and not smart... (no offence to those). before anyone can buy a gun licence AND register a gun they should require training so someone doesn't get hurt. No one should be walking down the street with any kind of weapon that include firearms ect. So the point i'm trying to get to is any small handheld gun has to be registered living in the city or in the country.
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Damian
9/17/2014 01:46:16 am
I believe that handguns should be used only by the law, but also as protection in a home. But if that gun lives the house it will have a tracking device so it won't be used for crime or murder.
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Nick
9/17/2014 01:51:27 am
I agree that guns should have a tracking device as that would prevent murders and catch more murderers
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Katherine
9/17/2014 01:46:54 am
I believe that there should be gun registries in certain places like bigger cites and your criminal record should be checked. Because with bigger cities there can be more violence and way more guns, also you don't know how sane everyone is, so in order to buy a gun you would need a background check on medical history and your criminal record.
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Trinity
9/17/2014 01:47:13 am
i believe that there should be a gun restriction to a point, i don't think that people who live in a town or city should be allowed to have any type of gun, because they don't need to wildlife doesn't come near houses and you have to be a certain distance away from the town or city to even shoot a gun. i don't think that people with a criminal record or certain medical disabilities. i think that people who live in a rural community with wildlife, because if any animal ever attacked they might need a gun for self defence, and people who live in rural communities hunt and stock their freezer before winter hits. if someone who wasn't allowed the right to a gun made a very reasonable argument on why they would need a gun, in order for them to be able to purchase a gun they would need to have a background check on medical history and criminal record check.
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Nick
9/17/2014 01:48:57 am
I believe that gun ownership in Canada should be restricted. I feel that guns should only be sold to people after and criminal record check, if the check comes up with a history of violence or any rage fueled events the person is denied access to a weapon.
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Cadence Nelson
9/17/2014 01:49:33 am
In my opinion gun registry is important in Canada. For the law abiding citizens it's only a few extra steps that they need to follow to stay in the boundaries of the law and if they really truly value their guns (because it is a part of their life) and they enjoy life outside of prison, then they shouldn't have a problem with it. They would have to understand that a law is a law and you have to follow it whether you want to or not, much like every other law. Now I can practically hear the argument "But criminals don't register guns" and I'll agree with that, but that's kind of the point. If police were to find a gun in someone's possession and the gun not be registered then police can take proper actions against that person. There is no excuse to not register your gun if it is for legitimate reason, so an unregistered gun seems pretty suspicious.
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kenzie
9/17/2014 01:49:57 am
i believe that gun registries should stay because it would lower the crime rate in Canada. When the law was passed in 1993 the crime rate went down 49%. I think in order to purchase a gun you should have a criminal back round check to make sure you are capable and responsible of owning a gun. A bad back round check to make you irresponsible to own a gun would involve assaults and really anything involving violence. i also believe that hunters should have the right to own guns as it is there way of getting food for them and there family's. Hunters would have to register there gun every year though and make sure they keep a good clean record.
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9/17/2014 01:50:09 am
I believe that guns should be more for cops in a lot of places and not in all places because in some places theres less cops and more crimes so if the criminals have gun i guess if u would say they have more power. but in some places we have lots cops and weapons for then so i think just were we don't have lots of cops have lets weapons
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Jordi
9/17/2014 01:50:22 am
I believe that the Long Gun Registries should stay, It can help a lot of people and also the polices. Even if the gun shop can keep record of who bought the gun and what gun they bought would help with murders or any criminal. They should be able to check if there is a criminal background on someone before they are able to get the any sort of gun, if they have some kind of homicide record they shouldn't be able to get a gun. The gun should also be registered for anything, either your using it for hunting or just to protect yourself and your family. If you decide to buy a gun you should have some shooting practice so you know how to shoot properly and not holding it sideways. Let your family members that there is a gun in the house so there aware about it. Hunters should be able to own a gun because they have a right to hunt, some of the animals they hunt are there own food that they cook and it. With hunters having a gun they should also make sure that they register it so they don't get a fine.
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Josh
9/17/2014 01:50:40 am
I belive that one suggestion I would have before anybody could buy a gun, is that their should be a background check and maybe even a bran test to see if your mentally sain to even own a gun.
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julia sarcinella
9/17/2014 09:19:10 am
I believe that they should have the gun registry in Canada because it could help police find criminals and so they can do back round checks on everyone to make sure people are going to use a gun for the right purposes. I also think people with a gun should get the right training so they know how to use a gun properly. I think by registering your gun their would be less murders and shootings.
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Tiana
10/31/2014 01:40:25 am
Albeit gun permits are supposedly made to keep us safe, do they really do that? If a crazy person is going to commit a murder, I'm pretty sure he's not going to care about illegally using his gun. Sure it's good to have records/tracks of whom owns a gun, does it really keep us any safer to have in place?
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