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UPDATE: The repeal just passed 2d
reading by a vote of 164 to 137! The bill now proceeds to a committee
for public hearings. The Canadian Conservative Party has 143 Members of
Parliament, so the bill attracted over 20 votes from members of other
parties–significantly more than had been expected by Canadian political
commentators. Today is a good day for Liberty.
reading by a vote of 164 to 137! The bill now proceeds to a committee
for public hearings. The Canadian Conservative Party has 143 Members of
Parliament, so the bill attracted over 20 votes from members of other
parties–significantly more than had been expected by Canadian political
commentators. Today is a good day for Liberty.
Will take place in the Canadian House of Commons today, at
approximately 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time. Bill C-391 is a private member’s
bill (by Candice Hoeppner of Portage—Lisgar, Manitoba) to repeal Canada’s failed and extremely expensive long gun registry.
approximately 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time. Bill C-391 is a private member’s
bill (by Candice Hoeppner of Portage—Lisgar, Manitoba) to repeal Canada’s failed and extremely expensive long gun registry.
Background information about the registry is available in this short presentation from Prof. Gary Mauser, a magazine article by Mauser, and in Mauser’s journal articles on the politics and efficacy of the registry, and in some articles I have written about Canada.
For the last two decades, Canada has been the test bed of the
international gun prohibition movement. Repressive ideas from Canada
have been exported around the world by the international gun prohibition lobby, which is vastly better at international coordination than the other side.
international gun prohibition movement. Repressive ideas from Canada
have been exported around the world by the international gun prohibition lobby, which is vastly better at international coordination than the other side.
Repeal of the Canadian registry would, accordingly, be of tremendous
global significance. Repeal would also shatter the claim by the
Canadian gun prohibition lobby that gun control in Canada is an
irreversible ratchet.
global significance. Repeal would also shatter the claim by the
Canadian gun prohibition lobby that gun control in Canada is an
irreversible ratchet.
If the House votes for repeal today, then there will be committee
hearings on Bill C-391, followed by another vote in the House, followed
by Senate consideration.
hearings on Bill C-391, followed by another vote in the House, followed
by Senate consideration.
You can follow a webcast of the House of Commons by going here.
to our northern neighbors for a good start!
