“Sure, the registry is of some use to police, but that isn’t a good enough reason to keep it because…”

it really has no useful purpose.

Imagine yourself as a police officer check the long gun registry when approaching a home. The check comes back negative. Would you approach the house with a casual 'well I don't have to be careful because the registry says there are no guns there" attitude? Of course not, because criminals don't register guns.

A check of the LICENCE section would tell you that the owner was licensed, but what difference would that make? Licensed citizens have passed a background check and have no criminal record, and by and large are probably more careful with guns than the average citizen.

The long gun registry was introduced to appear to solve a problem, but was poorly designed and was created by people who knew absolutely nothing about firearms. It was and is merely smoke and mirrors.

The problem when it comes to firearms is more related to drugs and gangs than honest firearm owning citizens. The focus is in the wrong place. Gangs use guns to control territory, people and commodities. That should be the focus of police, not firearms owners.

The Liberals instituted something they thought would work without really researching it properly. They ignored advice from the RCMP that it was unworkable, but once they were in it, they felt they couldn't back out. As a result, they backed it at all costs, otherwise they would have to admit they made a mistake.

The long gun registry was ill conceived and definitely wrong headed legislation. It needs to be put out of its misery I say.