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In article <30D32472.7B7420B@mindlink.bc.ca> John Timmers 
(john_timmers@mindlink.bc.ca) wrote:

> > :>We register cars, we register babies, hell: many cities even register
> > :>cats. Surely it's not too much to ask that lethal weapons be registered?
> > :>Sheesh.
> > Do you want to talk to me, convince me I should trust the shallow, shallow
> > leaders of Canada?  Then stop giving me the stupid "We register dogs and 
> > cars" line and start _understanding_ where we come from.

> You forgot to mention that it is also the law to register amateur radios,
> and also necessary to get a license to operate one -- and has been the law
> for more than fifty years.  So whats the big deal ?  I don't hear anybody
> spouting off about infringing upon the rights of amateur radio operators;
> why not ?

It is amazing how people can't see that there are a variety of reasons for
registering <whatever>:

Dogs are registered because they have a mind of their own, and their owners
are supposed to be held accountable for them. The public receives a
benefit.

Amateur radios are registered so that (in part) bandwidth can be more
effectively assigned (for the benefit of all, and future amateur radio
operators. Their operators are licensed to ensure appropriate training (and
yes, we do believe that an APPROPRIATE licensing system for firearms
owners/users is a good idea, and has been proposed many times, and
rejected).

Firearms are registered to make confiscation easier. Registrants receive no
benefit from it. The public receives no benefit from it.

> Just register your gun and shut up.

I do not own any firearms. However, I do recognize that C-68 is very bad
legislation, giving unprecedented powers to a single individual. This is
known as "totalitarian."

I do support you if you wish to register your private property, when neither
you nor the public get any benefit from it. I also ask you to respect the
wishes of those who don't.

> I would prefer to be a serf or peasant who doesn't have to worry about some
> idiot grabbing a gun and perforating me with bullets.

You are presuming that restricting responsible access to firearms will also
remove firearms from criminals. On what basis is that presumption made? Or
are you attempting to incite hatred towards an identifiable group
(responsible firearms owners), which is a criminal offence?

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