Re: Gun Registry

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From: Sensei Brent
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 20:27

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no org wrote:

> In article <3E1DD75E.86DAA265@shaw.ca>, senseibrentxxx@shaw.ca says...
> >
> >
> > Darin wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > sadly, I don't think the present laws could have prevented this
> > > > recent tragedy:
> > > >
> > > > Boy, 6, dies after being shot by sister, 7
> > > > http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/01/04/boy_shot030104
> > > >
> > > This is definitely a tragedy of the worst kind and unfortunately it could
> > > have been very easily prevented by locking the guns and ammo up and store
> > > them properly "unloaded". Registration would have made no difference in the
> > > out come of this, common sense would have.
> >
> > Part of the whole law includes the requirement for safe storage, if the gun had
> > been legally registered the police could have ascertained (beforehand) if the
> > owner met those requirements for safe storage of a handgun.  A big part of the
> > law is to license owners and in doing so make them aware of proper safety
> > procedures for storage and handling.
>
> You don't need a billion dollar gun registry to make it a legal
> requirement to store your firearms safely and to make gun owners aware
> of those requirements.

I wouldn't dispute that it should not have cost $1billion.  The registry allows
police to know what kind of weapons you have and then to check to see if you do
store them appropriately.

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