Re: Gun Registry

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In article <3E1DD75E.86DAA265@shaw.ca>, senseibrentxxx@shaw.ca says...
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> Darin wrote:
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> > >
> > > 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.

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