Re: Moose/Sentol

[Jim <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

On Sep 27, 10:00=A0pm, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> RHC: Yup, the Liberals forced their MP's to vote the party line since
> it was a previous Liberal government that voted in this shit. =A0The
> other minority party the New Democrats allowed a "free vote" by their
> MP's but months of back room arm twisting forced just enough of their
> MP's to change course to save the registry. Had all this politicing
> not gone on, it would have passed easily....
>
> I think that the Liberal and New Democrat MP's that clearly voted
> against their constituents wishes may have committed political
> suicide. The Conservatives will be using this as an election platform
> in the next election hoping to win seats.
>
> Politics aside, you have to ask yourself if this registry is such a
> good thing, and so useful to police as they claim (at least the top
> politically oriented echelon, but decidedly NOT the rank and file
> cops), then why is it that only five of the 10 provinces will even
> enforce it even though they are required to do so for all Federal
> legislation including the criminal code ? =A0Why are the majority of gun
> owners against it ? Why is the current compliance rate with the
> registry hovering somewhere between 30 to 50% even in the urban
> provinces that do enforce it.? Why are all outdoor and =A0Indian groups
> unanimously against it ? Why are all women's and related groups for
> it ? It's all in the perception of its perceived "good" while no one
> is concerned a whit about it's dangers !!
>
> The real, somewhat hidden reason they want the registry, is =A0the
> powers that be would much rather see the complete banishing of all
> firearms from the hands of the citizenry, when all is said and done.
> They dare not admit it publicly, nor do they have to, as long as they
> can nickel and dime our rights away one small step at a time. If some
> future Liberal government decides to ban handguns and semi-automatics,
> guess where they'll get the names and addresses of those who have
> them !!
>
> Canadians are sheep by and large. We've had it so good for so long, we
> fail to see the ever present dangers of poorly conceived legislation
> by flyweight politicians, that erodes personal freedoms of any kind.
> Hey !!!...it doesn't affect me, so I don't care if it hurts your
> interest, right ? =A0 Wrong !!!!!!!!!....you only get the kind of
> government you deserve as a people.
>
> It'll be a frosty Friday in hell before I willingly give up my target
> guns (long or short....)-


On the same subject take a look at this

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/06/10/john-lott-america-gun-ban-murders=
-multiple-victim-public-shootings-europe/