Handgun licensing has been in effect since 1934, however, the CFC claims that the RCMP's FAC system had poor records and they wanted all the non-handgun owners to be licensed.   The theory was that licensing would involve a screening process that could eliminate possible risks such as criminals, mentally ill or even the stereotypical violent male who might kill his spouse.  In 1999, there were a total of 990 deaths from firearm.  Let's examine these deaths and each possible risk where the licensing process was to reduce firearm related deaths.

1) Homicide by firearm
Criminals, in 1999, there was a total of 151 homicides by firearms.
 No common sense required.  Criminals have not registered their guns under the previous system that dates back to 1934. In 60+ years of handgun registration, it has been proven that any type of gun control doesn't eliminate or stop criminals from getting guns.  Please note, that the top Hell's Angel did prove to all Canadians that the federal Liberals Firearms Act is the biggest joke ever.  Not only did Hell's Angels top dog Maurice 'Mom' Boucher prove that licensing is poorly administrated.  Boucher went on to prove that he went on to register three pump-action shotguns and a 9-mm pistol.  We always knew that the Firearms Act had serious shortcomings, but this put the icing on the cake.  Obviously, anyone can get a license and register firearms.  Nothing in licensing will reduce the criminal use of firearms and with this kind of bureaucratic incompetency, anyone can get a license.

Violent Males
It is amazing and illegal when our government wanted to know who we slept with in the last few years when applying for a license.  Maybe it should of been called Gun Registry/Past Bed Partners Registry. This is the worst case of stereotyping males in Canadian history.  It is a knee jerk approach to dealing with domestic violence.  When domestic disputes take place, it would be impossible to think that if a gun was not registered or if a male was not licensed it would stop that male from reaching for a gun or from using an alternative weapon.  A good example of a lack of common sense and poor planning is trying address domestic violence by waging a billion dollar war on Duck Hunters.  This is obviously not the answer.  It is unfortunate that a billion dollars was flushed down the toilet when it could have been used in community programs to reduce domestic violence.

Does licensing reduce the criminal use of firearms in the commission of an offense?  History (since 1934 in Canada) has shown that licensing handguns has had no positive effect in the reduction of the criminal use of handguns.  Common sense dictates that licensing firearms owners will have the same effect - none.

2) Suicides -  In 1999, there was a total of 802 people who killed themselves with a firearm.
Yet 3,272 killed themselves by other methods.  This Firearms Act will not bring a potential suicidal victim to sanity and make them realize that it is wrong to take their own lives.  As tragic as it is, a person inclined to take their own life does not care if the gun is licensed.  Common sense dictates that licensing firearms owners will have the same effect - none.

3) Fatal Gun Accidents - In 1999, there was a total of 37 people accidentally killed with a firearm.
Regardless of care taken by responsible people, there will always be accidents.  This applies to the operation of a motor vehicle, caving, mountain climbing, or crossing the street.  The federal Liberals purport to support hunter training and firearm safety training courses as part of their overall plan to increase firearms safety and reduce the number of firearm accidents.  Then they cancel federal funding to the SAFE program in Saskatchewan because of a lack of resources.  This is typical of the hypocritical attitude displayed by the federal Liberals as it relates to firearm safety. It has been proven since the inception of Licensing in 2001 that licensing will not prevent accidental firearm deaths, especially if there is no funding.  Common sense dictates that licensing firearms owners will have the same effect - none.

Summary
Overall, the gun control fanatics state the fact 1,000 people die each year from guns and that gun control is crime control.  When Wendy Cukier, National Director of the Coalition for Gun Control,  during a debate with Bruce Hutton, former RCMP officer and founder of LUFA, was asked repeatedly, "How will Bill C-68 reduce crime (gang violence), domestic violence and suicides?"  She couldn't answer the question. Does she think Canadians are that stupid?  She should know that we will not accept a typical political answer.  We want facts.  When these gun control fanatics are pressed or questioned on this issue they reply,  "I have stacks of facts at home."  Why don't they present their information to the public the next time they are on a national televised debate.

The reason they don't or can't bring their facts to the debate is because there aren't any to support their argument.

Obviously licensing firearms will not reduce Homicides, Suicides and Accidental deaths in Canada.   Anyone with any common sense can see that.  We challenge anyone to publicly debate this issue.

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