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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The abortion issue is dead and buried, I have no problem with the gun control issue I had problems with a gun registry that was stupid, ill conceived and did nothing to stem the flow of illegal guns. The only issue that I have is with the grass laws, but that to me is not a big deal personally. I don't see this government as some socially regressive monster.
And if your saying that the Liberal Party leader is going to be a figure head who is going to be guided by back room committees then you've got a party problem. Harper good or bad has shaped the Conservatives and their policies since he started climbing to the leadership role, he was one of the key policy cogs when he was in opposition.
I don't see the Liberal's moving back to center right now, I don't think they can. I also think that allowing guys like Bob Rae and some of the other looneys to retain key party positions prevents that.
The Liberal's are a mess, they have bad leadership and they're backing the wrong horse.
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You're wrong that the gun legislation did nothing to stem the flow of illegal guns. There was a provision in that legislation that required gun sellers to record how many and what kinds of guns they sold. This was to discourage "straw buying" where someone buys 50 Chinese SKS rifles then converts them to fully automatic AK-47's. There is no onus on the gun sellers anymore. Even in the gun happy US they require sellers to keep a list and its property of the ATF. I don't necessarily agree with the registration portion but the government opened the flood gates to illegal weapons by taking out the seller keeping a ledger portion. Tough on crime indeed.