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For me, gun control is about regulating the existence of deadly firearms and tracking them adequately so that when they're used in crimes they can be traced to their owner easily, making gun crimes easier to solve. I don't see why we can't accommodate the gun-lobby's desire for the "right" to own guns (a right that is incidentally NOT enshrined in the Canadian constitution, FWIW) and a desire on the part of society to be able to bring the criminals who use those guns for violence to swift justice. If we can agree on that, it becomes a matter of implementation.
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True, but guns already have a 'fingerprint' of their own. Putting a sticker on them with a government registration number is needless to say, ineffective. GUN registry is a red herring meant to make everyone feel safer while doing absolutely nothing to make that the case.
Spending upwards of 2 billion on a registry is a huge waste of money. Spend it on education programs for gun safety. Spend it on crime prevention. Spend it on more police. Make the criteria to owning a gun more stringent. THE old FAC program could be revamped and improved which would make us safer than banning guns or registering them in my opinion.
By the way, the GB study is not unique. There is a general decrease in violent crimes in most western countries - this is a product of demographics more than anything. The fact that GB banned gun ownership and violence from firearms has actually gone
up should be a red flag for anyone with a fair mind on the issue.