Gun Control in Canada - Are Strict Registration Rules Working?

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Guns. Dangerous and powerful, yet, its usage is constantly encouraged. Media portrays them as toys. The local Toys-R-Us carries hundreds of different toy guns so that children can pretend to shoot others. "Are we a nation of gun nuts or are we just nuts?" is the question proposed by Michael Moore's documentary on guns and violence, Bowling for Columbine. Gun control in Canada can be traced back to 1892, when there was a minimum sentence of …

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…that produces the problem. Many guns are being smuggled illegally into Canada from the United States. Maybe the $1 billion wasted on the registration could have been used to build an automatic detector of firearms at the border. Nevertheless, the current law regarding firearms needs to be replaced "with a practical firearms control system that is cost effective and respects the rights of Canadians to own and use firearms responsibly." (http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/firearmsquickfacts.htm)