Hand guns are for the moment a hot item B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ about time.
Long guns, likely less a menace, were the focus of an extremely expensive and highly debated registry that was considered by many to be little more than a joke, as would be passing a law banning hand guns.
Given the lacklustre government action regarding the issue over the years, one could believe that the U.S. NRAB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s influence had crept northward across our border.
What now will be done to assure Canadians that politicians will accomplish anything beyond considerable party posturing?
If serious about such a very critical issue, and to quell Canadian fears, why not pass a law that mandates that anyone caught with an illegal, non-registered hand gun will be subject to a mandatory three year sentence, in the absence of any mitigating circumstances/factors, with repeat offenses doubling any previous related sentences levied?
Don Wilkes
Langford