Question:
Recently, new legislation was introduced to eliminate the need to register rifles and shotguns [in Canada]. While licenses to own are renewed periodically, registration is a one time only procedure that occurs when a gun is purchased. A lot of money was spent setting up the system, but the current cost of registering rifles and shotguns is three million dollars a year. Some people say that registration ensures gun owners are accountable for their firearms and that the registry is an important tool used daily by police to prevent and investigate crime. Others say that registering guns unduly burdens gun owners, is of no use and should be eliminated. Which represents your position?
Response:
The concept of registering guns is useful and should be maintained; or
The concept of registering guns is useless and should be eliminated
That seems like a loaded (not to say dull and long-winded) question to me. Never mind. And the survey said!
