The Canadian House of Commons Votes On The Federal Gun Registry Tomorrow

All I can say to our Canadian brothers and sisters who wish to protect their homes, to harvest the wildlife G_d gave us and to enjoy the sport of target shooting...we are behind you 100% in hoping that your representatives in the House of Commons vote tomorrow to repeal the idiocy of gun control on long guns.

From the article out today at Breitbart, this sets the stage for what is going on tomorrow:

The plan to kill the federal gun registry is stirring an emotional response in Montreal as the 20th anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre approaches.
The future of the firearms registry is up for a free vote tomorrow in the House of Commons.
Montreal's police chief is urging politicians to keep the registry alive.

Now, for a little background on the Federal Gun Registry legislation in Canada, here's some info from Canada Online:

Background

The Firearms Act was passed in 1995 establishing a program to license all owners of firearms in Canada, and a registration program for firearms.
A major change in the gun control system was that all firearms, including rifles and shotguns not just restricted weapons, would have to be registered. That meant a significant increase in the number of gun owners subject to controls.
The law was gradually phased in up to January 2003.
1995 estimates of the cost of the Canadian Firearms Program were that it would cost $119 million, but registration fees would bring in $117 million, leaving the total cost to the taxpayers of $2 million.
A preliminary audit released in the Auditor General Report 2002 revealed that the Department of Justice was estimating the gun registry program would cost more than $1 billion by 2004-05, and collect about $140 million in fees. This estimate did not include all financial impacts on the government.
After the release of the 2002 audit, the Department of Justice hired an outside consultant to review the program and in 2003 announced a Gun Control Action Plan to reduce costs and improve management of the gun control program.
In the follow-up Auditor General Report 2006 in May 2006, the Auditor General said that although the Canada Firearms Centre had made progress on financial reporting, on two occasions the Liberal government did not report significant overruns of tens of millions of dollars for the gun registry computer system.
Responding to the May 2006 Auditor General Report, the Conservative government announced plans to dismantle the long-gun portion of the gun registry, including a one-year amnesty for previously licensed owners on the registration and licensing of long guns, but to leave the gun registry in place for restricted weapons and handguns.
In June 2006 the Conservative government tabled a bill to abolish the long-gun registry.

This vote tomorrow could send a "shot" (pardon the pun) across the bow of Liberals and Communists in Canada and could very well create even stronger cases for relaxation or abolishment of gun laws in the U.S. It really is a simple matter - the Leftists want to take your guns away so their tyranny can be executed unopposed - they frame this as a "human suffering" issue until you prove to them that gun control actually increases gun crimes on the public. But the point is, they don't care...because it ISN'T about the crime rate, it's purely about tyranny and suppression of a free people.

I ask all Holger Awakens readers to keep Canada's gun owners in your thoughts tonight...cross your fingers, rub that rabbit's foot, say a prayer...whatever it takes.

Plan to kill gun registry stirs plea from Mtl police as tragic anniversary nears


THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - The plan to kill the federal gun registry is stirring an emotional response in Montreal as the 20th anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre approaches.
The future of the firearms registry is up for a free vote tomorrow in the House of Commons.
Montreal's police chief is urging politicians to keep the registry alive.
Yvan Delorme recalls a specific case where the registry may have helped Montreal police prevent another gun rampage.
He stresses that the registry was inspired by the Polytechnique massacre - and says all the money spent to create the registry would be completely wasted if it were eliminated.
Dec. 6 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Polytechnique rampage, where a gunman killed 14 women at their university.
One victim's mother wrote an open letter that was published today, in which she pleaded with politicians to support the registry.
Those opposed to the registry say it unfairly hassles honest hunters and owners of long guns, while doing nothing to stop criminals.