Did they use the long gun registration or did they use the PAL information? Either way they know who owns firearms, just whether they know exactly what you own is the question.
During our court case (CCFR) the Crown introduced evidence that could only be obtained from the supposedly destroyed long gun registry. That registry was ordered to be completely erased. Obviously it wasn't. The RCMP kept a copy contrary to a parliamentary order. Just another reason that gun owners don't trust the RCMP to do the right thing. That incident was the final nail in the coffin of co-operation.
As I suspected would happen. Bureaucracy never throws things out.
Were they called on that? Would that not make such evidence inadmissible?
Yes they were. I forget the resolution. I'll try go back and find it. Don't wait up though
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Remember, too, that QC won an injunction to retain a copy of the original for their use and have since implemented their own.
See my post #3862. Runkle is holding his cards pretty close to his chest but others in the firearms world, not so much.
Except the RCMP are the experts who were consulted for the classification changes.
Zero evidence of such, just a pile of names of scary black rifles they want banned.
between the ideologists views of trudeau, singh and that bloc guy, the RCMP firearms classifiers and those anti firearm groups, the classifications have been based off vague description of a thought. "assault style" leaves something to the imagination. But to those with ideologies it means to ban every firearm in the hands of citizens.
They didn’t restrict anything, they followed the law and classified items accordingly. Just because the government changed the law isn’t their fault, they have as much control over that as you or I.
I know a couple of guys who work there and a few more who work closely with the lab. They are hamstrung by the way are laws are written for sure. One of the biggest obstacles they have to work around is the word "variant" which is not defined in law, just like "assault style" is not defined either. My understanding is that a classification recommendation can be overruled based on those three words alone.
When the Liberals replaced the top classifying officer in place for their own choice things changed.
No such thing as a super majority in Canada. It’s a majority or it’s not. Obviously the stronger the better.
You can pretty much count on QC maintaining their Loi 9 (Anastasia's Law) and their provincial long gun registry for as long as they can particularly if the BQ form the Opposition.
There will be compromises as there always are in politics. The anti-gun lobby is well funded and experienced in shaping public opinion in urban Canada. If PP gets a second term, more progress ahould be expected on a return to common sense gun laws. We will never see 2A style gun laws in my lifetime unless Trump has his way with Canada.
A Conservative MP was asked how long it would take for a new Conservative government to rescind the Liberals Gun Laws and OIC, after an election. He said "eventually" as there will be a lot to do.
