Gun Control
Please help us SLOW DOWN C-19
The Conservatives hold the majority of seats in the House of Commons. They have the ability to fast-track this bill. Please tell the government that Bill C-19 must be looked at closely to weigh its impact on public safety.
Please contact immediately:
Prime Minister Stephen Harper stephen.harper@parl.gc.ca 613-992-4211
Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews vic.toews@parl.gc.ca613-992-3128
Attorney General of Canada Rob Nicholson rob.nicholson@parl.gc.ca 613-995-1547
Status of Women Minister Rona Ambrose rona.ambrose@parl.gc.ca 613-996-9778
Minister of Health Leona Aglukkak leona.aglukkaq@parl.gc.ca 613-992-2848
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird john.baird@parl.gc.ca 613-996-0984
As well as all Conservative MPs, their contact information are available here.
key facts:
- Rifles and shotguns in the wrong hands are as deadly as handguns. We need controls on all guns.
- Registering all firearms is essential to enforcing licensing. It holds gun owners accountable for their firearms and reduces the chances that their guns will be diverted to unlicensed owners, helping to choke off the illegal supply.
- Registration is a one-time procedure, and it's free. The system is in place, and 7 million rifles and shotguns are already registered. Eliminating the long-gun registry will not refund the financial investment to set it up, nor will it save billions of dollars in the future.
- The gun registry is an essential tool used 17,000 times a day by police, including when intervening in domestic disputes. It assists police investigations and in removing ALL guns from dangerous people, enforcing prohibition orders, and taking preventative action.
- Gun control works. Health and safety experts have shown that stronger gun laws have reduced gun-related death rates.
- Licensing gun owners and registering firearms is the norm internationally. Scrapping the long-gun registry will undermine our ability to meet our international commitments to combat gun trafficking.