Madam Speaker, I rise to present a petition to abolish the long gun registry immediately. The petition states that the long gun registry has wasted over $2 billion of public money and that criminals do not register their guns. It also states that the enactment of the long gun registry has led to the harassment of farmers, hunters, lawful gun owners, and there is scant evidence that this boondoggle has protected any lives at all. Thus, I present this petition and join with my constituents in supporting the abolition of the long gun registry.
In the House of Commons on June 19th, 2009. See this statement in context.