Letter: Another cop blasts holes in gun registry
Date: Jul 28, 2006 2:35 PM
PUBLICATION: National Post
DATE: 2006.07.28
EDITION: National
SECTION: Letters
PAGE: A13
BYLINE: Alex Popovic
SOURCE: National Post
WORD COUNT: 216

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Another cop blasts holes in gun registry

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Re: Former Cop Says Drop The Gun Registry, July 27.

As a former police officer, I support the views of Sergeant Bob
Cottingham. Like him, I believe the firearms registry serves a very
limited purpose in police work. In fact, it might be undermining the
very purpose it was supposed to support.

First, no police officer should rely on the registry to determine if
there are firearms in a home. To do so would be foolish. A second
justification for the registration has been that stolen guns will be
identified and returned to their owners. The reality is that the
Canadian Police Information Computer (CPIC) already lists stolen
property and identification numbers.

Regardless of where one stands on the need to have firearms in the hands
of civilians, the reality is criminals don’t respect laws. The registry
has not saved a life or helped the justice system to stop gun
trafficking. Instead, it has created a new class of criminals, whose
only crime is that they believe in their right of ownership of property.
It is time to consider how we can really take the illegal guns out of
the hands of criminals. Spending billions on a paper exercise that
provides little tangible benefit is not the way to go.

Alex Popovic, Inspector (rtd.), Mississauga, Ont.

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WHAT POLICE HAVE SAID ABOUT THE GUN REGISTRY
By Garry Breitkreuz, MP – Updated: July 27, 2006
http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/publications/policequotes.htm

The Second Amendment IS Homeland Security !