Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk has made known her discontent with the federal Liberals’ new firearms legislation.
Falk has blasted the bill in a news release, saying the new legislation will do nothing to address crime.
“The Liberal government’s new firearms legislation misses the mark. It targets law-abiding gun owners, while doing nothing to address gangs, gun violence and escalating crime rates in our rural communities,” said Falk in a statement,
The Conservative MP also drew comparisons to the unpopular long-gun registry that had been brought in by the Chretien government.
“Justin Trudeau’s claim that this isn’t a reintroduction of an ineffective firearms registry is deceptive. This legislation requires a federal registrar to keep records on law-abiding firearms owners. Registrars keep registries. Period.”
Falk added that “rather than creating red tape for law-abiding firearms owners, Canadians would be better served with common sense legislation that focuses efforts on the criminal element behind firearms violence.”
