To the Editor:
Last week Minister Stephan Blaney announced that he will table a Common sense firearm act this fall. This bill will give gun owners a grace period of five years to renew their Possession Acquisition Licence. The truth of the matter is that nothing will change with this bill.
Under Harper's law, Owning a gun without a valid PAL will land you in jail, have all your firearms confiscated, be charged with owning a firearm without a licence, be fined, and become a felon which means you won't be able to travel to the USA or other countries because you will have a criminal record .
Imagine owning property (a firearm) will turn you into a felon if your possession licence expires. What an unjust law. We need to return to the old FAC system, where a licence is required for purchase only. Upon expiration of the FAC, one does not become a felon for simply owning a gun.
There is no question that the Harper government is worries about Canada's gun owners. How will they vote in 2015? Harper says the long gun registry is dead. Don't for one minute believe that the police are not using the registry.
Common sense should tell the Harper to stop treating lawful gun owners like potential criminals. You need to complain to your MP or PM.
Inky Mark, former MP, Dauphin, MB.
