LPC Policy #47
Party of Canada Policy #47:
LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA Policy Workshops to the 2006 leadership and biennial convention
November 29 – December 3 , 2006 47) Gun Control WHEREAS the cancellation of the gun registry is part of the Conservative Party’s program; and WHEREAS the Conservative government has started to slash into the registry by ending requirements to register long guns; and WHEREAS police forces have continually supported the gun registry and spoken out against efforts by the Conservative government to weaken or end it; and WHEREAS the continued support of police forces for a total gun registry is a strong indication of the capacity of the current system to reduce the harm caused by guns; and WHEREAS certain dangerous weapons are not found on the current list of illegal weapons; and WHEREAS it is necessary to continue to effectively control the possession and use of guns; BE IT RESOLVED that the Liberal Party of Canada take the necessary steps: 1. to counter the efforts by the Conservative government to end or reduce the scope of the current gun registry that was enacted by parliament several years ago; 2. to review the classification of guns so that semi-automatic weapons, be classified as an illegal weapons; and 3. to enact more severe laws to better control the possession and use of guns. Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec) |