Long Gun Registry

• Gun-control advocates call for Quebec to crack down on people who don’t register firearms

  The Quebec government wants to make it easier for gun owners to register their long guns. So far, less than half of the guns in the province have been registered.

  Politics

  Aug 20, 2019
  
• Quebec credits new gun registry law for spike in number of voluntary surrenders

  Between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019, 5,250 long-guns were voluntarily given to authorities to be destroyed, according to provincial police spokeswoman Joyce Kemp.

  Canada

  May 18, 2019
  
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• Trudeau having ‘lots of conversations’ about next steps, has no plans to resurrect long-gun registry

  Trudeau says his government has already moved forward with "common-sense gun legislation" that will deepen background checks and impose "reasonable limits" on the transport of weapons.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2018
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• Bill Kelly: Canada has a gun problem too

  Statistics show that gun violence and gun deaths are on the rise right across the country.

  Mar 21, 2018
• Liberal bill not designed to restore long-gun registry: public safety minister

  The bill will address concerns raised by the information commissioner over the RCMP allegedly destroying gun registry data in violation of Access to Information laws, Ralph Goodale said.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2017
• Retired police officers warn Quebec against starting costly gun registry

  Twenty-one years after the introduction of the federal long-gun registry, Quebec is making progress on creating its own database of non-restricted firearms.

  Politics

  May 23, 2016
• New Brunswick man whose daughter fatally shot wants gun registry debate reopened

  A New Brunswick man whose young daughter was gunned down in a robbery 29 years ago is calling for a renewed debate on the federal long-gun registry.

  Crime

  Feb 2, 2016
• 5 Montreal stories you must read this week: December 4

  From the city's tiniest sidewalk to the greatest honour for a Montreal Canadiens legend, here are the top five stories Global News covered in Montreal this week.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2015
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• Quebec tables bill to set up a long-gun registry

  The Quebec government has tabled a bill to establish a provincial long-gun registry.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2015
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• Reality Check: Would the NDP or Liberals bring back the long gun registry?

  At a Wednesday campaign stop in rural Lancaster, Ont., Conservative leader Stephen Harper turned to a favourite subject: the gun registry.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2015