GUN REGISTRY DOESN'T PROTECT WOMEN, SAYS MAUSER:

GUN REGISTRY DOESN'T PROTECT WOMEN, SAYS MAUSER: The Conservatives’ pledge to end the long-gun registry this fall when Parliament reconvenes is already prompting howls that the heartless Tories are removing an important tool that protects vulnerable women. Such claims may make good sound bites, but they are not factually based. This conclusion is buttressed by a special request to Statistics Canada I made in July concerning spousal homicides since 1995. In my analysis I found no support for the claim that the long-gun registry has been effective. As far as I can determine, the long-gun registry has not saved a single woman’s life. For further analysis see Bill C-391 - Countering Ten Misleading Claims, which is available at [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] spousal murders (with and without guns) have slowly been declining since the mid-1970s. An aging society simply has fewer murderers. There is no empirical support for the claim that the long-gun registry has reduced spousal homicides. (Excerpts from The long-gun registry and spousal homicide by Dr. Gary Mauser -- [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] – August 12, 2011)