The key factor to consider when determining the fate of the federal long gun registry is whether or not it prevents crime. That was its initial objective. That is how Jean Chretien's Liberal government justified the nearly $2 billion that has been spent on the project and a bureaucracy that continues to consume between $87 million (RCMP estimate) and $106 million (Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimate) annually.
Read Original at: The National Post (Canada)