Cullen votes to abolish gun registry
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Updated: November 25, 2009 9:19 AM
Skeena MP Nathan Cullen was happy to support a House of Commons vote to abolish the controversial long-gun registry this month.
Passing by a final tally of 164 to 137, the private members bill is now headed to a second reading.
“It was important to vote the way I did because that was the mandate given to me by the Northwest,” Cullen said.
“I have always said that when there was a clear opportunity to vote to scrap the long-gun registry I would do just that.”
“There was no hesitation on my part whatsoever.”
“Here’s hoping that we can now have an adult conversation about gun control in Canada.”
Cullen said that he did take serious issue with a series of advertisements that ran on the radio and in print prior to the vote that made it appear as though he was on the fence about supporting the bill.
“Those ads were really to embarrass or bully MPs to vote one way or the other,” he said.
“It’s really beneath any government in Canada to use millions of dollars to try and embarass or bully MPs into voting one way or another. We need to vote for our constituents.”
The firearms registry was first brought to the House of Commons in 1993.
If the current bill is passed, the long-gun registry would be no longer, but a firearms permit would still be required and handguns would still have to be registered.
