the gun control laws

Bill C-68 consisted of 137 pages of new laws with respect to firearms and weapons. The first enabling regulations, introduced in November of last year, added a further 85 pages, while those regulations introduced on October 30, 1997 added approximately 65 pages to our changing laws—laws which affect each and every one of us.

Since the introduction of Bill C-68 in February of 1996, the Reform Party has repeatedly and relentlessly demanded the withdrawal of this ineffective piece of legislation. In an attempt to make Bill C-68 more palatable, we introduced over 250 amendments which were all rejected by the Liberal majority. Likewise, we endeavoured to make changes to the first set of regulations only to be met with fierce opposition from the governing Liberals. All of Reform's amendments were based on the testimony and recommendations of those with the most to lose from Bill C-68 -- firearm owners and organizations.

Seeing no perceivable way to amend the latest set of regulatio...