Layton takes on gun control

The roots of Canada's gun problems are in the United States, and an NDP government would lobby the Americans for better gun control south of the border to improve things in this country, Jack Layton said Thursday.

"What we are focusing on is the increasing evidence that the biggest problem is illegal guns coming in from the U.S.," Layton told reporters. "We're proposing going across the border to the U.S. and actively engaging in lobbying to have gun-control laws in the U.S. strengthened."

Layton said his party does not support the scrapping of the billion-dollar federal gun registry, implemented under the Liberal government.

So, what we have here is a case where Canadians somehow feel justified in trying to influence American laws? Somehow, I just don't think Americans will be interested in the Canadian opinion on the matter. And given how Canada has reacted to the firearm registry, I can't imagine that the Canadians are going to feel much support for this new idea either.

Posted on 2004-06-04 20:00:23.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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