Gun Control hot topic for Manitoba MPs

By Ken Waddell Neepawa Banner & Press

The battle over gun control has been raging for 30 years or more. Millions of words and hundreds of millions of dollars have been expended. Gun control is an almost exclusively Liberal Party of Canada issue in an attempt to control gun violence. In spite of being advised by opposition politicians, farmers and hunting lobbyists that no amount of banning guns will actually reduce the violent use of firearms among criminals.

Dauphin-Swan RiverNeepawa Member of Parliament Dan Mazier recently held an on-line seminar with guest MP Rachel Dancho from Kildonan St. Paul. Two major topics were the Liberal Bill C-21, which threatens a major ban and buy back of guns, and the topic of crime. Dancho stated, “The Liberals think that coming after peoples’ firearms, people involved in the farming and hunting industry, is a good thing, but it does nothing to reduce crime.”

She went on to say,” Gun owners are the least likely to commit crimes because they don’t want to lose their guns.”

Farmers and hunters need their guns to protect livestock from predators