skip to main content (press enter)
 
 
CBCnews
Story Tools: EMAIL | PRINT | Text Size: S M L XL | REPORT TYPO | SEND YOUR FEEDBACK | Bookmark and Share

Gun-crime reporting rules go into effect this fall

Last Updated: Thursday, July 24, 2008 | 10:53 AM ET

The Canadian Press

Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day has signed off on a long-delayed requirement for police forces to report all guns they seize in connection with crimes to the national firearms registry.

Sections of the Public Agents Firearms Regulations that had not been implemented will finally come into effect Oct. 31, 10 years after Parliament approved them as part of the 1998 Firearms Act.

The unused sections of the regulations give all law-enforcement agencies a year to report guns they currently hold and 30 days for any newly recovered firearms to the Canadian Firearms Centre, which also handles the federal gun registry.

A notice was sent out sometime in June by chief firearms registrar Jeffrey Brant, advising agencies that the regulations will take effect this fall.

The implementation date was put back several times over the last five years after bureaucrats made technical revisions.

  •  
Story Tools: EMAIL | PRINT | Text Size: S M L XL | REPORT TYPO | SEND YOUR FEEDBACK | Bookmark and Share
 

Canada Headlines

Suspect in LaFortune assault identified
Police in Regina and Calgary have obtained Canada-wide warrants for a suspect in two serious assaults on 26-year-old Dustin LaFortune, who was dropped off in grave condition at a Regina hospital in April.
Arctic sovereignty a priority: Harper Video
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has embarked on a five-day tour of the Arctic region, a trip that has become an annual event to demonstrate Canada's sovereignty in the Far North.
Many G20 accused will have charges dropped Video
The Crown is not proceeding with the criminal cases against many of the people who were charged in protests during June's G20 summit in Toronto.
Ontario debt tops $200B
Ontario's Liberal government reached a deficit of $19.3 billion in 2009-10, boosting the province's debt to well over $200 billion.
Study tries new approach to homeless
A hotel for the homeless has opened in downtown Vancouver as part of a national effort to reduce the number of people living on Canadian streets.

People who read this also read …

Top CBCNews.ca Headlines

Headlines

Arctic sovereignty a priority: Harper Video
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has embarked on a five-day tour of the Arctic region, a trip that has become an annual event to demonstrate Canada's sovereignty in the Far North.
Police chiefs endorse long-gun registry Video
The head of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police says members at their annual meeting in Edmonton have endorsed a national firearms strategy that includes a recommendation for a public relations campaign to explain the value of the long-gun registry — a program the Conservative government is trying to scrap.
Suspect in LaFortune assault identified
Police in Regina and Calgary have obtained Canada-wide warrants for a suspect in two serious assaults on 26-year-old Dustin LaFortune, who was dropped off in grave condition at a Regina hospital in April.
Somalia suicide bomber kills 8: reports
A suicide bomber and a gunman stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital Tuesday, officials said, reportedly killing eight people.
Trapped Chilean miners get 1st supplies
Rescue workers have begun assessing 33 trapped Chilean miners and engineers have begun drilling holes to deliver supplies and ultimately provide a way out.

Features

The week in pictures
PHOTO GALLERYThe week in pictures
Images in the news