Rural Liberal MPs ‘awfully nervous’ about upcoming gun legislation, any tinkering could be trouble

Rural Liberal MPs who won their ridings by slight margins in the last election are nervous about any new gun laws, despite promises the upcoming legislation won't be a new gun registry.

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale is expected to table the firearms legislation this spring. Mr. Goodale met with the Liberal caucus on Feb. 21 for an ‘update and consult’ session on the legislation and now opposition MPs want to meet with the minister to offer their input.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA

April 3, 2017

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is expected to table legislation this spring to get handguns and assault weapons off the streets and promises not to create a new national long-gun registry, but some rural Liberal MPs say they are anxious about any tinkering of the gun laws. “They’re awfull...

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