This evening, a majority of the Members of the House of Commons voted to maintain the long-gun registry. You can read the stories here, here and here.
This is great news.
Never before have police boards, police chiefs and police associations come together in such a concerted manner. This cohesiveness has been critical during the drive to educate voters and parliamentarians on why the long-gun registry must be maintained.
To the parliamentarians who voted to maintain the registry, I say thank you.
Thank you for recognizing that the long-gun registry is an important tool in keeping police officers safe.
Thank you for recognizing that the long-gun registry helps keep our communities safe.
Thank you for maintaining this important tool in crime prevention and investigation.
And to Chief Bill Blair, President of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and his team -- thank you for being the leaders and the public face of this very important fight.
