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Firearms Poll a Sham

Ekos Research is currently conducting a poll of firearms owners using contact information obtained from the Canadian Firearms Centre (CFC). When the federal government was alerted to the existence of the poll they knew nothing about it and immediately began an investigation.

The O.F.A.H. shares the concern over this action expressed by the Canadian Shooting Sports Association (CSSA). The O.F.A.H. has written to the Minister of Public Safety to protest this action by the CFC and strongly agrees with the suggestion that if contacted by Ekos Research, all firearms owners should decline to participate in what is an obvious attempt to justify the continuation of the wasteful and badly flawed long gun registry. It is particularly disturbing that they would undertake this action when Bill C-391 to scrap the long gun registry is expected to come forward for Second Reading by the end of September, particularly since much of the information requested in the poll is already on their databases.

The CFC may have violated your privacy by releasing this information, despite assurances from the government of the day that this would never happen.

It is now more critical than ever that MPs support the passage of Bill C-391 that will bring an end to the long gun registry. If you live in a riding where your federal Member of Parliament is either Liberal or NDP, call their office immediately and urge them to support C-391.