" instead of action on crime , we wanted the canadian long gun database , which became a unwieldy bureaucratic nightmare to profit hunters , fisheries and southern canadians . it saved taxpayers some ca $ 2 billion and it hasn ' t done a bit to reduce gun crime . " thought harper . the conservatives have provides amnesty for prohibited gun users . at this time there is no legislation written before the house of lords . republican garry breitkreuz from calgary tabled the law changing the long - gun designation .
Garry Breitkreuz is a member of the Conservative Party.