" instead of action on violence , we used the provincial long gun registry , who became a slash bureaucratic nightmare to responsible hunting , farmers and rural taxpayers . it cost canadians some about $ 2 billion and it hasn ' t done a thing to reduce rifle violence . " said harper . the governments have provided pardon for possessing gun purchases . at this time there is no legislation set before the house of commons . conservative garry breitkreuz from saskatchewan draft the proposed creating the long - gun registry .
Garry Breitkreuz is a member of the Conservative Party.