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 From: penny@pen.rhys 
  
 On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 13:14:41 GMT, LC@dinkerson.com (Ladies Choice) 
 wrote: 
  
 >In article , justaskmeforit@shaw.ca says... 
 >> 
 >>Ladies Choice wrote: 
 >> 
 >>>>But this has nothing to do with your statement that the registry revokes 
 >>>>licenses. It does not. 
 >>> 
 >>> 
 >>> How do you figure?  Seems to have everything to do with the registry 
 aiding 
 >in 
 >>> the process of revoking liscences.  When the courts revoke a liscence, 
 the 
 >>> police now have the tool to make sure that a person who has had his 
 lisence 
 >>> revoked, gets rid of ALL his guns. 
 >> 
 >>Do you really think that is worth 2 billion dollars? 
 > 
 >I have no idea, the worth is intangiable because it is in potential lives 
 >saved.  Personally, no, I don't think it's worth it, but then I don't put a 
 lot 
 >of value in most other people's lives.  Other people, who feel that human 
 life 
 >is worth a lot, might think that 2 billion dollars is a real bargain. 
 > 
 >>The registry has 
 >>nothing to do with revoking licenses. Remember, the owner is licensed, 
 >>the gun is registered. 
 > 
 >So what exactly are these cops trying to accomplish when they're accessing 
 the 
 >registry so often? (5000 times a day, according to Penny). 
  
 Scroll down to CANADIAN FIREARMS REGISTRY ON-LINE: 
  
 http://www.cfc-ccaf.gc.ca/media/program_statistics/default_e.asp 
  
 Penny 
  
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