EDITOR (Hope you're not suggesting a knife registry)

EDITOR (Hope you're not suggesting a knife registry)
Date: Oct 3, 2006 9:41 AM
PUBLICATION: The Ottawa Sun
DATE: 2006.10.03
EDITION: Final
SECTION: Editorial/Opinion
PAGE: 12
ILLUSTRATION: photo of BOB RAE Unlikely Grit saviour
COLUMN: Letters to the Editor
WORD COUNT: 386

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Letters to the Editor Column

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IN LIGHT of the recent violence on buses and around our city, am I the
only one that finds it ironic that it's easier for a juvenile to
purchase a serrated hunting knife than it is to buy a pack of
cigarettes? Is nobody else a little chilled when they see these knife
shops in our malls? Maybe we should start taking a hard look at the
manufacturers and retailers of what is now the "weapon of choice" for
our youth. People rant about the lack of necessity for handguns but take
a look at the knives that are available at your local mall. Unless we're
expecting Green Berets to shop here, why are these weapons so readily
available?

TONY RICHES

EDITOR (Hope you're not suggesting a knife registry)

WITH THE debate as to whether or not to abolish the firearms registry
now in full swing, it seems there is confusion as to the difference
between licensing and registration. Abolishing the registry will have no
effect on licensing, which deals with background checks and allows
officers to know whether or not someone is a legal firearms owner.
Licensing will remain as it is. To those who honestly did not know the
difference, consider yourselves educated. To those who deliberately
mislead the public by suggesting that changes to the registry system
would somehow affect the licensing system, shame on you.

MATT BROWN
EDMONTON

EDITOR (It's an issue shrouded in misinformation)