C-21 , 39th Parliament, 1st session Monday, April 3, 2006, to Friday, September 14, 2007
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (non-registration of firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted)
Summary
Current status
At second reading in the House of Commons
Latest activity
Debate at second reading on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 (House of Commons)
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Monday, June 19, 2006
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, June 19, 2006 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 |
Consideration in committee
Not reached
Report stage
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Third reading
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First reading
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Second reading
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Third reading
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Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 174) | Garry Breitkreuz (Conservative) |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 174) | Sue Barnes (Liberal) |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 174) | Serge Ménard (Bloc Québécois) |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 174) | Joe Comartin (NDP) |
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Further reading
Australia's 1996 gun law reforms: faster falls in firearm deaths, firearm suicides, and a decade without mass shootings.
Chapman, S., P. Alpers, K. Agho and M. Jones.
Injury prevention, 12:365-72
Canadians defy stereotype and break gun-control rules.
Emhofer, Ken.
Christian Science Monitor, 35:7
Does gun control reduce crime or does crime increase gun control?.
Moorhouse, John C. and Brent Wanner.
CATO journal, 26:103-24
Firearms possession by 'non-state actors': the question of sovereignty.
Kopel, David B., Gallant, Paul and Joanne D. Eisen.
Texas review of law & politics, 8:373-436
Gun control: placing costs in context.
Boyd, Neil.
Canadian journal of criminology & criminal justice, 45:473-8
Long gun registration: a poorly aimed longshot.
Stenning, Philip C.
Canadian journal of criminology & criminal justice, 45:479-488
Straight shooting on gun control.
Kohn, Abigail A.
Reason, 37:20-5
The federal gun registry: an urgent need for independent, non-partisan research.
Gabor, Thomas.
Canadian journal of criminology & criminal justice, 45:489-98
Universal firearm registration in Canada: three perspectives.
Gabor, Thomas.
Canadian journal of criminology & criminal justice, 45:465-71