OTTAWA — A federal bill to scrap the registration of long guns will be introduced in Parliament on Tuesday.
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is among three Conservative MPs who plan to visit a farm near Ottawa to discuss the long-anticipated move.
The Tories argue the registration of rifles and shotguns is wasteful and unnecessary.
The government says it continues to support licensing of people who own firearms and the registration of prohibited and restricted weapons.
An internal RCMP evaluation found the federal gun registry was a useful tool for police.
Last year MPs defeated a Tory private member’s bill to kill the long-gun registry.