The first step in getting rid of the boondoggle known as the long gun registry was taken in the House of Commons on Wednesday. MPs voted to scrap the requirement to register individual rifles and shotguns -- a registry that has consumed more than $1 billion, been condemned for its wasteful and reckless spending by the Auditor General, and pitted urban residents against those who actually use guns as tools for hunting, sport shooting and predator control.

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