An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act

Short title: Ending the Long-gun Registry Act Bill C-19 (41-1) Status: Royal assent received Type: House Government Bill Sponsor: Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety (Provencher) Latest stage: Royal assent Legislative

summary <div>A legislative

summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive

summary is available. <br/><br/>On October 2011, the Minister of Public Safety introduced Bill C-19,

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and Firearms Act (Ending the Long-gun Registry Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.<br/><br/>Bill C-19 amends the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act to remove the requirement to register firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted.

It also provides for the destruction of existing records, held in the Canadian Firearms Registry and under the control of chief firearms officers, that relate to the registration of such firearms.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2011-10-25) House of Commons — Second reading: Completed (2011-11-01) House of Commons — Consideration in committee: Completed (2011-11-30) House of Commons — Report stage: Completed (2012-02-07) House of Commons — Third reading: Completed (2012-02-15) Senate — First reading: Completed (2012-02-16) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2012-03-08) Senate — Consideration in committee: Completed (2012-03-29) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2012-04-04) LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/41-1/c-19