Gun Bill in the House

A Conservative bill to end the long-gun registry in Canada received a first reading in the House of Commons last week.

Thunder Bay-Rainy River M-P John Rafferty, who is supporting the bill, says it could return to the house within the next few weeks for another vote.

"I don't know what the timing is on it," says Rafferty. "It's really up to the Conservative government to see this bill through the House of Commons and into the Senate. I'm anticipating sometime in the next three weeks it will come back for its second reading and ultimately its first vote."

Rafferty supports the bill because it focuses solely on long-guns.