By Larry S. Moore and John Salyers

Editors Note: Just as this commentary was to be posted, National Review Online published a related piece, Canada Blames Us by John R. Lott Jr. Please be sure to check it out.

Judging from this (Canada) National Post story, Toronto might as well be on the verge of posting signs at the city limits welcoming criminals - maybe even providing visiting criminals directions signs to the nearest city central depot so the criminals can obtain all the weapons they need with one stop burglary.

Quotes from Toronto Mayor Miller include, "Store guns in central depot" and "No reason to have a firearm at home". And despite the fact that (according to Eric Greer of the Ontario Arms Collectors Association) Toronto has had a handgun registration law since 1934, Mayor Miller has decided to blame, not failed gun control laws, America for his city's problems.

We often hear reports of so-called "reasonable" gun laws. "What's wrong with at least registering your guns, like you do your car?", they ask. A quick look at that example reveals the falacy of the argument. We all know that automobile registration does not curb crime. Cars are still stolen and registration has become another series of taxes from sales taxes, title transfer taxes, E-Check taxes (in some counties), and license taxes.

Registering of the law abiding citizens and their guns has nothing to do with crime. When any gun control measure is passed and when crime does not drop, the gun grabbers' answer is to say that more drastic actions are needed. After all, because those politicians properly elected to lead, serve and protect us must do something to justify their public salaries, and since they can't admit failure, they continue to come after the only guns they are smart enough to find and that is the registered firearms.

If you confuse Mayor Miller of Toronto with Mayor Coleman or Councilman Mendel of Columbus, it's not surprising. Liberal anti-gun politicians must all read the same play book to develop their thoughts. And if you think the current "assault weapon laws" in Toledo, Columbus, Cincinnati, etc. are as bad as they can get enough, try looking into the future prospects. It doesn't require clairvoyance or a crystal ball, only a slight gaze north to Toronto.

Or maybe we can, for a change, take a look at the South to Mexico.

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