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(FYI - I don't actually own guns. I got my license because I thought I was going to inherit my dad's guns when he died, and then...well, there's a whole story)
Here's the first thing: Education. Education on how hard it is to actually get a gun in this country. I was genuinely shocked (in a good way!) when I went through the requirements. It's not 'slightly harder than the USA' which is what I think most Canadians expect, it's a completely different process.
I think that if more Canadians understood what they need to go through to get a gun (the course, the licensing, the waiting periods, the background tracking, the storage and transportation requirements, etc.), there would be less demand for "STRONGER GUN LAWS" that aren't meaningful.
Second thing: Better border controls. Because let's be clear - nearly all gun crime in Canada is carried out with unregistered illegally imported guns, mostly by people who don't have licenses to start with.
Third. Actually, this is something Bill 21 got right. Make it easier to block or strip licenses from people who have any history of violence. We could do better here. If a domestic partner files battery charges but then drops them, that should be a HUGE HUGE RED FLAG!
I was very pleased to discover that I couldn't get my license without approval of my wife (or hypothetical ex-partners), but we could do better.
As for banning guns and accessories, make the bans functional rather than aesthetic. Ban guns that can be converted to auto-fire with a 3D-printed cap. Ban long guns that share a magazine with a pistol (which can have a larger magazine). Ban guns that are designed for concealed carry. (I guess they did this by banning all handguns, but it was inadvertent).
I'm sure others could add more refinements, but it comes down to this: The more I learned about gun laws in Canada, the more I realized that the restrictions brought in by the Liberals have been legal theatre, rather than safety-driven legislation.
I agree with you fully on that point.
In my mind, the penalties for being caught with an illegal firearm should be far more severe. It should be a long, mandatory prison sentence. This seems like an obvious first step. I don't see how further restricting legal owners will solve the sorts of problems that we want solved when we think about gun crime.