Quebec gun owners mobilizing this weekend to thwart proposed registry

Protesters against Quebec'sproposed long-gun registry are taking a stand this weekend.

Close to 80 people gathered in front of Parti QubcoisLeader Pierre Karl Pladeau's office to protest on Saturday.

They say the registry is a waste of taxpayer money, and itwon'timprove public safety.

The Liberals tabled the long-gun registry bill last December. Itwould cost around $20 million dollars to set up.The PQis still reviewing the bill.

Protester Gino Marrabelieves it's nothing but a political ploy.

"It's just a political game they're playing on our backs, to try to gain votes," he said.

Franois Picard, who was also at the protest, said that kind of money could be better spent elsewhere.

"If the government [took] this money, to bring it back to mental health, that [would] be a better thing," he said.

A group called Touscontreunregistrequbcois(a collective citizens group against theregistry)organized the protest outside Pladeau'sSaint-Jrmeoffice.

Protestersalso visited the offices of PQ MNAAlexandreCloutierinAlma, Que.

Another protest is planned for Sundayin Thetford Mines, outside theriding office of Forests, Wildlife and Parks Minister LaurentLessard.