The federal Conservatives are calling the Liberal government's Bill C-71 "nothing but another gun registry," but Public Safety Minister and Regina-Wascana MP Ralph Goodale said that allegation, which has been bandied about for months, is "ludicrous."

In a release Thursday, Cypress Hills-Grasslands Conservative MP David Anderson said "Bill C-71 is nothing but another gun registry. It targets law-abiding gun owners demonstrating that the Justin Trudeau has given up on gangs and is ganging up on Canadians and the residents of Cypress Hills-Grasslands."

Goodale explained what this looks like from a Liberal standpoint.

"It's completely false, it's ludicrous. There is nothing in this legislation that in any way recreates a federal long gun registry. That was very clear in the testimony before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety that examined the legislation," Goodale continued. "They proposed an amendment that would specifically say 'nothing in this registration will ever be interpreted as the recreation of the federal long-gun registry.' That amendment was adopted unanimously in the committee and it's now a part of the law. So the allegation that there's anything like a registry here is just completely and utterly false."

Bill C-71 would bring about some new things, including enhanced background checks, mandatory record keeping, authorization to transport, and the classifications of firearms.

Regarding the enhanced background checks, in each province, the chief of firearms officer would be conducting a background on anyone applying for their PAL (Possession and Aquisition License). Anyone wanting to own a firearm would need their PAL before they could legally purchase a firearm. The police would have to examine the person's entire life looking for potential problems, whereas right now they only have to look back at the persons previous five years.

With the mandatory record keeping, it's as simple as it's put. The Liberal government's plan is to have firearm retailers keep a record of all the firearms sales and inventories.

The Liberal government is also hoping to tighten up on the rules revolving around carrying firearms away from home. Licensed gun owners now must possess an authorization to transport (ATT) if they are wanting to travel with any restricted firearms.