If you're talking about the recent long gun registry, Canada has always had much stricter gun legislation than the U.S.
This website gives a walk through of the process required to legally obtain a gun in Canada:
In 35 years of urban living in Canada, I've never seen a firearm that was not being carried by a law enforcement official. I do not know anyone who owns a fire arm.
This seems very different compared to some of the slogans I saw in the recent U.S. election where you could "vote and win a free gun". http://www.inquisitr.com/376318/vote-in-georgia-win-a-free-g...