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There is some debate as to whether frontline police officers oppose the registry.

Opponents of the registry cite an online straw poll to suggest 92 % regular officers believe that the registry is ineffective and should be dismantled ; that poll, conducted by Cst.

Randy Kuntz of the Edmonton Police Service, was open to active police members only through an online forum in a popular police-related magazine where respondents were all confirmed Canadian police officers.

In addition to this, Cst.

Kuntz solicited input from members of police forces across Canada through various means of advertising to promote awareness of this poll.

After approximately fourteen months, 2631 Canadian police officers responded to this survey.

Of the 2631 respondents, 2410 voted to scrap the registry.

A newly released RCMP report shows 81 % of police officers are in favour of the registry.