QUEBEC CITY, Que. — The vote in the House of Commons on a bill that would scrap the long gun registry has hit home in Quebec.

Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe will undoubtedly use the likely failure of the gun registry to bolster support.

And the Parti Quebecois says if Canada won't get serious about gun control -- Quebec should.

The opposition PQ wants the province to take over responsibility for its portion of the federal long gun registry -- using Ottawa's money to do it.

Quebec has been among the most vocal supporters of the long gun registry which has been mired in controversy over its effect on curbing violent crime and its hefty price tag.

Quebecers are so passionate about it, one Bloc Quebecois MP suffering from swine flu showed up with a face mask just to vote against the bill.

With the 20th anniversary of the Massacre at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal just a month away, gun control is likely to remain a hot topic in the province.