Public Safety committee  That could be a family member.

Public Safety committee  They could—

Public Safety committee  —but the abuser would still be prohibited from owning or possessing that firearm. If the abuser breached that, the abuser would be subject to a criminal—

Public Safety committee  No.

Public Safety committee  Yes, it's at section 104 of the Firearms Act, which is the provision that deals with “inspection of a dwelling-house”.

Public Safety committee  I can just confirm that “gun collection” is a defined term within the Firearms Act. It's at section 30.

Public Safety committee  It is possible that section 101 of the Firearms Act could be engaged if a business does not comply with the requirements of a business licence. In a situation where the firearms business does not retain transaction records, either the business or the person could be subject to prosecution under section 101.

Public Safety committee  It is correct that the CFO has the right to review business records to ensure compliance with the regulatory requirements of the Firearms Act. However, if they want to enter the property to inspect, they do have to have reasonable grounds to believe, and that would require traditional authorization.

Public Safety committee  No, it's not specifically a business. Sorry, I should clarify that.

Public Safety committee  In some circumstances, yes.

Public Safety committee  If, during the normal regulatory inspections, a firearms officer starts to believe that he has come across evidence of a criminal nature, then it would convert to a criminal investigation and the normal legal standards that apply for such an investigation would come into effect.

Public Safety committee  There would be no specifically identifying information that would be retained by the firearms businesses. The information relates to the date of the purchase, the firearms licence number, and the make, model, and other descriptive information of the firearm that was sold.

Public Safety committee  Hi. My name is Paula Clarke. I'm counsel at the Department of Justice. The act is proposing to create an authority for the Governor in Council in the future to be able to grandfather by regulation any firearm that is later redetermined to be prohibited. This is so if it were initially determined to be restricted or non-restricted, and if further information comes to the attention of the Canadian firearms program and a redetermination is made that the firearm is prohibited, a simpler mechanism is in place to allow the government to very quickly grandfather the existing owners and to give them time to come into compliance with the licensing requirements for prohibited firearms.

Justice committee  The definition?

Justice committee  Possession and trafficking in VINs?