One of the categories of concern we've heard about is from law-abiding firearms owners in Canada. There is some language in the preamble of the bill that is designed to reassure people in that community, but there's nothing in the text of the bill that actually provides substantive reassurance that there won't be, for instance, the collection of data that would effectively amount to a backdoor long gun registry. We have heard some witnesses propose what we've discussed before, which is the possibility of an amendment in the text of the bill that would very clearly prevent that kind of an evolution. Ms. Cianfarani, do you have thoughts on whether that type of an amendment would be acceptable to the people you represent?
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