To follow up on that, whatever the amount is, if it's $5 million, it's taxpayers' money and it does not take into account the individual contribution of the gun owner who has to pay to register. It does not take into account the aggravation of paperwork and all of those factors. Given the lack of evidence that the long gun registry is effective in reducing crime, because many of these owners are duck hunters and farmers, really what evidence is there that this should be continued in terms of the benefit to the cost ratio?
On May 30th, 2006. See this statement in context.