The police say they know too, but can't prove it.
So there's a bit of a split: on one hand, you have people who act on impulse, who are impervious to the deterrence, and on the other, you have pros who think they've got a good chance of getting away with it.
In closing, one of the things the commission was trying to say was that you need to have an integrated and consistent approach to justice.
One thing struck me when I read these provisions. When you referred to the firearms registry, you said two new offences were being created: breaking and entering to steal of a firearm, and robbery to steal a firearm. For someone who wants to steal firearms, a weapon is far more desirable if it's unregistered. When the weapon is registered, it's a less attractive target for theft.
So it's hard to see the logic in "deregistering" firearms and creating new offences for individuals who break and enter to steal these weapons. These are contradictory efforts.