As you mentioned earlier, you only have to listen to the news to see that the number of shootings is increasing in Montreal and Toronto. The danger is increasing. More and more innocent people are being shot and killed.
Some very serious offences are indeed covered by the provision repealing mandatory minimum sentences, such as robbery with a firearm, extortion with a firearm and discharging a firearm with intent. As for the rest, one thing must be understood: it is a whole. Someone who recklessly discharges a firearm may not have been aiming at a person. However, this brings me to the notion of public safety and the feeling of public safety.
People who live in neighbourhoods where gangs and organized groups are very active feel totally abandoned by Bill C‑5. They feel that, even if you didn't intend to hit someone with your gun, the result is the same. Fear sets in. Afterwards, people want to leave their neighbourhoods at all costs. In some neighbourhoods there is an exodus. Unfortunately, people who cannot afford to move become captives and cannot escape the hold that these criminals have on these neighbourhoods.
I repeat that the use of a firearm is not a selfless act. When a criminal is in possession of an illegal weapon, it is not just for fun. There is an intention behind it. The person intends to use it and is very likely to do so.