I want to know, first of all, when you're talking in this particular instance about an individual using a long gun to commit a crime, what possible rationale would dictate in this scenario that we would have been better off not having a registry? I think the argument has just been made that it needs to be more effectively used or that we need to be tougher on those individuals who are getting these guns. The fact of the matter is, whether or not it's in domestic situations or elsewhere, the vast majority of crimes are not premeditated—oftentimes they are first-time offences—and that when weapons are in a home there is a much greater likelihood of violence occurring.
And it is very helpful for the police to know a weapon is there. I used to be on the Durham Regional Police Services Board, and I can tell you that the program was a vital resource for us.
And these comments—