Let's look at the current situation. The transition home network in Quebec costs $60 million. Putting people in prison is very expensive. Here we are talking about $3 million to save the lives, not of one woman, but of many women. We see this every day in the safe homes: when spouses are armed, it's a lot more of a concern. These individuals are not known criminals; often they do not have a criminal record. Allowing the police to seize guns when there is domestic violence would save more than one life. In fact, $3 million is not that much money.
On May 6th, 2010. See this statement in context.