I think it is naive to think that it costs us $4 million to administer the registry.
We are forgetting about two things. First of all, we are forgetting that it has not been updated for years. Secondly, we are forgetting about the cost of lawsuits. Let us not forget that the Firearms Act does not provide for the registration of firearms alone, but also for the legal prosecution of offenders. There is a cost associated with that.
For instance, if one million firearms are not registered, will the government invest the requisite money in order to prosecute these individuals who, according to the law—I would remind you of this—may be given a 7-year prison term?