We have argued for a number of years that the Ruger Mini-14 should have been moved to restricted category—that was the gun used at Polytechnique—because of certain characteristics. There are also firearms that are sold as restricted weapons, like the AR-15, that should be prohibited. Recently we've seen a lot of press around sniper rifles, for example, and the fact that they're being sold as non-restricted firearms. Many would argue that the 50-calibres in particular should be prohibited.
So there are some issues around the classifications, and hence the concern about when these non-restricted weapons are no longer tracked. And remember, this bill not only eliminates the need to register the firearms, it also has no provision for recording the sale of firearms in the stores, a provision that has been in place since 1977, which at least allowed police a starting point. That is absent from this. There will be no information about who has these guns, and as a result, if they end up involved in crime or in the wrong hands, there's no way to hold people accountable.