No, absolutely not. In fact, I think it would be safer, because I believe there'll be more peace officers on the beat. The resources that go into maintaining this registry by police forces all up and down this country have reduced the number of officers out on the street, officers performing social interventions and improvements, all that sort of thing. In addition, they'll be able to bolster anti-smuggling squads, because a lot of firearms are coming in from the United States.
Back in the day when Bill C-68 was passed, Mr. Rock, the justice minister at the time, promised to increase smuggling squads. He failed to deliver on that promise. In fact, I think if they were truthful, police chiefs up and down the country would tell you they actually lost resources rather than gained them, because they have to have people to babysit the registry.