—I do not represent any organization. I am not a member of the National Firearms Association. I do not represent any firearms organization.
I am here as an individual criminologist because I am in two departments at Simon Fraser: the department of criminology, as well as the faculty of business. My training was in statistical methodology. I have published analytical statistical papers in criminology, marketing, business, and economics. So I feel perfectly qualified.
For the last 15 years I have published criminological journals, in peer-reviewed criminological journals, and this is what my university uses to evaluate my research. This is an academic competence. I am here as an academic criminologist.