Thank you very much, and thank you to the committee for allowing me to make a comment here. It's difficult for me to sit back and simply observe what's happening without making a comment on what Mr. Garrison has just said.
The CZ was alright to own for more than 10 years, and it appeared as if there were an arbitrary decision made at some point to suddenly criminalize a large number of people. In fact, it's not even known how many people would be caught by this reclassification.
There appeared to be no point for it, and I think for the people who are responsible for the classification to suddenly change their mind on something that was legally owned and had not been a problem for 10 years indicates why we have put this legislation in place to prevent this kind of thing.
The other impression that is often left in regard to the authorization to transport is that somehow suddenly you will be able to carry firearms wherever you wish. I'd like to point out to the committee that this does not change any of the restrictions that normally would apply in transporting firearms. You can still only transport your firearm where the licence allows you to, meaning to the shooting range, or basically a gunsmith, or that kind of thing.
To give the impression that suddenly guns will be carried all over our provinces is completely false. It does not change anything. I may not have a chance in the House to point this out, but I'd like to point it out to this committee.
I thank the committee for allowing me to make those comments.
Thank you.