Sir, if I can operationally explain.... The licence verification element exists today. Individuals can check the validity of a licence.
In doing so, the process generally assumes that both parties are present when that is occurring so that a person isn't just arbitrarily check the validity of somebody's licence. The process, when you would call the firearms program, would be first to confirm your identity. We want to be sure that we are actually speaking to you. Once we've done that, we would, if the buyer were present, ask to speak to the buyer and would confirm the licence information of the buyer. If the individual is, in fact, present and there was some reason why the reference number could not be issued, that information would be communicated directly to the buyer at that point, and he or she would take whatever action is necessary to correct the situation.