I think there are a number of factors in play. First of all is the media. Everything that most people learn about firearms comes from either a Hollywood movie or watching the CBC, and quite frankly neither one of them is very accurate.
Firearms ownership in Canada is a huge step. It takes months to get a firearms licence, and of course right now with the firearms centre being backed up for at least eight or nine months on the services we actually pay for, we are not even seeing that. People can't get courses. There's no availability.
We're trying to get people safe here. All the safety things, every safety measure that has been legitimate and actually saves lives, came from our community. It didn't come from an airy-fairy world of, “Jeez, maybe we'll try this.” We know what to do with this. That's why our safety record is as impeccable as it is.
Thank you.