Particularly when it comes to handguns that are registered to the licensed owner, it's legal suicide for somebody to buy handguns to divert them to the illegal market. They are tied to them both by serial number and registration certificate, and that's why in the homicide and shooting cases I've done and that my colleagues do, police investigate, particularly in the city of Ottawa but also elsewhere. We see guns illegally smuggled into the country as being the handguns that are used in violent crimes.
On October 20th, 2022. See this statement in context.