Thank you.
Mr. Smith, you were quoted as saying that should IPSC be granted an exemption, “We will become the gateway to handgun ownership in Canada and can expect a huge increase in membership. This has been brought up because they do not want to end up with IPSC being used for general shooters to acquire handguns and not truly be competitors.”
I think that gets to the heart of the issue we have. I have heard from constituents and advocates. Their concern about opening this up further is that IPSC could become, as you said, “the gateway to handgun ownership”.
I'm wondering how we can ensure that's not going to happen—IPSC becoming the gateway to circumventing the freeze we put on handgun ownership.