I think the sections that I've talked about, especially the handgun ban, are not going to have any effect, and I have certain concerns about the prohibition orders.
The system we have now allows someone to make an anonymous complaint to a CFO. In my experience, those have been rapidly investigated. This new legislation asks people to stand before a judge to give evidence. In my experience of working with women at risk, that is one of the most dangerous things you can have them do, because there are going to be repercussions.
I would suggest, rather, that we start looking at investment into women's shelters. Women are most at risk in a domestic situation when they are about to leave or when they are about to call the police or another authority. We need to get them out of that situation. In my experience of working with my patients, very often women's shelters are filled, so where can those women go?
I don't see this new prohibition order having any beneficial effect. I see it acting even more as a boundary or hindrance for some parties. I think the current system works at acceptable levels, but in terms of the handgun bans, as I said before and I can restate, there's going to be no beneficial effect.
In terms of what we can do, we really need to start looking at root causes. They've mentioned that they've spent some money in some places. Why not spend more? The buyback of restricted firearms that we talked about last time is going to cost billions of dollars. We're looking at billions of dollars, but right now I can't get patients seen within six months for psychiatry. I just don't understand why we're not investing in those other areas.