Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and thank you to both witnesses for being here.
Dr. Langmann, thank you for your comments in regard to youth deterrence and youth at risk initiatives there. I agree that it's something we need to be focused on.
I'm a firm believer—and I think the evidence is clear, as you've indicated—that Bill C-21 is flawed. I've only been on this committee for five or six meetings, but most of the witnesses I've see at this committee have been critical of aspects of Bill C-21 as it's proposed. We've seen that pieces of this legislation are already covered in existing laws. This has been mentioned by many witnesses.
This seems to be ideologically based on a fear of firearms. We've seen what can only be described as a complete lack of understanding of sport shooting, recreational airsoft, recreational firearm use at ranges and the culture that is built around not only the safe but legal use of firearms.
We have all heard the saying that if you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Some would think that you can legislate away gun violence, but the fact is, those who would use a gun to commit a crime will likely not care about laws or the good intentions behind the creation of those laws.
I'm kind of curious about that. What practical advice would you give this committee on what we need to add to Bill C-21? Is Bill C-21 or sections of it even worthy of saving? Where do we start, and what do we need to do to fix it?