Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to thank the witnesses for being here with us today and welcome them to the committee. We are grateful for their expertise in the subject.
Mr. Friedman, I found your comments about the definition of a firearm extremely interesting, and about when an item becomes a firearm. Am I wrong in saying that you are not generally in favour of more legislation or regulations?
Would it be preferable to provide a better definition of firearms right in the Criminal Code rather than establishing a list of banned weapons?
We could, for example, define what a military-style firearm is, and everything pertaining to firearms. Even if we were to draw up a list of banned weapons, similar weapons would remain on the market without being placed on the list.
Would it not be more productive to have more clearly defined firearms and to legislate accordingly?