Mr. Speaker, my constituents from Okanagan-Similkameen-Merritt call on Parliament to reject any proposals which might add to the existing regulatory restrictions regarding firearms; to respect the integrity of law-abiding, responsible firearms owners; to cause the Government of Canada to take such measures as are necessary to provide for strict enforcement of existing statutes governing the use of firearms in the commission of a criminal offence, with particular emphasis on the rigorous use of section 85 of the Criminal Code; and to provide strict sentencing guidelines and mandatory sentences for anyone convicted of the use or possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime in which violence is threatened or actually used.
I concur with my petitioners.