Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have a petition representing the views of over 290 constituents which I wish to present to the House.
The petition states that public safety is the number one priority of the criminal justice system and that the target for all gun control laws in the Criminal Code of Canada must be that criminals are a danger to that public safety.
These petitioners make three requests to Parliament. They ask Parliament to support laws that will severely punish all violent criminals. They ask Parliament to recognize the right of all law-abiding citizens to own and use firearms. They ask Parliament to support legislation that would repeal or modify existing firearms legislation that does not improve public safety.