Madam Speaker, I have two petitions dealing with firearms.
The petitioners, 515 in total, request that Parliament support laws which will severely punish all violent criminals who use weapons in the commission of a crime, support new Criminal Code firearms control provisions which recognize and protect the right of law-abiding citizens to own and use recreational firearms, and support legislation which will repeal and modify existing gun control laws which have not improved public safety, have proven not to be cost effective or have proven to be overly complex so as to be ineffective and unenforceable.