Madam Speaker, the second petition adds again to the growing number of people from Okanagan-Similkameen-Merritt who are opposed to any additional gun legislation. With this petition there are 1,356 people who now call on Parliament to oppose any further legislation for firearms acquisition and possession and to provide strict guidelines and mandatory sentencing for use or possession of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime.
The people of Okanagan-Similkameen-Merritt feel that we have a crime problem, not a gun problem. I agree.