Mr. Speaker, I have one petition to present today.
The petitioners believe that public safety is the number one priority of the criminal justice system. They believe the existing firearms regulations are more than enough to ensure public safety.
They are requesting that Parliament do three things: first, support laws that will severely punish all violent criminals who use weapons in the commission of crime; second, support new Criminal Code firearm control provisions that recognize and protect the right of law-abiding citizens to own and use recreational firearms; and, third, support legislation that will repeal and modify existing gun control laws, which have not improved public safety or have proven not to be cost effective or have proven to be overly complex so as to be ineffective and/or unenforceable.