moved:
Motion No. 84
That Bill C-68 be amended by adding immediately after line 34 on page 29 the following the new article:
"51.1 (1) A person shall not import or export a firearm that has not been rendered inoperative by a secure locking device.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "secure locking device" means a device that a ) cannot be opened or unlocked except with an electronic, magnetic or mechanical key or an alphanumeric combination lock; and b ) once installed on an unrestricted firearm or a restricted firearm, prevents it from shooting.
(3) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
(4) A person who has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1) is deemed not to have been convicted of a criminal offence.
(5) An offence referred to in subsection (1) does not constitute an offence for the purposes of the Criminal Records Act.
(6) For greater certainty, notwithstanding sub section (4), the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to summary conviction offences apply to an offence referred to in subsection (1).
(7) For greater certainty, nothing in this section prevents the punishment to which a person might otherwise be lawfully sentenced on a conviction for an offence referred to in sub- section (1).
Motion No. 135
That Bill C-68 be amended by adding after line 24, on page 51, the following new Clause:
"103.1 (1) A person shall not complete the assembly or manufacture of a firearm without equipping the firearm with a secure locking device.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "secure locking device" means a device that a ) cannot be opened or unlocked except with an electronic, magnetic or mechanical key or an alphanumeric combination lock; and b ) once installed on an unrestricted firearm or a restricted firearm, prevents it from shooting.
(3) Every person who commits an offence under sub section (1) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.
(4) A person who has been convicted of an offence under subsection (1) is deemed not to have been convicted of a criminal offence.
(5) An offence referred to in subsection (1) does not constitute an offence for the purposes of the Criminal Records Act.
(6) For greater certainty, notwithstanding sub section (4), the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to summary conviction offences apply to an offence referred to in subsection (1).
(7) For greater certainty, nothing in this section prevents the punishment to which a person might otherwise be lawfully sentenced on a conviction for an offence referred to in subsection (1).