Madam Speaker, this is one of those issues where the rights of individuals are weighed against the rights and the higher interest of the total community.
It really is time for those who are opponents of gun control to come around to the realization, with the kind of registration and the millions that have been supported by the citizens of Canada, that citizens of Canada want to see a firearms legislation. They want to see it in place so that the higher interests of the community in terms of public safety, access to the law enforcement agencies and general heightening of awareness of the responsibility associated with firearms is the framework within which the public interest will be served.