With extensive and continuous background checks on applicants and licence holders, about 9,000 firearms licences have been refused or revoked by public safety officials. That is over 70 times more revocations from potentially dangerous individuals since December 1, 1998, compared to the total for the last five years under the old program.
(a) There are no statistics available for this type of scenario;
(b) This would constitute an administrative rejection which is not included in the 9,000 refusals or revocations;
(c) There are no statistics available for this type of inquiry;
(d) 177 firearms applications within the refusal process subsequently resulted in the issuance of a licence;
(e) 9,000 firearms licences have been refused or revoked. There are no statistics available that indicate how many people have lied on their application form;
(f) The Canadian firearms centre does not have any statistics available on false declarations.
Even though there are no statistics compiled on the accusations or situations of false declarations, it is clearly stipulated in section 106(1) of the Firearms Act :
It is an offence to knowingly make a false or misleading statement, either orally or in writing, or to knowingly fail to disclose relevant information, for the purpose of obtaining a permit, a registration certificate or an authorization.
Every person who commits an offence under Section 106:
(a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or
(b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction