Mr. Speaker, I am as incredulous as the member is himself. With regard to the question of a criminal when committing a crime not using a gun that has been registered, that presumes the weapon is left at the scene or is recovered. It does not seem quite relevant.
What is important is that we have a system of licensing and registering firearms, both long arms and handguns. It provides a comfort level to Canadians that those who have registered their firearms have gone through all of the necessary steps to ensure the safe use and enjoyment of their firearms.
It is an offence to have in one's possession a firearm which is not registered. It is not those that are registered that are going to turn out to be the problem. For those who have not registered, it is going to identify that their intent is certainly much different.
How much does it cost to register a firearm? We could say $10 covers five or ten guns. We register our dogs. We register our cars. I guess the member is going to stand up and say there is no point in registering a dog because a registered dog would not poop on a lawn. It is as silly an argument as the member's that anybody who registers a gun will not use it in a crime. Let's get off the poop.