moved for leave to introduce Bill C-289, an act to amend the Firearms Act (criteria for firearms licence).
Mr. Speaker, this bill brings into consideration whether or not anybody has been convicted of an offence under part III, section 264 of the Criminal Code, or has been discharged under section 730 of the Criminal Code. In essence this private member's bill would create a lifetime ban for firearms licence ownership for anybody convicted of a violent crime.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)