Mr. Speaker, perhaps the member's question shows the difference in how we think about this issue. He stands to talk about how many votes he is going to win and how much money he is going to raise. I am here to talk about how many lives we are going to save. I am here to talk about public safety. I am here to talk about how we are going to make our communities safer.
Specifically on the member's questions, if there are no stores that do not keep records, then why would he care about putting in legislation that ensures they all do? It is absolutely absurd logic. The member is saying that because he cannot name a store that does not keep records, we should not have a rule that stores keep records. Obviously, records must be kept.
By the way, if criminals know that stores do not have a requirement to keep records, where would they want to buy a gun? Would they go to a place that keeps records, or a place that does not? If people want to open a shady gun business in today's environment, they could open a store that does not keep records, and the rules today allow it.
In terms of cases, if the member opposite wants to talk directly with people who would be affected by this bill, and whose lives would be affected by this bill, let us talk any day of the week, anytime. If he wants to stop talking about votes and money, let us talk about lives.