Mr. Speaker, the second petition relates to the Government of Canada's gun buyback plan. The Liberals call it a gun buyback plan, but it is obviously not working. It should be focused on gun violence and illegal guns being smuggled, from the United States in particular. We have six border crossings in our riding, so one can imagine that residents are very concerned about smuggled guns, as everyone member of the House is.
Instead, right now, the plan places new burdens on law-abiding firearms owners, who already follow some of the strictest rules in the world for owning firearms. The program is expected to cost more than $700 million.
Therefore, the petitioners are asking that the Government of Canada scrap what it calls the gun buyback program, and focus on border security, stopping illegal gun smuggling and going after real criminals, rather than targeting responsible gun owners in Canada.