Public Safety committee  I would be very supportive.

Public Safety committee  I would say not primarily. The reality is that criminals who are going to use a firearm in the commission of an offence are going to grab and use anything they can. That is why even replica firearms can be a challenge in the commission of an offence. If you're looking at the type of handguns that are being used, I would say it's predominantly more mainstream handguns.

Public Safety committee  I would say it is rare.

Public Safety committee  There are none that I can think of off the top of my head, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened. Again, I think criminals will use anything in the commission of an offence that would replicate.... I think about robberies that happen sometimes with simply a barrel of a gun, not a complete firearm, maybe wrapped in a blanket so that the store owner doesn't know what they're facing.

Public Safety committee  I don't think I would say that. I mean—

Public Safety committee  What I'm saying is that any firearm presented to someone, if it's used for a robbery, intimidation or threatening, presents a risk to that person.

Public Safety committee  It may not mean they're going to use it to shoot that person, but we have retaliation crime happening all the time where a replica firearm is used in the initial instance and then the follow-up was a real firearm. I think it does pose a form of risk.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much. I very much appreciate this opportunity. Good morning to you all. I'm speaking to you this morning on behalf of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. My name is Evan Bray. I'm the chief of police in Regina, Saskatchewan, and am the co-chair of the special purpose committee on firearms for the CACP.