Public Safety committee  It's controlling the criminals. That's what's going to win this.

Public Safety committee  We attend any domestic call, and if there is any insinuation that there's a weapon on the premises, we're going to take it--warrant, no warrant, court order, or whatever. We are going to rid the premises of any potential source of danger.

Public Safety committee  Very recently, sir, in Winnipeg, three police officers were shot in the line of duty by a drug dealer who didn't have a firearms licence. The shotgun he used was not registered, and he had lived in that house for years. There's a perfect example. Registry or no registry, we canno

Public Safety committee  Would you repeat your first point, please?

Public Safety committee  Prior to this legislation coming into effect...under the Criminal Code police may seize any weapon, not just a firearm, at any time if they even suspect an offence is taking place or has taken place. They can enter any place to search for a firearm. They can enter any place witho

Public Safety committee  If there's one gun in there and the order said one gun and we found one gun, don't believe for a second we would stop searching, as police officers. We will turn that place upside down and satisfy ourselves that there are no further guns in there, sir--

Public Safety committee  Just because the registry says there are 13 guns doesn't make it so.

Public Safety committee  Certainly.

Public Safety committee  It doesn't hurt you.

Public Safety committee  You're welcome.

Public Safety committee  I understand. Again, we're dealing with numbers. When the gun registry was instituted, there were start-up costs. There were errors made and things had to be corrected. I believe, in all honesty, that it costs a lot more than it should, and it certainly costs a lot more than was

Public Safety committee  I think one of the absolute biggest problems in this country is repeat offenders, repeat criminals, getting out of jail because they got two for one on their sentences. Now they let first-time drug dealers out of the last one-third of their sentences. There is double time in cust

Public Safety committee  One final comment, if I may.

Public Safety committee  Thank you, sir.

Public Safety committee  Yes, I was a former licensed Manitoba big game hunting guide, an appointed member of the Ashern, Manitoba past shooters hall of fame, a past shooter at the Lundar Manitoba all-Canada goose hunt, a former member of the pistol club, and a former Manitoba hunter safety assistant ins