Public Safety committee  The stockpiling aspect is red flagged for anyone who acquires in excess of 10 firearms over a 30-day period. That's where the flags go up.

Public Safety committee  I think that's a question that would be best asked to and answered by Chief Bill Blair, who is the president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.

Public Safety committee  No, the information would not be available, or it would be dated relative to the number of firearms or the types of firearms.

Public Safety committee  That's correct.

Public Safety committee  You could determine if they had a licence, but you would not be able to determine what firearms were associated with that person.

Public Safety committee  Yes, I would.

Public Safety committee  Yes, that's correct.

Public Safety committee  I'm going to all the provincial associations and police association meetings, including the CAPC, to promote the Canadian firearms program, to introduce the program, how we manage it, and what the impact of it is.

Public Safety committee  That's correct.

Public Safety committee  The program is very new to the RCMP. It was transferred over to the RCMP from the Department of Justice in 2006. During that transitional period, in 2008 the firearms support services directorate, or the operational component of the RCMP's firearms service delivery, was amalgamat

Public Safety committee  That's correct.

Public Safety committee  Yes, it does. I can't get into the specifics of Calgary. I don't have the information in front of me.

Public Safety committee  I'm sorry, I only have the 2008 statistics in front of me, but I would be pleased to provide the 2009 statistics to you in writing. The 2008 statistics come from the commissioner's annual firearms report, tabled earlier this year. Of those 3.4 million queries per year, 2.3 milli

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  That's correct. There's a requirement when the transfer of a firearm takes place, when it changes hands from one person to another.