Public Safety committee  You're advocating for the nuclear option right out of the gate. You won't even try anything else.

Public Safety committee  What else did they say?

Public Safety committee  I'm glad you got that off your chest. When we entered the arena, I reached out to the Doctors for Protection from Guns, to PolySeSouvient and to all these groups. I said, “Hey, our interests actually align, so why don't we work together?” Do you know what I got? I'm pro-murder,

Public Safety committee  My personal opinion is that it's ideological and it's political. That's why you'd have provisions in the bill that play no meaningful role in public safety. I don't want to put too fine a point on it, but that's my opinion.

Public Safety committee  There's no evidence that I'm aware of. I know that the government has had an opportunity in these hearings to provide evidence. I haven't seen anything at all that's compelling so far, but that's not for me to judge.

Public Safety committee  We're used to it. This has been going on for seven years. It is very disappointing, and it's very divisive to have firearm-related violence laid at your feet and have your life and choices be viewed as repugnant, as I mentioned in my opening statement. It's very difficult. It's

Public Safety committee  No, that's not what I said.

Public Safety committee  That's not what I said. We can play it back.

Public Safety committee  If I were to guess, I would speak directly for maybe 100,000 or 200,000 people.

Public Safety committee  In our community, people are very independently minded. I don't think anyone shares all of each others' views, no.

Public Safety committee  I would say so, yes. I would say that's a correct statement. We are the gun lobby.

Public Safety committee  That's a pretty accurate statement, I'd say, yes.

Public Safety committee  I'm coming here to defend the property and my dignity as a Canadian citizen, actually.

Public Safety committee  I would hope that your defence of this bill consists of more than mean tweets.

Public Safety committee  It's in response to the abuse that we've taken for seven years.