Public Safety committee  We've been working quite heavily.... We are lucky in Vancouver; we have our own forensics firearms lab. It has been manufacturing ghost guns to learn more about the manufacturing process and to help investigators identify such things as the tools needed, some of the jigs or even

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the question, sir. I would respectfully suggest that specific knowledge, technical abilities and technical instructions are readily available on the Internet to just about anyone nowadays. With a small amount of practice and very easily accessible tools, people can

Public Safety committee  I would suggest that I don't like to use that term to describe firearms.

Public Safety committee  Unfortunately, I don't have that data in front of me.

Public Safety committee  Quite honestly, I didn't ask for it in preparation for this meeting.

Public Safety committee  I very much sympathize with those witnesses, because I too have had to react to personal experience in suicides and firearms and their use. It's tragic. Mental health disorders and all of the different factors that would lead a person to take their own life using a firearm all re

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much for the question, sir. I think the key message that we're getting from me and my fellow panellists here is that the key issue we're trying to target is illegal firearms. While illegally smuggled firearms, particularly from the United States, are a significant

Public Safety committee  I would suggest to them that this is extremely important. This is only going to grow. Our firearms laws need to grow, develop and modernize, just like firearms and the firearms manufacturing are modernizing. Right now, we are regulating a part that can be produced within minutes

Public Safety committee  Naturally, it needs to be a thorough, broad approach, having some regulations or prohibitions on the importation of firearms parts. Regulating the importation of firearms parts is key, as well as an educational program to educate people on why the importation and sale and possess

Public Safety committee  Good morning, everyone. Thank you very much for your time and thank you for the opportunity to speak to this committee. I've been a police officer with the Vancouver Police Department for over 20 years now and I've spent much of my career investigating violent crimes, gang viol

Public Safety committee  Yes. The introduction of fentanyl into the drug trade and the popularity of fentanyl have changed significantly how we see controlled substances imported into Canada, how the precursors for them are imported into Canada, the sale of these controlled substances on the street and t

Public Safety committee  Sir, not to split the difference, but I believe it's an equal problem on both sides. Firearms, especially handguns, are being brought in from the United States. These handguns are not being used for any lawful purpose. They're being used to commit violence. We definitely need t

Public Safety committee  Yes, I'd like to see the regulation of the purchase of parts. As I said, we had a target recently who purchased 50 Glock slides and barrels. I would be hard pressed to find a lawful reason for a legal gun owner or gun enthusiast to possess 50 Glock slides and barrels. It's simply

Public Safety committee  Thank you.

Public Safety committee  Sir, it's my understanding that right now a lot of ghost guns still require metal components to make them function. The rails and typically the barrels, the slide and the trigger assembly are still made of metal. I know there are advancements right now for full polymer firearms,