Public Safety committee  The buyback would be in force only for a lot of the rifles that have been prohibited or deemed prohibited under potential legislation and are used for subsistence harvesting by our people. There will be some instances in which individuals are in possession of restricted firearms

Public Safety committee  Yes, it was, along with other leaders from across the Northwest Territories. There were at least a couple who had mentioned support for this type of program.

Public Safety committee  We do not at this time. It can be the focus of some of our discussions on continued consultation on this potential legislation.

Public Safety committee  I'm not particularly familiar with ghost guns. I've been hearing about them only recently. However, nothing really surprises me anymore with the artillery that's being used by those who operate in the drug world and that's making its way into our northern and remote communities.

Public Safety committee  It is not at this time.

Public Safety committee  As I stated earlier, there's clearly a need for broad-based consultation with all Canadians—indigenous and non-indigenous—and that includes manufacturers that are stakeholders in this legislation.

Public Safety committee  I'm not aware of any impacts.

Public Safety committee  We need to understand the weapons that have been identified. As I stated earlier, for this to be proper legislation, we would need to discuss what these potential exemptions would be. From our perspective, we could certainly share the rifles and shotguns that are typically used

Public Safety committee  We're starting to see an increased prevalence of drugs and illicit activity in our communities. Like in a lot of indigenous communities across the country, gangland violence is a concern. Some of the weapons that have been listed on this potential legislation are often carried by

Public Safety committee  I'm referring to at least 90% of the rifles that have been listed on the proposed legislation. There are many of them on there. I'm not going to get into specifics at this particular juncture, but I said “assault-style automatic weapons”. We do use some semi-automatic rifles, as

Public Safety committee  That is correct.

Public Safety committee  No, the use of handguns, especially by those that are trapping, is not common.

Public Safety committee  Being raised by a trapper and uncles who were trappers, and being raised in a traditional camp myself, I have never seen a handgun utilized by our people for that purpose.

Public Safety committee  Could I get you to reiterate the question?

Public Safety committee  No, we are not in agreement with that resolution.