Public Safety committee  I think that gun shops have a natural objection to the buyback program as a whole, because of a large amount of uninterest in the program from the legal firearms community. We've seen that provinces such as Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon and now New Brunswick have agreed to opt ou

Public Safety committee  I'd like to see first and foremost that when it comes to the magazine restriction, we implement the words at minimum of “detachable and centerfire” when it comes to magazine capacity restrictions. That way, it will not limit the number of firearms affected. I would like to see

Public Safety committee  Of course I am aware that there are groups against this. Respectfully, we are talking about completely shutting down the handgun industry. You said that we weren't looking to do that, but we are. We're completely restricting the sale of handguns to all vetted owners. I'd also l

Public Safety committee  Absolutely not. There's been no direct correlation of data with those particular firearms that have the ability to have a higher capacity due to the pistol magazine exemption of the five-round limit in semi-automatic firearms. There's been no evidence that those firearms have bee

Public Safety committee  That's correct. We've seen no data to suggest that there's an increase in public safety concerns.

Public Safety committee  Straw purchasing represents a very small number of guns that end up in the hands of criminals. It is still something that is on the radar. The industry has worked a lot with NWEST to identify straw purchasers. We've had a three-year program now that has been extremely successful

Public Safety committee  This is something that industry took on all on its own. We receive no government support and no government direction.

Public Safety committee  Absolutely. We have requested it and we have not received it, but it would definitely help out.

Public Safety committee  There have been a couple of examples of individuals purchasing handguns in volume from different retailers, thus making it hard for the retailers to identify them. However, every one of those transactions was approved by the chief firearms office and the RCMP. It seemed more conc

Public Safety committee  Yes. We would also ask that they look at those regulations closely and consult with industry. The same goes for the firearms-marking regulations and the enhanced security measures for storage. Thank you very much. We're free to answer questions at any time.

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much. My name is Wes Winkel, and I'm the president of the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association. We have a volunteer board of directors, and I represent over 4,100 licensed businesses in Canada, as well as over 40,000 employees. We have a 2018 study th