Questions and responses All Sessions January 17, 1994, to present

With regard to the reclassification of firearms: (a) is the government planning on prescribing any firearms as non-restricted; (b) is the government planning on designating any firearms as restricted; (c) is the government planning on prescribing any firearms as prohibited; (d) is the RCMP planning on making any changes to the Firearms Reference Table; (e) is the RCMP currently involved in any reviews that could lead to changes to the Firearms Reference Table; and (f) if the answer of any of (a) through (e) is affirmative, (i) what is the make and model of the firearms in question, (ii) what are the reasons for its change of classification, (iii) what year were the firearms first imported into Canada, (iv) what steps are being taken to proactively notify impacted Canadians?

With regard to the Canadian Police Information Centre: (a) how many individuals are there in Canada who may be potentially considered too dangerous to own firearms including the number of persons wanted for a violent criminal offence and the number of persons of interest to police including (i) violent persons, (ii) known sex offenders, (iii) known prolific repeat, dangerous or high risk offenders, (iv) known persons who have been observed to have behaviours that may be dangerous to public safety; (b) how many persons have been charged with a violent criminal offence; (c) how many persons are awaiting court action and disposition or will be released on conditions for a violent criminal offence, including (i) on probation or parole, (ii) released on street enforceable conditions, (iii) subject to a restraining order or peace bond; (d) how many persons have been prohibited or refused firearms; (e) how many persons have been prohibited from hunting; (f) how many have been previously deported persons; (g) how many persons have been subject to a protective order in any province in Canada; (h) how many persons have been refused or have had revoked a firearms license; and (i) how many persons have been flagged in the Firearms Interest Police database?