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"Those kinds of background would help stop illegal firearms from coming in, and also those who were law-abiding, checking them mentally to make sure they won't harm themselves," Primeau said.Ĭairns wants to go one step further and see the RCMP track how many gun licenses are rescinded in domestic violence cases. Primeau said a better way to address public safety would be to include broader mental health checks during the gun licensing process. "It's just a very unfortunate thing that certain types of firearms are being banned because they look scary or because they look different than another gun," Cairns said. He said all this ban does is confiscate people's personal property - and does nothing to support public safety. Cairns said the federal ban will make it harder for some athletes to compete in their chosen sport. Scott Cairns, right, poses with Kelly Pierce, centre, and Logan Cairns at a national shooting competition in Prince George, B.C. Scott Cairns, president of the Yellowknife Shooting Club, said many of the guns now prohibited by the federal government are classified as restricted firearms, which require more classes and RCMP background checks to get. The prospective owner then goes through an RCMP background check and, if all checks out, the owner receives a firearms license. The class gives the owner a certificate of completion, which is required by the RCMP before they consider granting a firearms acquisition license. Prospective gun owners in Canada need to take a government-approved weekend course designed to teach firearm safety. Mental health, domestic violence supports better for public safety Wallbridge said he believes semi-automatic firearms should only be in the hands of the military and police. Semi-automatic rifles are designed for rapid fire shots, Wallbridge continued, instead of preserving more of the animal. Wallbridge said hunting is all about a single, clean shot where the hunter damages the least-amount of meat. "If somebody I was out hunting with pulled one out, I would send them home or I would go home because they're too darn dangerous." Garth Wallbridge, a Métis lawyer and hunter, says that semi-automatic firearms aren't needed for hunting.