[OttawaFreeper]

Ho hum, as if criminals would ever regard this sort of legislation as cutting into their activities.

[COBOL2Java]

Ho hum, as if criminals would ever regard this sort of legislation as cutting into their activities.

It's not aimed at criminals. It's aimed at law-abiding citizens who may accidentally run afoul of the law, thus making them criminals. It gives the authorities the legal means to thereby confiscate their weapons and prohibit weapons purchases - for the rest of their lives.