Bill C-82

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to

(a) increase certain minimum penalties relating to smuggling, trafficking in and possession of firearms and other weapons;

(b) create two new offences: breaking and entering to steal a firearm and robbery to steal a firearm;

(c) expand the application of provisions relating to prohibitions on the possession of a firearm or other weapon, including where a firearm has been used in the commission of certain offences or where the accused, suffering from a mental disorder, is released on conditions;

(d) provide for the court to delay release on parole in cases involving the use of a firearm in the commission of certain serious offences; and

(e) extend measures to assist and protect witnesses to cases relating to offences involving a firearm or other weapon.