Speech (House debate)

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{
    "time": "1994-12-01 14:30:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Jack Ramsay (Crowfoot, Ref.)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p>Mr. Speaker, yesterday during the justice minister's press conference when asked whether the registration of rifles and shotguns would reduce the criminal use of these firearms, the minister could not say that it would.</p>\n<p>Given that the objective of firearms control is to reduce the accidental, intentional and criminal use of firearms, can the minister today state that the registration of shotguns and rifles will meet these objectives and reduce the criminal use of these weapons in society?</p>",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "url": "/debates/1994/12/1/jack-ramsay-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/3943/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3057/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Question Period",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Gun Control",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/1994/12/1/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F1994%2F12%2F1%2F"
    }
}