"I came to Ottawa with the firm belief that the only people in this country who should have guns are police officers and soldiers."
"So, will his new gun laws - aimed primarily at law-abiding firearms owners - reduce the crime rate even further? Rock is hesitant to give a conclusive answer: "I think it will help. (But) I don't want to overstate it. I don't want to give any guarantees.""
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Source: Interview with Alan Lightman, www.aip.org. January 11, 1989.
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