The father of a slain Quebec police officer wants to see the federal government tighten restrictions on who can have weapons.
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Michel LeRoux says he wrote to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale this week about his son Thierry, who was shot to death in February 2016.
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The rookie officer had been on the job for just six months with the Lac-Simon police department serving the Algonquin community in northwestern Quebec.
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Michel LeRoux said in an interview authorities told him the man who killed his son had his weapons taken away months before the shooting after being hospitalized.
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He claims they were subsequently ordered returned – delivered by Thierry Leroux himself – despite a history of suicidal behaviour.
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In his letter to Goodale, he is asking for tougher controls to prevent those with violent, threatening or suicidal tendencies from having access to weapons.
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