Jagmeet Singh urges Ottawa to immediately allow cities to ban handguns

By Staff The Canadian Press

Posted August 2, 2018 10:51 am

Updated August 2, 2018 10:55 am

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OTTAWA – Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is formally asking the prime minister to immediately give cities the leeway to ban handguns.

In a lengthy letter to Justin Trudeau outlining a long-term approach to tackling crime, Singh says more policing is not a solution to gun violence in cities because it amplifies distrust between communities.

Instead, he says allowing cities to ban handguns would help municipal authorities deal with the fact that many gun crimes are committed with legal guns.