Gun Violence Canada

• Police chiefs urge Ottawa not to rely on forces to oversee gun buyback program

  Two years ago, the government announced a ban on over 1,500 models and variants of what it considers assault-style firearms, such as the AR-15.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2022
  
• Ottawa stops short of national crime gun tracing, citing provincial control

  Ottawa earmarked $15 million over five years, beginning in 2021-22, and $3.3 million ongoing, to increase the RCMP's ability to trace firearms and identify movement patterns.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2022
  
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• Handguns present in most firearm-related violent crimes in Canada: report

  The first year of the pandemic saw 8,344 victims of crimes involving guns, which was unchanged compared to 2019, the Statistics Canada report said.

  Canada

  May 29, 2022
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• Liberals launch $250M fund to curb gun violence, tackle weapon smuggling

  The fund will be used to help municipalities and indigenous communities prevent gun and gang violence, and in banning more than 1,500 models of assault-style firearms.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2022
• O’Toole vows to raise penalties for gun crimes

  At a French-language debate Thursday, O'Toole said the Conservatives would not repeal the assault weapons ban introduced by Justin Trudeau's government.

  Politics

  Sep 3, 2021
• Teen fatally shot at Mississauga apartment remembered as devoted son and brother

  "This is still a shock. Jonathan was a quiet, respectable young man and never got into any trouble -- very smart. He was in the honour roll for math ... His life was innocently taken on Saturday."

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2019
• Federal leaders discuss gun violence after Mississauga shooting left teen dead, 5 injured

  Peel Regional Police said the intended targets of the shooting in northeast Mississauga, just outside Toronto, appeared to be a group preparing to film a rap video, and the 17-year-old victim was a bystander. Police are now searching for at least seven suspects who they say fired semi-automatic handguns indiscriminately.

  Crime

  Sep 15, 2019
• Mississauga shooting that left teen dead and 5 injured likely linked to music videos, police say

  “The intended targets appeared to be a group preparing to film a rap video. The rap video that was shot at this location on an earlier date ... has motivated this attack."

  Crime

  Sep 15, 2019
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• 17-year-old killed, 5 injured in shooting at Mississauga apartment complex

  Peel Regional Police Chief Chris McCord said witnesses reported that semi-automatic weapons may have been used by multiple suspects.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2019
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• Roy Green: Does legal access to firearms lead to mass shootings?

  Roy Green asks whether changing laws to deny legal access to all firearms will end or significantly reduce mass shootings like those in El Paso, Dayton or Las Vegas.

  Commentary

  Aug 9, 2019