I've got to think that this is most emotional issue I've seen on this board in quite a while.
It is obvious that many of you are against guns. You have somehow linked the mass of shootings in Toronto to legitimate gun owners.
The reality is that anyone can buy a gun on the street for about $200 or less. Remember the kid who was quoted a month ago about it being easier for him to buy a gun then find a job?
As long as guns are easily obtainable in the US, there will be illegal guns in Canada. You could ban guns tomorrow, slap huge penalties for gun possession, and there would still be guns on the streets, and in the hands of people who have no real conception of the "power" of gun.
Guns are a relatively 'clean' way of infliciting harm on others. They don't require a lot of training or practice to use, and they can cross distances more easily than knives, bottles, tire irons etc. As a purely logical weapon of choice for gangs, guns make sense.
All the shootings in Toronto since the start of the year have presumably been illegal weapons, it remains for the police and the community to get at the root cause. Banning guns isn't the answer. Dealing with the gangs is.
Dare I say 'racial profiling'... I awaiting my public hanging!
It is obvious that many of you are against guns. You have somehow linked the mass of shootings in Toronto to legitimate gun owners.
The reality is that anyone can buy a gun on the street for about $200 or less. Remember the kid who was quoted a month ago about it being easier for him to buy a gun then find a job?
As long as guns are easily obtainable in the US, there will be illegal guns in Canada. You could ban guns tomorrow, slap huge penalties for gun possession, and there would still be guns on the streets, and in the hands of people who have no real conception of the "power" of gun.
Guns are a relatively 'clean' way of infliciting harm on others. They don't require a lot of training or practice to use, and they can cross distances more easily than knives, bottles, tire irons etc. As a purely logical weapon of choice for gangs, guns make sense.
All the shootings in Toronto since the start of the year have presumably been illegal weapons, it remains for the police and the community to get at the root cause. Banning guns isn't the answer. Dealing with the gangs is.
Dare I say 'racial profiling'... I awaiting my public hanging!