RIVERVIEW, N.B.—A New Brunswick man whose young daughter was gunned down in a robbery 29 years ago is calling for a renewed debate on firearm control and the federal long-gun registry.
Ron Davis of Riverview said Feb. 3 he’s concerned that military-style guns sold legally in Canada will end up in the hands of the wrong people.
“I have nothing against hunting rifles, that’s fine,” Davis, 74, said in an interview. “It’s the weapons that are available and legal that have nothing to do with hunting that concerns me most. We’re just asking for another disaster to happen.”
Davis’s 16-year-old daughter, Laura, was shot and killed with a handgun in a convenience store holdup in Moncton in 1987. Since then, he’s been an advocate for victims of gun violence.
Government response to gun violence is too often “lip-service,” he said.
