York Police Say All Seizures of Guns Used in Violent Crime Whose Origins Were Traced Came From US

York Police Say All Seizures of Guns Used in Violent Crime Whose Origins Were Traced Came From US
Police tape is shown in a file photo. Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press
Marnie Cathcart
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According to “Guns, Gangs, and Violence,” a new police report by York Regional Police in Ontario, 100 percent of seized guns whose origin could be traced were found to be illegally smuggled into Canada from the United States.
In presenting the report to the York Regional Police Services Board on Nov. 7, Inspector Ahmad Salhia said that the Liberal government’s handgun freeze with Bill C-21 is not targeting the smuggling of illegal weapons into the country.