On the heels of the fatal shooting of two police officers in Innisfil, Ont., the president of the Toronto Police Association (TPA) says firearms trafficking and violence are increasing and Ottawa’s efforts to curb gun violence are missing the mark.
“The proliferation of firearms up here in Canada from the U.S.—it is out of control in my opinion,” Jon Reid told The Epoch Times.
“The volume of guns here in Toronto, it’s prolific. There’s so many firearms out there right now that it concerns me.”
Const. Morgan Russell is shown in a South Simcoe Police Service handout photo. (The Canadian Press/South Simcoe Police Service)
Reid said an overwhelming majority of guns used to commit crimes in Canada are illegally smuggled into the country from the United States. He says the federal government’s move to freeze the importation of handguns starting Aug. 19 was “pointless.”…