A former trucker from Florida has been sentenced to more than four years in U.S. prison after smuggling handguns into Canada that were later recovered at 10 crime scenes in Ontario and Quebec, and linked to two killings.
Court documents reviewed by CBC News provide a rare glimpse into a cross-border pipeline for crime guns.
The scheme saw U.S. firearms purchased legally, then transported up to 2,000 kilometres north to be re-sold to a Canadian trafficker for the retail price of the gun, plus a $1,000 fee for each weapon.
One of the weapons was found in Toronto after what police described as a “reckless” shootout in November 2024 that they said highlighted the “real and present danger” posed by illegal firearms.
Well tbh your quote is specifically about handguns, not firearms in general. So no, I don’t agree with you at all.
Handguns can be concealed and are often used in robberies and murders. Long guns are usually used for hunting.
The OP is specifically about handguns.
Long guns can be cut down. 20 mins and a hacksaw blade get you a saw-off shotgun. Not quite as pocketable as a small handgun, but very lethal at close range.
I was referencing this quote …
They generalized guns when the article focused on handguns.
They banned over 15,000 models of rifle and are now targeting shotguns for future bans. This is despite the fact that the use of shotguns in crime has been diminishing for decades in all places without legislative changes.
You are forgetting that pocket pistols have been prohibited in Canada since the early 90s.
I can’t forget that because I didn’t know it.
(Partially because I moved to Canada about 10 years ago 😁)
The government recently banned a ton of long guns that were previously legal, in the name of crime prevention and that fact they look scary. The compensation program for the buy back is nearly a lottery, there are not enough funds to refund the expected number of returned firearms.
Legally owned handguns in Canada are and were the rarest type of firearm encountered in crime. More stolen police guns are used for murder and robbery in Canada than privately owned pistols.
Edit: long guns have held the record for worst mass shootings, and banning semi-autos hasn’t diminished their deadliness.
Semi autos are not banned. Fully automatic is banned and there are significant restrictions on barrel length and magazine capacity. Legal guns, such as the sks, are often semi auto.