When All Else Fails...
When all else fails, find a way to blame the "Evil U.S." That's the Canadian way damnit!
Beside being a "subtle" slag piece on Americans, this article has left me with more questions than answers...
TORONTO (CP) - A barrage of gunfire in recent days in and around Canada's most populous city has police and crime experts worried about the proliferation of illegal handguns north of the border, many of them coming from the United States.
[snip]
Gunplay might have become a relatively commonplace occurrence in Toronto, but that doesn't mean residents have grown indifferent to the dangers, said Toronto police Det.-Sgt. Gary Keys of the city's guns and gangs task force.
"I don't think we've got to the point where we're like some American cities that have become complacent to it," Keys said Wednesday.
[Americans are complacent to gun violence? Really? What's this assertion based on? Using the term "complacent" implies that there is an indifference... What city exactly is it that is indifferent to gun violence?]
[snip]
A cache of weapons seized in a raid on a north Toronto high-rise apartment Sunday included a Mac-10 automatic pistol, which can fire up to 30 rounds in five seconds, as well as hundreds of rounds of ammunition and three sets of body armour.
A 15-year-old girl was among those charged with numerous drugs and weapons charges.
[Was the Mac-10 registered? What's the relevance of the "15 year old girl"?]
The spate of gun violence demonstrates a need for stricter sentences to those committing gun-related crimes, said Toronto police Chief Bill Blair.
"One of the things we've always been frustrated about is the relatively low sentences that gunmen receive, and then when they are sentenced, that they aren't serving a significant portion of that sentence," he said.
["Stricter sentences" is the opposite of what those on the left (who are the ones pushing for more gun control) want to see happen with criminals. How can this be reconciled? Do they not have to pick one or the other?]
People who are caught trying to smuggle guns past border crossings across Canada are also getting off easy, said Wendy Cukier, a professor of justice studies professor at Ryerson University in Toronto and president of the Coalition for Gun Control.
In Nova Scotia last year, a Massachusetts man was caught bringing a gun into Canada, but was given an absolute discharge on all four federal and provincial firearms charges.
[What were the circumstances surrounding the Massachusetts man? Why were the charges dropped? Could it be possible he was with law enforcement? What about this case aren't we being told? Is this little tidbit relevant?]
[snip]
Despite the latest shootings, gun-related deaths have been on the decline in Canada, Statistics Canada reported in June. But recent StatsCan studies also suggest two-thirds of gun deaths are now the result of handguns, up from about half during the 1990s.
[Why are gun related deaths on the decline? Is it because there are actually less shootings? Or is it because of improved healthcare - Faster ambulance response - better access to emergency physicians and surgeons?]
I find the last line of the article to be really interesting. The gun registry started in the 90's no? Is there a correlation there that proves the point that criminals will find guns no matter what new laws are put in place?
Beside being a "subtle" slag piece on Americans, this article has left me with more questions than answers...
TORONTO (CP) - A barrage of gunfire in recent days in and around Canada's most populous city has police and crime experts worried about the proliferation of illegal handguns north of the border, many of them coming from the United States.
[snip]
Gunplay might have become a relatively commonplace occurrence in Toronto, but that doesn't mean residents have grown indifferent to the dangers, said Toronto police Det.-Sgt. Gary Keys of the city's guns and gangs task force.
"I don't think we've got to the point where we're like some American cities that have become complacent to it," Keys said Wednesday.
[Americans are complacent to gun violence? Really? What's this assertion based on? Using the term "complacent" implies that there is an indifference... What city exactly is it that is indifferent to gun violence?]
[snip]
A cache of weapons seized in a raid on a north Toronto high-rise apartment Sunday included a Mac-10 automatic pistol, which can fire up to 30 rounds in five seconds, as well as hundreds of rounds of ammunition and three sets of body armour.
A 15-year-old girl was among those charged with numerous drugs and weapons charges.
[Was the Mac-10 registered? What's the relevance of the "15 year old girl"?]
The spate of gun violence demonstrates a need for stricter sentences to those committing gun-related crimes, said Toronto police Chief Bill Blair.
"One of the things we've always been frustrated about is the relatively low sentences that gunmen receive, and then when they are sentenced, that they aren't serving a significant portion of that sentence," he said.
["Stricter sentences" is the opposite of what those on the left (who are the ones pushing for more gun control) want to see happen with criminals. How can this be reconciled? Do they not have to pick one or the other?]
People who are caught trying to smuggle guns past border crossings across Canada are also getting off easy, said Wendy Cukier, a professor of justice studies professor at Ryerson University in Toronto and president of the Coalition for Gun Control.
In Nova Scotia last year, a Massachusetts man was caught bringing a gun into Canada, but was given an absolute discharge on all four federal and provincial firearms charges.
[What were the circumstances surrounding the Massachusetts man? Why were the charges dropped? Could it be possible he was with law enforcement? What about this case aren't we being told? Is this little tidbit relevant?]
[snip]
Despite the latest shootings, gun-related deaths have been on the decline in Canada, Statistics Canada reported in June. But recent StatsCan studies also suggest two-thirds of gun deaths are now the result of handguns, up from about half during the 1990s.
[Why are gun related deaths on the decline? Is it because there are actually less shootings? Or is it because of improved healthcare - Faster ambulance response - better access to emergency physicians and surgeons?]
I find the last line of the article to be really interesting. The gun registry started in the 90's no? Is there a correlation there that proves the point that criminals will find guns no matter what new laws are put in place?
posted by Richard at 05:59
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