Canada's handgun ban will not impact violent crime: expertAs of this past Friday, Oct. 21 the federal government has froze the sales, purchase, and transfer of handguns.
Making it illegal to a buy a handgun of any kind, unless “exempted.”
The decision was made in Ottawa to help limit access to firearms, and combat gun violence across the country.
But one crime expert doesn’t believe the government addressed the actual issue of gun-related crimes, and in turn, targeted the wrong group.
“We don’t have law abiding licensed citizens going around shooting people, the criminality that’s out there is using illegal guns – and I don’t feel this was the right step,” said Karen Reid-Sidhu, executive director at the Surrey Crime Prevention Society.
Reid-Sidhu believes stronger enforcement at our borders and ports is what the government needs to focus on.
“The majority of the crime that happens across Canada is caused by illegal weapons coming across our borders,” she added.
“I don’t think this will have any impact whatsoever on the crime that happens in Canada.”
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