I woke up this morning to both relatively good news and bad news, the irony of which is not lost on me.
The good news is that, according to the Toronto Sun editorial and a report in the Toronto Star a Macleans’ magazine report shows that Toronto’s crime rate is only 12.6% above the national average and that we are ranked 26 on the list of Canada’s 100 most dangerous cities. To quote the Toronto Sun editorial, “(this) suggests we must be doing something right.”
The bad news is that, according to another Toronto Sun report, “[a] new shotgun-shell firing revolver called The Judge could be the next big bad thing in Toronto’s gangland arsenal.”
I agree wholeheartedly with Staff Inspector Brian Raybould when he says in the Sun article, “[a]ny firearm in the city of Toronto is a bad firearm.”
The Toronto Police Services Board has been on the record repeatedly in calling for a ban on handguns for purposes other than law enforcement.
It is time that the federal government takes a realistic look at crime in Canada and realizes that the key to any anti-violence strategy is a ban on handguns for purposes other than law enforcement.
Perhaps the irony is lost on Minister Day.
