STILL SEEKING EVIDENCE: SOURCES OF ‘CRIME GUNS’ – Statistics Canada Access to Information Act request – April 15, 2018 https://dennisryoung.ca/2018/04/19/still-seeking-evidence-sources-crime-guns/
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STILL SEEKING EVIDENCE: SOURCES OF ‘CRIME GUNS’ – Statistics Canada Access to Information Act request – April 15, 2018 https://dennisryoung.ca/2018/04/19/still-seeking-evidence-sources-crime-guns/
Any updates? I can across this when while researching for a school assignment. I can find a few instances of police stating that straw purchasing is the main source of illegal firearms in Canada but am unable to find any data sources to back up their claims.
Hi Sam: Thanks for visiting my website and for taking time to send me your comments. The trouble is the police are making these claims to the media using anecdotal evidence – not real evidence. And the persons committing these crimes have to pretty dumb criminals to think they are going to get away with it when their firearms license links them directly to the registered handgun that he or she sells to the gang bangers. Something is also wrong with the RCMP Firearms Interest Police database and the firearms registry itself that these multiple purchases of handguns don’t raise… Read more »