Police Chief slams possible handgun ban, calls it “naive”

Illegal guns are the true driver of gun violence in Canada.

The president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police rejected the idea of a ban on firearms in Canada, in fact indicating that illegal weapons are the real driver of armed violence in Canada. Thus, at the association’s annual conference, President Adam Palmer, who also serves as Vancouver’s chief of police, acknowledged that Canada already has “very good” weapons laws and that possessing illegal weapons is already a criminal offense.

In fact, Palmer expressed exactly, “In all cases there are already crimes for that. They are already violating the law and the criminal law in Canada addresses all those circumstances”, he added, “The gun laws in Canada are really very good at the moment. They are very strict”.

Something that is true and is well known is that arms control has been a priority for the liberal government since its election in 2015, with recent legislation that makes background checks even more strenuous.

Do not give way to naivety

It is necessary to bring up that recently, liberals have also suspended the ban on handguns, but no legislation has been submitted.

For his part, Palmer argued that Canadians cannot be naive in thinking that a ban on handguns would address violent crime, because firearms and illegal drugs will continue to reach Canada through the United States.

In his recent video, Leo Knight of True North expressed the same opinion as the Canadian police. Despite expert opposition, the government appears to be ready to further limit legal firearms in the future.

Until now, liberals have remained silent about their gun control plan if they are re-elected, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his party’s plan will be revealed during the elections.

“I very much look forward to the election campaign in which we will be able to share with Canadians our vision for how to keep Canadians safer”, Trudeau said.

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Source: True North News