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As Trump complains about Canada, data shows most crime guns seized in GTA come from U.S. (www.cbc.ca)
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In 2024, 88 per cent of the 717 crime guns seized by the Toronto Police Service were traced to the United States.

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Same with drugs... It's all America leaking it's trash then trump blaming others for their problems

[–] marathon@thelemmy.club 0 points 6 days ago

To be fair, the open southern border wasn't helping.

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

Yup and the weapons used by Mexican cartels mostly come from the US as well.

[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 2 points 6 days ago

I'm curious: how are they ending up in Canada?

The article clearly kinda half-speculates that it's because anyone can walk to a store and buy a gun if they pass the NICS check, which is effectively true, but then.... US citizens are smuggling them? Canadian citizens are taking possession as it was a straw purchase? They're growing wings and migrating north?