globeandmail.com: Council pulls trigger on gun clubs

globeandmail.com: Council pulls trigger on gun clubs:

"Two gun clubs on city property - including one in the rafters of Union Station - will get the boot under Mayor David Miller's new rules aimed at curbing the number of handguns in the city, approved yesterday by city council."

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Given that the vast majority of gun crime in Canada, let alone Toronto is done by criminal elements, using illegal handguns smuggled across the border from the US (usually in a drugs-for-firearms swap), this measure is at best pandering for votes. At worst, it is refusing to address the real root-causes of guns and gang behavior in Toronto.

Namely:

1) Stricter sentencing for violent offenders, especially those involved in the drug trade.
2) Enforcement of existing narcotic laws against casual users, as well as dealers.
3) Lack of law-enforcement personnel.
4) A culture of selectively overlaying political agendas on human behaviors to substantiate your positions.