A former trucker from Florida has been sentenced to more than four years in U.S. prison after smuggling handguns into Canada that were later recovered at 10 crime scenes in Ontario and Quebec, and linked to two killings.
Court documents reviewed by CBC News provide a rare glimpse into a cross-border pipeline for crime guns.
The scheme saw U.S. firearms purchased legally, then transported up to 2,000 kilometres north to be re-sold to a Canadian trafficker for the retail price of the gun, plus a $1,000 fee for each weapon.
One of the weapons was found in Toronto after what police described as a “reckless” shootout in November 2024 that they said highlighted the “real and present danger” posed by illegal firearms.
Because every time there’s an incident, it’s never the thousands of illegal guns pouring over the border that gets the blame, it’s somehow legal gun owners that need to pay a new price.
It’s like giving more money to cops instead of addressing mental health issues to stop crime. Dog and pony show.
Its like shutting down legal pharmacies to end an illegal drug trade, thats Canada’s attitude towards gun control.
Like the drug problem, this solution is easier and cheaper to make it look like you’re doing something.