First published at 22:25 UTC on November 30th, 2018.
Police Trade Cash For Thousands of Guns Each Year. But Experts Say It Does Little to Stem Violence.
On June 27, the Tampa Police Department staged a daylong gun buyback event in response to a recent rise of shootings and homicides in Hillsborough…
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Police Trade Cash For Thousands of Guns Each Year. But Experts Say It Does Little to Stem Violence.
On June 27, the Tampa Police Department staged a daylong gun buyback event in response to a recent rise of shootings and homicides in Hillsborough County, Florida. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., anyone in the county could anonymously exchange an operating gun for $50 in cash and walk away with no questions asked. By the end of the day, the department had collected 521 firearms: 213 revolvers, 135 pistols, 104 rifles, and 79 shotguns. After being catalogued, the haul will be processed and dumped in the Atlantic Ocean to create artificial coral reefs.
https://www.thetrace.org/2015/07/gun-buyback-study-effectivness/
Firearms licence screening backlogs pose safety risks: RCMP audit
Investigations into whether gun licences should be revoked due to violent incidents or mental illness have faced “significant delays” that could endanger public safety, says an internal RCMP review.
A lack of timely access to certain police and medical information has contributed to processing backlogs for firearms officers reviewing licence eligibility, warns the newly released audit report.
“Information which needs to be requested from third parties may experience delays, thereby delaying the conduct of eligibility investigations,” says the report. “This increases the potential risk to public safety.”
The audit results come as the Liberal government studies options — including a possible ban on handguns and assault weapons — to deal with growing firearm-related violence.
https://www.mymcmurray.com/2018/11/16/firearms-licence-screening-backlogs-pose-safety-risks-rcmp-audit/
Disband the RCMP
Disband the RCMP? Like the beaver and the maple leaf and hockey, mounties are one of Canada's beloved national symbols. Why would we disband the RCMP?
The RCMP is out of control. The RCMP is corrupt and incompetent. The RCMP has a long history of abusing force. The latest outrage is raiding a Than..
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