15 October 2022

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

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-- "When John Tory was elected mayor in 2014 there were 177 shootings in Toronto, 76 people were wounded by gunfire and 27 people were fatally shot. Last year, there were 409 shootings (a 131% increase), 163 people wounded by gunfire (a 114% increase) and 46 people fatally shot (a 70% increase)." --
SO WHAT IS THE ACTUAL SOLUTION?
-- "Federal Freeze on Importing Firearms ‘Does Nothing’ to Slow Gun Crime: Toronto Police Association President" --
TIME TRAVEL WITH ME TO 2018
-- "Toronto and Montreal city councils have called for it, Toronto's mayor has demanded it, the federal government is examining it, but Mike McCormack, the head of Toronto's police union says a handgun ban won't stop shootings." --
But we're just gonna play 'Let's Pretend' anyway.