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1/4 @JustinTrudeau said, "These weapons were designed for one purpose and one purpose only to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time. There is no use and no place for such weapons in Canada."
Was the Prime Minister mistaken?
Was the Prime Minister mistaken?
2/4 "Toronto police to get military-style assault rifles" says CBC headline.
"The Toronto Police service is set to buy at least 50 C8 carbine assault rifles from Colt Canada" says CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-police-rifles-1.3409707
"The Toronto Police service is set to buy at least 50 C8 carbine assault rifles from Colt Canada" says CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-police-rifles-1.3409707
3/4 "We're always looking at technology to see if it offers us additional safety, additional accuracy, something that can help us protect the public," said Toronto Police Service spokesperson Mark Pugash. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-police-rifles-1.3409707
4/4 Why does "protecting the public" require guns designed "to kill the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time"?
Maybe @BillBlair, our Minister of Public Safety, can answer the question? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-police-rifles-1.3409707
Maybe @BillBlair, our Minister of Public Safety, can answer the question? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-police-rifles-1.3409707
