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Illicit Firearms

The US remains the primary foreign supplier of smuggled firearms in Canada with a strong regional link between provinces and firearms sourced to US border-states (e.g. Michigan). These smuggled firearms, in addition to domestically sourced guns, continue to be the key sources of illicit firearms in Canada. The Internet is anticipated to become increasingly appealing to criminals as an alternate means of obtaining illicit firearms and avoiding law enforcement and Canada - US border controls.

CHIEF KEITH MCCASKILL, WINNIPEG POLICE SERVICE
“Even one gun can devastate many lives. That is why we have directed a targeted enforcement campaign to get illegal guns off our streets.”

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