This communist is running for mayor of Toronto against the now world famous Rob Ford. As you read the article notice how she says that only the government is allowed to have guns. You know she is off track when even the Toronto city police chief disagrees with her and cites Chicago as a failed experiment in banning hand guns.
Mayoral candidate Olivia Chow says she supports a Toronto handgun ban.
In a Wednesday chat with readers on thestar.com, Chow said “yes” when asked if she backed a ban.
“Don’t see why ordinary citizens (not police) need them. Several 15-year-old kids were shot with handguns. We need to prevent violence,” she wrote.
Citing the example of Chicago, candidate David Soknacki argued that there is no evidence that municipal bans actually work. The violence-plagued city had a ban on the possession and sale of handguns for 28 years before it was ruled unconstitutional in 2010.
“I don’t see it as an effective way of reducing crime or violence,” Soknacki said.
Police Chief Bill Blair has offered a similar argument. “I don’t see that would be a solution to the problem,” he said in 2012, adding that he believes guns are already well-regulated in Canada.
The federal government makes criminal law and regulates firearms, and council formally asked Parliament in 2008 to ban the possession and sale of handguns. No action was taken. Chow rival Karen Stintz said she supported that request, but she would not take a position this time, suggesting the issue is moot.
“(Chow) wasn’t on council at the time, so maybe she doesn’t realize we did it. But we’ve already done that,” Stintz said.
The idea of a local handgun ban was highly popular in a 2012 opinion poll. Three-quarters of residents supported the idea in a summer survey by Forum Research.
…and comes from a society that saw mass genocide….
Why is it we never learn?
“Chow” this……
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The people of Toronto, Ontario should hang the Communist bitch!
Hahahahahahahaha,…
OOOHHhhhhhh Canada!!!
Your commies are pouring out of the woodwork too!!!
At least she LOOKS commie!,… very easy to spot in a crowd.
JD – US Marines – The commies are making their global move.
Id rather have crack smoking, booze hound Rob Ford, who has actually done a good job, than a communist.. any day.
And of course, gun violence is being committed by gangs with ILLEGALLY obtained hardware, so a gun ban will do nothing, which communists and tyrants know.
Her old man that died (good riddance) was as she is N.D.P. (new democratic party) This party was the communist party of Canada but found that moniker didn’t fly. Most people of Canada either don’t know or forgot this fact.
no friggin commies allowed! I’m so sick of this bs.
So what? She probably also endorses stray cat fried in a wok with soy sauce.
They’re all commies, or they wouldn’t have made it that far in politics, and we’ll get ’em all. It doesn’t matter what this stupid gook endorses now.
GUN BANNER (any snakey weasely kind) == NO VOTE