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The B.C. government is calling for better tracking of legal gun sales and a ban on selling imitation firearms to people aged 18 or younger.
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth released a task force report on illegal gun use Monday at the B.C. legislature. It warns of "straw purchasers" of guns from legitimate retailers who then sell them to criminal gangs for use in the drug trade and other crimes.
Jim Gresham, the RCMP's assistant commissioner and gang expert for B.C., said imitation handguns are a bigger problem than the usual incidents reported by media, when a young person shows a gun and police have to respond as if it is real. Criminals released from jail are prohibited from owning weapons, so they buy a realistic imitation to stick in their belt for effect when making a drug deal, Gresham said.
Continue Reading: B.C. government calls for better gun control - Surrey Now-Leader
