Danforth Families For Safe Communities

"Shooting was the cause of death for 294 victims of intimate partner homicide between 2009 and 2024. This represents one in five (22%) intimate partner homicides over this period, an average of 18 deaths per year." www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-…

The process to collect firearms is well underway in various areas across Canada and will continue through early fall 2026. Individuals who declared their prohibited firearms will be notified once collection begins in their area. canada.ca/en/public-safe…

"Most guns used in Canadian crimes were not smuggled in from abroad: internal reports" ctvnews.ca/canada/article…

The Public Safety Minister chose to act before any injunction request was filed. This further delays the removal of assault-style firearms. This is an unacceptable delay to a public safety measure Canadians expected. bit.ly/4ojtlW1

OpEd: The @rcmpgrcpolice has duty to disclose what guns were used in #TumblerRidge mass shooting: keeping this information from the public prevents informed debate about Canada’s gun control laws and their enforcement thespec.com/opinion/contri… @TheSpec @DanforthFSC

Interesting @tvo panel on #GunControl and the #ban on assault weapons with @CukierWendy of @CGCguncontrol and Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police @OACPOfficial president Mark Campbell, hosted by @JeyanTVO. youtube.com/watch?v=QNVpEF…

@NewYorkFBI @SDNYnews @nyspolice @ATFNewYork Where did the firearms originate from..in terms of legal ownership/sale before they were stolen?

FBI New York, @SDNYnews, @nyspolice, and @ATFNewYork announced the arrests of Malik Bromfield, Faizan Ali, and Kamal Salman, who are charged with attempting to smuggle nearly 90 firearms from the United States to Canada. "These three defendants, including two foreign nationals, allegedly endangered our communities as they attempted to smuggle 89 firearms - 17 of which were stolen - into Canada," said ADIC Barnacle. "The FBI is committed to working with our federal and state law enforcement partners to take illegal guns off our streets." Read more: justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/t…

Notifications are being sent today to firearms businesses confirming the re-opening of the compensation program for businesses on April 23, 2026. Learn more: ow.ly/bVQM50YIYOa

Ontario man prohibited from possessing firearms arrested after police seize 53 long rifles ctvnews.ca/toronto/articl…

Glad to see this correction was made by @BBCWorld.

Andre Reed, president of the Hanna Rod and Gun Club, said he was surprised to see the number of Albertans who declared. "I was shocked at that. I didn't think they'd get that many, to be honest." cbc.ca/news/canada/ca… via @joeldryden

The CBSA is deploying new border services officers and the first specialized fentanyl canine teams ow.ly/F2BY106wJtj

Declaration period for the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program closing with more than 67,000 firearms declared for compensation. Learn more: canada.ca/en/public-safe…

A worthy read..

The deadline to declare is today. This is your last chance to declare your prohibited assault-style firearms for compensation. Declare here: canada.ca/en/public-safe…

Recognizing the impact that BSCF funding has had in communities across the country, the Government of Canada intends to provide $157.5 million over three years to Public Safety Canada to continue the program’s work. canada.ca/en/public-safe…

Gun control groups 'disappointed' after lack of information on Tumbler Ridge firearms thestar.com/politics/gun-c…

In my latest Op-ed in the Globe & Mail I note that the reluctance of Canadian police to release info about the guns used in mass shooting is, historically-speaking, new. "Canadians deserve to know what guns were used in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. theglobeandmail.com/gift/fa3b3de58…

The flag on the Peace Tower will be flown at half-mast from now until sunset on February 17, 2026 to mark the tragedy that occurred in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on February 10, 2026.