In total, 122 handguns, 55 shotguns, 23 rifles, three submachine-guns and two machine-guns have been reported lost by RCMP detachments across the country since 2020. Canadians are largely prohibited from using or acquiring machine-guns and submachine-guns, which are fully automatic and capable of rapid fire.
The data, which was obtained through an access to information request, also shows that nearly a dozen RCMP firearms have gone missing so far this year.
In total, 122 handguns, 55 shotguns, 23 rifles, three submachine-guns and two machine-guns have been reported lost by RCMP detachments across the country since 2020. Canadians are largely prohibited(opens in a new tab) from using or acquiring machine-guns and submachine-guns, which are fully automatic and capable of rapid fire.
But don’t be getting excited, because CTV news found an expert to explain how you’re the real problem.
Every single gun buy back program that’s been investigated shows the police that receive, store, transport, process and destroy the guns steal them.
And then sell them back through intermediaries under the buy-back progam.
So, only 37 guns have actually been acquired through the buyback program, but 2,448 guns have been reported as bought by the program? Is that how it works?
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The buyback programs in the US rarely had decent, operable guns turned in. Most were total, nonworking, rusty junk not even suitable for spare parts. I wasn’t aware of the re-re-re-sale scheme until you brought it up, Lupus, but now I’d wager a few of those junk guns were bought several times.
Of course it’s us lowly plebes that are the real problem. We must be punished and parented harder. If only we had more government supervision.
One more reason why the RCMP has trouble getting their man anymore.
Just don’t dare make a Meme of this Johnboy.
How many members have been charged for not storing those firearms properly?
Zero, because the RCMP is held to a lower standard.
Police officers aren’t required to get a R/PAL and some departments discourage them from getting it.
Obviously, the RCMP shouldn’t be trusted with firearms and should be disarmed forthwith.
Because if you are robbed or shot by a criminal using an RCMP firearm the bullet doesn’t hurt you.
I suspect the numbers are quite a bit higher when you factor in, the OPP, the QPP and various other police power groups like game wardens. The Military has a long history of losing firearms also, and not just small arms.
Well hopefully the government can dredge up some cash to buy some more guns to replace those misplaced items, after all, “best police in the world” and all that.
Have the “best police in the world” checked in rural Nova Scotia for anyone who may be storing them in which to drive around pretending to be an RCMP officer and shooting at random people?
Like last time this occurred?
Lost in the hubris of 205 guns being lost is the number of guns lost in the period of 2000 to 2019m bringing the total number to 806 over the last quarter century. As the other commentator has mentioned the total number of firearms lost by all agencies licenced to carry firearms is a factor worth considering. Why are we as Canadian citizens legislated into submission by government agencies that cannot perform the duties of their mandate? Our societal contract is to be ‘governed’ by our elected representatives not to be ‘enslaved’ by tyrants that enact laws to seize and remove our natural granted freedoms.
Yes, somebody is not holding up their end of the deal.
I imagine the “best police in the world” only buy quality firearms and I just hope that whoever found this selection of firearms is giving them the care and best treatment they deserve.
Is it important to know if the firearms have made way to the humongous group of “new canadians” ?
If “new canadians” found these guns, would they then become “the real problem” ?
Untethered morality and all that….
No One’s Perfect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWpC1Cv2rFE
How do you “lose” handguns, submachine guns and machine guns? Somebody signed for those, and were responsible for their safekeeping. You don’t lose those things, they get stolen. Or sold.