How liberals and conservatives see firearms:
Posted on 05/30/2008 10:03:04 AM PDT by Heartofsong83
Guns aren't welcome in Toronto
May 30, 2008 04:30 AM
Re:Targeting the good guys
Letters, May 29
It is interesting to note that letters criticizing Toronto City Council for closing down city-run shooting ranges were sent from Mississauga, Halifax, Wellesley, Ont., Pickering and Peterborough.
I supported shutting down the shooting ranges because I believe it is hypocritical for city council to call for a total ban on handguns, while supporting and in fact subsidizing gun culture at city-run facilities – especially when recreation programs to keep kids away from the draw of a street culture that too often includes weapons are underfunded in Toronto.
Letters from outside the city and indeed from across North America have been trickling in since council made its decision. My favourite letters are the ones being sent from the U.S. Gun owners there are now urging a boycott of Toronto. Considering that most of the problems with guns on our streets emanate from south of the border, I couldn't be happier.
If all it took was closing a couple of shooting ranges to stop gun-toting Yanks from coming to our city, maybe we should have shut the doors on these clubs years ago.
As for people outside Toronto, you are free to shoot off your mouths in this city or any other town. Just don't shoot off a gun in Toronto.
Adam Vaughan, City Councillor, Toronto
How liberals and conservatives see firearms:
Letter in response:
Not wanted in the city
May 31, 2008 04:30 AM
Re:Guns aren’t welcome in Toronto
Letter, May 30
Gun owners are by far the safest and most law-abiding segment of the population, yet Adam Vaughan would bar us from entering the city because of his misguided belief that this will make Toronto safer.
If gun owners are not wanted in Toronto, I’m sure we can find other places to spend our money.
Chris Manoukian, Stittsville, Ont.
Well, I’m glad you could provide me with your brilliant historical assessment on things. You know what? Sometimes we actually have led the battle while the US was nowhere to be found. No knock on the US of course, it is up to the US who they choose to do battle with.
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