The Toronto National Post reports that Toronto Mayor David Miller has announced a plan that would make all handguns illegal in Toronto, institute a series of measures that will effectively shut down gun ranges and make it all but impossible to manufacture, assemble or store firearms within city limits.
The measures are contained in a report prepared by city staff that is to be presented to the executive committee next week. The report, “City-Based Measures to Address Gun Violence,” must still be approved by city council.
Among the recommendations is one calling on council to pass a zoning bylaw to restrict the use of firearms anywhere in the city, including firing ranges and gun clubs.
The gun report would exempt city police ranges, provincial or federal government facilities and “establishments operated by the Department of National Defence.” The proposed zoning bylaw would be sent to a public meeting in September.
Meantime, Ontario’s attorney general plans to appeal to the federal government today for new measures to crack down on the flow of illegal guns across the Canada-U.S. border.
