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Gun control groups call for transparency of firearms used in Tumbler Ridge shooting
PolySeSouvient says Canadians deserve verified details on the firearms used in the killings, including whether police had previously seized and returned any weapons.
- On Monday, Sept. 14, advocacy group PolySeSouvient sent a second letter to RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme, demanding public disclosure of firearm details from the Feb. 10 mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge.
- Seven months after the fatal shooting, the group argues the public lacks essential data on weapon origin, legal status, and whether police previously seized the firearms used.
- Recently released court documents revealed that suspect Jesse Van Rootselaar had mental health problems and was fascinated by firearms, with investigators seeking four weapons including two shotguns and a rifle.
- Premier David Eby urged the RCMP to release information as soon as possible, while the force maintains it must control specific details to complete its ongoing criminal investigation.
- Representatives from Angies Angels, Canadian Doctors for Protection Against Guns, and Danforth Families for Safe Communities co-signed the letter, citing the need to address gun control failures.
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Gun control groups call for transparency of firearms used in Tumbler Ridge shooting - Northern Sentinel
A gun-control advocacy group says that seven months after a fatal mass shooting, the public still lacks “basic and essential information about the tools used to quickly produce such human carnage.” PolySeSouvient, a group formed following the 1989 massacre at École Polytechnique in Montreal, has once again penned a letter to RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme, dated Sept. 14, calling for more transparency around the Feb. 10 mass shooting. It’s co-…
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