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Most crime guns traced by RCMP came from within Canada, internal reports say
RCMP data show 86% of identifiable crime guns traced in 2023 were domestically sourced, challenging the view that most are smuggled.
- Internal RCMP reports released Thursday show the vast majority of crime guns traced in 2023 and 2024 were domestically sourced rather than smuggled from abroad, providing new insight into firearms used in criminal offenses.
- Analysis from the Canadian National Firearms Tracing Centre excludes data from Ontario and Quebec, which maintain independent tracing agencies, meaning these figures are not representative of all gun traces in Canada.
- In 2024, the RCMP completed 6,951 traces, identifying 4,197 crime guns with 2,814 having known sources; 71 per cent were domestically sourced long guns and 17 per cent were smuggled handguns.
- Only four per cent of traces linked to organized crime, comprising 184 firearms, while 67 traces involved privately manufactured "ghost guns," and analyst Brown noted rural incidents often involve "long guns that are owned by large swaths of people."
- Federal policy continues to focus on banning specific firearms like the AR-15 and Ruger Mini-14, which Ottawa deems unsuitable for civilian use, while RCMP spokeswoman Marie-Eve Breton noted the 2026 report based on 2025 data remains incomplete.
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Most crime guns traced by RCMP came from within Canada, internal reports say
OTTAWA - The vast majority of crime guns traced by the RCMP to identifiable sources in 2023 and 2024 came from within Canada and were not smuggled from abroad, say
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