TheGunBlog.ca — The editorial board of Canada’s No. 2 newspaper by circulation called on the federal government to confiscate handguns from lawful sport shooters, even if it strips away their rights. The editors didn’t suggest seizing weapons from criminals.

The Toronto Star’s editorial joins Toronto Mayor John Tory in asking the federal government to confiscate property from Canada’s 2 million men and women with a firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) authorized by the federal police.

Tory has asked target shooters to leave Toronto and has urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to seize all handguns and all semi-automatic rifles and shotguns from all PAL holders in Canada. The government has said it’s “open to all possible options.”

Excerpt from the Toronto Star, Star Editorial Board, Solutions to Gun Crime Don’t Boil Down to Ford’s ‘Good Guys and Bad Guys’ Rhetoric, Aug. 13:

Yes, there certainly are some good handgun owners. And yes, a national ban on the private ownership of handguns would strip them of the right to continue with their hobby of target shooting or collecting handguns.

But that’s not a reason, in and of itself, not to do it. Governments routinely make decisions that adversely affect some individuals for the broader good of society.

Some readers are going to say, “Same old story. Seen it before.”

Others are going to say, “Same old story. Seen it before. And just as before, I’m going to do something about it.”

The Star is a free enterprise that is allowed to print what it wants.

You can contact the Star’s Public Editor ([email protected]), similar to an ombudsman, to share your concern at being labeled as an accomplice to murder and having your assets targeted for confiscation.

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