Anti-gun advocates always point to the fact that Canada is free from mass shootings. While it is significantly lower, they have had a number of mass shootings, even with some of the strictest gun control laws in the world.
In April 2020, a Nova Scotia man shot and killed 22 people in a 13 hour period, where he posed as a Canadian police officer, driving a replica of their vehicle.
Now a substantive report will be released to see if there was any significant police failure, reminiscent of the Uvalde situation.
Police waited 13 hours to take to social media to tell Nova Scotians that a gunman was on the loose. After the first handful of deaths, the gunman would signal cars to pull over and shoot their side window, killing them. He did this multiple times. Had people been aware of a police impostor on the road, they could have alerted the police themselves, or think twice about allowing themselves to get pulled over. The report will see if the police’s negligence and unsure actions contributed to more deaths.
The killer’s access to firearms will also be examined, which may result in even stricter tightening of gun laws. In response to the incident in 2020, Trudeau banned assault style guns. But, early reports not that the gunman did not have a legal license to carry the weapon he was using. So even if Trudeau’s legislation had existed at the time of the attack, the gunman would have still been able to murder everyone.
Expect that detail not to be highlighted in the report however, and for it to be a catalyst for even stronger gun control.
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