Public Safety committee It's a trend that's really disturbing. It's a trend that started—we identified it in Toronto—and it's a trend that has continued across Canada. We've seen evidence of it in Edmonton. We've seen evidence of it in British Columbia.
May 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Supt Gordon Sneddon
Public Safety committee Well absolutely there's a criminal element, because the criminal element were the ones enticing these people to go out there and purchase the guns. They had the capacity to go and purchase the guns for the criminal.
May 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Supt Gordon Sneddon
Public Safety committee The answer to that is really limited, really. To the point that was raised earlier, gangs are the problem, but it's the guns that the gangs bring with them that are the real problem. From my perspective, where did those guns come from? What's the source of those guns? As best as
May 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Supt Gordon Sneddon
Public Safety committee There are multiple questions within that question.
May 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Supt Gordon Sneddon
Public Safety committee I will try to answer as best as I can. I lost track of your question. I'm sorry.
May 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Supt Gordon Sneddon
Public Safety committee I guess it's a subjective question. From my perspective, it doesn't present much of a burden, but other people might see it as presenting a burden. It's really that balance to the ability to maintain public safety and be able to identify the authors of a crime. It's really impor
May 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Supt Gordon Sneddon
Public Safety committee Are you talking about this—
May 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Supt Gordon Sneddon
Public Safety committee Good afternoon, and thank you. I'll say just a little bit about me so you know where my thoughts are coming from.
May 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Superintendent Gordon Sneddon
Public Safety committee Everybody is short. I manage the gun and gang task force and the drug squad in Toronto. It's really the practical application of the law as it relates to policing. Back to your question. From our perspective, that makes complete sense. It also makes complete sense to us as to
May 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Supt Gordon Sneddon
Public Safety committee Yes, and we agree with that position.
May 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Supt Gordon Sneddon
Public Safety committee The concern we had as a policing community when the change was made to extend the ATTs and the opportunities to transport was it allowed greater opportunity for abuse. I recognize that most gun owners are in fact lawful, but there is an element of them out there who are not law-a
May 29th, 2018Committee meeting
Supt Gordon Sneddon