福特保守黨對持槍劫車的猖獗行徑不作為，安省自由黨將禁手槍

安省自由黨領袖鄧德華（Steven Del Duca）站在最近一起備受矚目的劫車案現場，指責福特保守黨對手槍犯罪的激增無動於衷。

鄧德華宣布，安省自由黨執政的政府將在全省範圍內禁止手槍，並增聘更多警察，以遏製手槍暴力的激增，讓社區更加安全。

鄧德華表示：“每一天，我們都看到越來越多持槍劫車的猖獗行為。這是在令人恐懼地提醒人們，我們需要採取緊急行動，讓手槍遠離我們的街道。然而更糟糕的是，道格·福特似乎並不在意，還在為維護手槍合法化而抗爭。他多次表示，他反對禁止手槍，儘管涉及手槍的犯罪在他自家後院激增。這些猖獗的攻擊正在升級，並危及安大略省各地民眾家庭的生命——我們需要結束這種恐懼”。

根據多倫多警察局的數據，自2017年以來，汽車盜竊案增加了81%，而劫車案在2019年和2020年之間增加了39%。到目前為止，今年已報告的劫車案件（93起）有望遠遠超過去年（103起）。多倫多市議會呼籲省政府立即與多倫多警局和其他警察部門合作，設立一個打擊汽車盜竊的特別工作組，以打擊突然增加的劫車事件——但福特保守黨一直裹足不前。

安省自由黨的政府將：

禁止在安大略省出售、持有、運輸和儲存手槍；

創立一個省級“打擊汽車盜竊特別工作組”（Auto Theft Task Force），該工作組將匯集各級執法機構和公共檢察機關，共同應對犯罪團伙驅動的劫車事件；

接受聯邦政府資助槍支回購計劃的提議；

打擊安省-美國邊境上的槍支走私活動；

引領推進全國性的禁手槍行動，使手槍不能通過省際邊界流入。

 “道格·福特寧願向槍支遊說團體獻殷勤，也不願打擊犯罪，”鄧德華繼續說道。“如果您想要我們的街道更安全，選擇很明確：一個徹底禁止手槍的安省自由黨政府，還是將槍支利益團體置於民眾家庭之上的福特保守黨。您的選票，您的選擇。”

Ford Conservatives doing nothing to stop brazen carjackings at gunpoint  Ontario Liberals will ban handguns

Steven Del Duca stood at the scene of a recent high-profile carjacking to call out the Ford Conservatives’ callous indifference to a spike in handgun crime.  

Del Duca announced that an Ontario Liberal government will ban handguns across the province and hire more police officers to curb a spike in handgun violence and make communities safer. 

“Every day, we’re seeing more and more brazen carjackings at gunpoint. It’s a frightening reminder that we need urgent action to get handguns off our streets,” said Del Duca. “What’s worse, Doug Ford doesn’t seem to care and is fighting to keep handguns legal. He has stated multiple times that he opposes a handgun ban, even as handgun-related crimes spike in his own backyard. These brazen attacks are escalating and endangering the lives of families across Ontario – and the fear needs to end.” 

According to the Toronto Police Service, auto theft has increased by 81% since 2017 while carjackings were up 39% between 2019 and 2020. Reported instances of carjackings so far this year (93) are on track to far surpass last year (103). Toronto City Council called on the provincial government to work with the TPS and other police services to create an Auto Theft Task Force to combat the sudden increase in carjackings – but the Ford Conservatives have dragged their feet. 

An Ontario Liberal Government will: 

·Ban the sale, possession, transport and storage of handguns in Ontario; 

·Strike a provincial Auto Theft Task Force that brings various law enforcement agencies and Crown prosecutors together to tackle carjackings driven by organized crime; 

·Accept the federal government’s offer to fund a buy-back program; 

·Crack down on gun smuggling at the Ontario–U.S. borders; 

·Lead the charge for a national ban on handguns to stop trafficking through inter-provincial borders. 

“Doug Ford would rather cozy-up to the gun lobby than crack down on crime,” continued Del Duca. “If you want safer streets, the choice is clear: an Ontario Liberal government that will ban handguns once and for all, or Ford Conservatives who put the gun lobby before families. The choice is yours.”