Rideau-Rockcliffe councillor Rawlson King will table a motion at Wednesday's council meeting to ban legal handguns in the capital.

City Councillor for Rideau-Rockcliffe Rawlson King is set to table his motion to council this Wednesday to ban legal handguns in the city.

Just before the meeting, King is planning a rally outside of City Hall Wednesday morning at 9 a.m., calling for members of the community to come out and support the motion.

King tells 1310 NEWS' the Rick Gibbons Show that the motion isn't just focused on banning legal handguns in Ottawa, but also calling for more investments into social services, community policing and measures to combat illegal gun ownership.

Communities south of Ottawa have rallied in the past, in support of more social services aimed at preventing youth from joining gangs.

"They definitely want to see the social determinants of gun violence actually addressed," King said.

Over the weekend, west Ottawa experienced a violent shooting which police believe was a targeted incident.

Two men, 19 and 20, were transferred to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The incident reinforced King's message that something needs to be done.

"I know that a lot of people argue that the guns that are used in a commission of a crime are all illegal, statistics don't actually bare that out," King added. "Statistics illustrate that firearm use in Canada is evenly divided."

If the motion is passed, the mayor will address a letter to the federal government to ensure handguns and ammunition is restricted in city limits and to ask for more social investments.