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From Toronto Mayor John Tory to the editorial board of theGlobe and Mail, the Ontario NDP and more — there are calls for one simple thing that will keep us safe from future gun crime in Canada: Banning handguns.

“I remain firmly of the belief that a handgun ban will help us address the gun violence we are experiencing in our city and the surrounding region,” Mayor Tory said on Twitter.

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Well, that is all well and good, but the gun crime happening in Toronto and across Canada is being carried out by those who don’t care about such bans.

It is amazing to me that some think that banning handguns will somehow make criminals suddenly jump up and take notice.

Those carrying illegal handguns are already in violation of about a half-dozen criminal code offences, including illegal possession of a firearm, illegal transportation of a firearm and more.

Yet suddenly, these criminal code violations —which can lead to multi-year prison sentences — will prompt criminals to drop their illegal guns if we add a ban on top of everything.