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There was barely a difference between men and women with 81% of men agreeing that the problem is from gangs using smuggled guns while 78% of women said the same.

When it comes to fighting gun crime, Canadians are not on the same page as the Trudeau Liberals. A full 81% of Canadians said that the government “should channel most of their efforts into pursuing those using handguns smuggled in from over the border,” as opposed to cracking down on licensed gun owners.

In Ontario, the battleground of this election, 87% said the government should focus on smuggled guns.

“People know that when you’re hunting bear, you don’t get distracted by rabbit tracks. Handgun violence is exactly the same,” pollster John Wright said.

“People know that efforts to stop violence have to be apportioned properly and right now they see the greatest commitment needed is to smuggled guns from across the border and their associated crimes and little else. When politicians speak otherwise, they see it as wrong headed.”

That’s not good news for the governing Liberals.

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For Trudeau to win this election, he needs to win among women and he needs to win in Ontario and when it comes to his gun control policies — something he spent much of his week on — his message is falling flat.

In fact, when given two options, one that said politicians cracking down on licensed and vetted gun owners was the right thing and one that said it was smoke and mirrors, the majority didn’t buy Trudeau’s line.