The motion calls on the mayor to ask the provincial and federal governments for not only a ban on handguns and ammunition within city limits, but also increased funding for social programs.

UPDATE: The motion was voted on Wednesday, and has been put over to the Ottawa Police Services Board.

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A demonstration outside City Hall will call for a ban on handguns, before city council meets to discuss a motion that aims to do just that.

The motion, by Rideau-Rockcliffe Councillor Rawlson King, will call on the mayor to ask the provincial and federal governments for not only a ban on handguns and ammunition within city limits, but also increased funding for social programs to address the root causes of gun crime.

"We want to see increased investments in after-school programs, and in health and social service agencies," said King.

King campaigned on a gun ban, in response to shootings and gun crime in the capital. He wants to get guns off of the city's streets.

"We're also going to ask the Ottawa Police Service to examine...the potential of a gun buyback program, as well," King told 1310 NEWS.

A rally in support of a handgun ban is planned in front of City Hall, at 9 a.m. Wednesday, before city council meets to discuss King's motion.