Most crime guns seized in Toronto smuggled from U.S.: report


By Lin Wei

OTTAWA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Most crime guns seized by police in Toronto, Canada's largest city, came from the United States, the National Post reported.

According to data from a Toronto police Twitter account, 84 of 116 firearms seized since January were prohibited, 20 restricted and 11 non-restricted, the newspaper reported last week, adding that prohibited weapons are not legal to buy, sell or possess in Canada, and are smuggled from the United States.

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