Looking abroad for ideas on curbing gun violence: Justin Trudeau
Looking abroad for ideas on curbing gun violence: Justin Trudeau Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will look at best practices across the globe for ideas on how to tackle gun violence in Canada. Speaking after the funeral service for 18-year-old Reese Fallon, who was killed in a July 22 mass shooting in the city's Greektown, Trudeau praised the community's strength and resilience in the aftermath of the tragedy. "People need to be safe and we need to take the right measures to do that," Trudeau said. "And we're looking at things that have been done around the world, things that have been done in other jurisdictions, looking at the best evidence, the best data, to make the right decisions to make sure that we are ensuring our citizens, our communities are safe into the future," he said. A week before, Toronto city council urged the federal government to ban handgun sales in the city. Asked if his government is considering a ban, Trudeau said, "We're looking at a broad range of things. We're going to make the right decision for the long term, not just the short term." -PTC News
