Mugwug at Moral Flexibility received a disturbing message from his mayor yesterday.
Gun owners in Toronto may soon be prohibited from keeping their firearms at home even if they are properly licensed and registered, Mayor David Miller said yesterday.
“There’s no reason to own a gun in Toronto — collector or not. If you are a collector and you have a permit, the guns need to be stored in a way that they can’t be stolen. And perhaps a centralized facility of some kind could accomplish that goal,” Mr. Miller told the National Post. “The law requires gun owners to have proper storage, but obviously not everyone adheres to that.”
Following a spate of shootings in Toronto, the Mayor has asked city lawyers and the police to determine whether the municipality has the “legal ability” to require individuals to store their weapons at a secure facility such as a gun club.
“It’s a very serious issue and I don’t have all the answers to it, but I’ve spoken to the [Police] Chief as well as our own legal department to see what we can do,” Mr. Miller said.
You should go here and read Mugwug’s very thoughtful and much kinder than I’d be letter to Mayor Miller.
Mugwug, you’re always welcome down here. Now that I know your line of business, I can see what I can find in Seattle. Just send the word.