Majority of crime guns traced by RCMP came from within Canada, internal reports show | Unpublished
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Author: Jim Bronskill
Publication Date: June 11, 2026 - 07:03

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Majority of crime guns traced by RCMP came from within Canada, internal reports show

June 11, 2026

The vast majority of crime guns traced by the RCMP to identifiable sources in 2023 and 2024 came from within Canada and were not smuggled from abroad, say internal reports prepared by the national police force.



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