Watts wants gun amnesty

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http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-st ... htm#162733 lol lol this women has no clue what she is talking about, the guys that are killing themselves in surrey are not the law abiding citizens with proper gun permits

[Fancy]

Tory MP and former mayor Dianne Watts is calling for an amnesty program to get guns off Surrey's streets.

Watts says parents who hand over guns could be assured their children won’t be charged for having them.

She told CTV she believes many people know there are firearms at home, but don’t know what to do about it.

“Typically, they’re not going to call the police and turn their son in or put them in jeopardy where they might be charged,” Watts said.

She's proposing a temporary a three-week amnesty.

“After that, you will be charged."

There have been 32 shootings in Surrey so far this year, mostly related to a gang turf war in the drug trade.

Residents and officials are becoming more and more frustrated.

Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner has scheduled a press conference today to announce new measures to tackle the gun violence.

Sounds like she's well aware of the situation and is hoping that parents (knowing their children have guns) will think about turning the weapons in during an amnesty period. Getting one off the street is better than nothing.

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I have seen it done far better. Offer a hundred bucks for a gun, little sister will swipe big brothers gun and turn it in. The guns also have to be held for a while in case they are stolen.

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[Treblehook]

The guns that are used in these shootings in Surrey or elsewhere are NEVER legal firearms. They are either stolen or smuggled weapons and are not legally registered to the creeps that are using them. Mommy or whoever can turn in a handgun under amnesty and it will take THAT gun off the street. Nobody should be naive enough to think that the creep won't just go out and acquire another to replace it. The dynamic out there is such that if the number of guns available to the criminal element is reduced, the price per weapon will just go up a whole lot. When the price goes up, the guns themselves become much more of a target for thefts and as smuggled items and trafficking in guns becomes a more lucrative crime. The criminal element sell drugs because they can make lots of money at it. Pot seems to always be the drug that is in the forefront when violence in the drug trade is discussed. Many people express the opinion that legalizing pot is going to solve the problem of gun violence surrounding drug trafficking. Perhaps that doesn't make a lot of sense. The criminal element, currently involved in the trafficking of pot, are not likely to throw their hands up in despair and decide to go straight; get a job and so on. They will just move to a different commodity and then fight over trafficking territory in respect to it. If we don't want our youth to gravitate toward drugs and crime and gun violence, we need to spend a lot more time, effort and money on educating them and instilling values that will steer them away from that life AND a lot more people have to start setting a much better example than many are today.

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Watts says parents who hand over guns could be assured their children won’t be charged for having them.

Just shows how naïve and out of touch liberal loons really are.These are NOT CHILDREN in surrey that have guns and shoot people these are grown men and women whom are criminals/thugs/gangsters/bikers

these A$$$holes get caught with weapons and the liberal judges let them plead down.Stop that practise
Make it a mandatory 5 years in the pen if your caught with a non registered and or stolen hand gun in your possession
and ten years if your caught so while committing a crime with said gun

[Fancy]

The laws are the same no matter who is in power. Authorities are obviously finding guns in children's hands - hence the plea for an amnesty period.

[dontrump]

The laws are the same no matter who is in power. Authorities are obviously finding guns in children's hands - hence the plea for an amnesty period.

who is in power has nothing to do with how lax our laws are and how "liberal" our judges are

The naivety of some people just kills me. The authoritys are not finding guns in the hands of children
to me children are/is a very misused word

The scum bags in surrey that are doing all the shootings are hardened criminals/drug dealers/bikers/gangsters
To me in my world a 18 year old criminal is not a so called child

There may be over the last few years the odd case of a 15 year old that was caught or seen with a gun(bad bad deal) but anyone that believes this ridiculous call out by a liberal loon for parents of children to please turn in your childs weapons is beyond ridiculous and actually quit hilarious in its own

[Fancy]

who is in power has nothing to do with how lax our laws are and how "liberal" our judges are

The naivety of some people just kills me. The authoritys are not finding guns in the hands of children
to me children are/is a very misused word

The scum bags in surrey that are doing all the shootings are hardened criminals/drug dealers/bikers/gangsters
To me in my world a 18 year old criminal is not a so called child

There may be over the last few years the odd case of a 15 year old that was caught or seen with a gun(bad bad deal) but anyone that believes this ridiculous call out by a liberal loon for parents of children to please turn in your childs weapons is beyond ridiculous and actually quit hilarious in its own

If guns are found in the hands of 17 year olds, they are not adults in the eyes of the legal system. It's naive to think otherwise.

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There may be over the last few years the odd case of a 15 year old that was caught or seen with a gun(bad bad deal) but anyone that believes this ridiculous call out by a liberal loon for parents of children to please turn in your childs weapons is beyond ridiculous and actually quit hilarious in its own

Actually over the years gangs have been targeting younger and younger children all over the world, including Canada and the US.

Here is a little clip from a government website about youth an gangs.

The 2002 Canadian Police Survey on Youth Gangs and other sources suggest that youth gang members cut across many ethnic, geographic, demographic and socio-economic contexts Footnote 3. However, youth at risk of joining gangs or already involved in gangs tend to be from groups that suffer from the greatest levels of inequality and social disadvantage Footnote 4.

Aboriginal youth are more vulnerable to gang recruitment and organized crime than non-Aboriginal youth and they are increasing in numbers and influence in Western Canada Footnote 5.

Many youth who join gangs have also been identified as youth who are using drugs and already involved in serious and violent crime. Furthermore, youth who display higher levels of previous delinquency are more likely to remain in the gang Footnote 6.

The reasons for joining a youth gang are various. Some seek excitement; others are looking for prestige, protection, a chance to make money or a sense of belonging

https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/gngs-cnd/index-en.aspx#s2

[Fancy]

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/teen-among-victims ... -1.2847634
Anything to help is useful.

Citizens have been demanding more be done to combat the problem. One potential measure, according to author and anti-gang speaker Ranj Dhaliwal, is CCTV cameras

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If guns are found in the hands of 17 year olds, they are not adults in the eyes of the legal system. It's naive to think otherwise.

liberal left leaning loons call them children. I call them scum bag criminal gangsters if your of the mind and body that your able to acquire a hand gun obviously illegally and use it in the commission of a crime then your a adult that shall do the time when caught your not a child your a hardened scum bag gangster

when the liberal loons learn to treat these dredges of society as what they are and quit coddling them and say oh there just a child then we see some decrease in this senseless violence

BUT as said most all of the surrey shootings are done by very very street wise criminals and it aint there first rodeo

[Fancy]

Have to work within the system:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_Delinquents_Act

[dontrump]

http://bc.ctvnews.ca/teen-among-victims ... -1.2847634
Anything to help is useful.
Citizens have been demanding more be done to combat the problem. One potential measure, according to author and anti-gang speaker Ranj Dhaliwal, is CCTV cameras

and these guys should because I guarantee you 99% of the thugs don't have the last name as smith or jones or oreilly
etc etc etc