r/canadaguns • u/Trick-Goat-3643 • Jun 11 '26

News / Politics / Activism The misinformation campaign continues

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https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/most-crime-guns-traced-by-rcmp-came-from-within-canada-internal-reports-say/

"The RCMP centre defines crime guns as firearms that were used or suspected to have been used in criminal offences, guns whose serial numbers have been obliterated or altered, firearms that were found but not reported lost or stolen, and replicas, toys, 3D-printed guns, pellet or air guns that have been used in criminal offences"

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u/NemrahG Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

If you read the article they say most of the guns that can be traced originate from Canada, which makes sense since a lot of those would be registered and have their serial numbers recorded in Canada where the RCMP can access that info. What the article is missing is that likely most of the guns they recover can’t be traced, and the origin can’t be determined. So ya the article is very misleading and basically misinformation

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u/ThrowRA_That_Owl_25 Jun 11 '26

Toy guns, replicas, pellet guns are all registered and have a serial number, right? 🙄

You are looking for sense where there is none.

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u/NemrahG Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26

Plenty of things have a serial number, its like the main way manufacturers track their production lol. I’m just saying the rcmp has better access to records for domestic stuff so naturally it’s easier for them to trace it.