It is very hard to be both a demogue and a whinny wussy at the same time, but somehow Paul Martin manages it.

It must be a Canadian thing and we wouldn't understand.

Miller said Toronto, a city of nearly three million, is still very safe compared to most American cities, but the illegal flow of weapons from the United States is causing the noticeable rise in gun violence.

"The U.S. is exporting its problem of violence to the streets of Toronto," he said.

So the mayor of Toronto contends that Canadian border control is so lax as to allow an alarming number of weapons to flow over the Canadian/U.S. border. But somehow this is the United States fault. How does a grown man with such highly developed displacement disorder get elected the mayor of a major Canadian city, anyway? Oh wait, I've already answered the question...

Miller said that while almost every other crime in Toronto is down

hmmm. more guns maybe? would be interesting to see the breakdown on who's getting shot for what.

Good thing you crossed out "thuggish" - it's racist, you know. ;-)

This is typical dipshit liberal sociology think. An increase of guns does not necessarily lead to an increase in violence. Here in America, the highest crime rates belong in major urban centers that have the most restrictive firearms laws, i.e. NYC, DC, Detroit. An increase in violence in Toronto is most likely attributable to an increasing gang presence there, not the dreaded US export of "violence". Martin wants his crime down, tell the mayor of Toronto to unleash his cops.

There was a school shooting (college, I think) in Germany a couple of years ago. The ninnies in Germany had the balls to blame America for starting the trend.

Germany started two world wars in the first half of the 20th century, and was so efficient in the slaughter of innocents it managed to almost singlehandedly exterminate a race of people in less than a decade.

The people who are shooting one another are black gang bangers. Nobody says so but thats who they are. Unfortunately they are bad shots and bystanders are getting hit. How this relates to gun control is beyond me. (other than more practice at the range would make everyone safer)

Yeah, it probably is due to an increase in gangbangers.

Ironically, Martin's proposed handgun ban is causing a huge increase in handgun sales to people who are stocking up in hopes the ban won't be retroactive, and gunshops are importing more to keep up with demand. Of course those lawful purchasers are not the ones committing the crimes.

I like how the US is portrayed as a 'pusher' - forcing guns into the hands of morally helpless Canadians. Canada is not "importing" the violence; the US, rather, is "exporting" it to Canada against Canada's will. Didn't know you could do that.

Mushy border security allows handguns to flow from the US to Canada and for terrorists to flow from Canada to the US. Advantage Cananda.

Just like canada to blame the USA for their high crime rate becuase their politicians are a bunch of lilyplums and liberal idiots DUDLY DORIGHT eat your heart out

Canada? That place still there?

Who knew?

Canada? Who goes that far north anymore?

Hey, if they stop buyin' it, I'll stop sellin' it.

Gun crime always goes up when severe anti-gun laws are passed (Canada's recent history) because there are fewer lawfully possessed guns that end up getting stolen by criminals. As a result, a more sophisticated black market in gun arises to satisfy the demand for guns by criminals, generally flowing along the same trade paths as illegal drugs. This has been particularly stark in England, where almost total civilian disarmament led to the development of a massive black market in Eastern European military handguns (like the little .380 and 9mm Makarov's) supplied by ex communist gangsters. The same thing will happen anywhere. It is simply not possible to disarm criminals by restricting lawful gun ownership. They don't come by their guns lawfully in the first place. Duh.

And people wonder why the US and Canada have such strained relations.

Although some time back, our ambassador in Canada totally chewed the Canadian government out. When the Canadian press got all indignant about it, he stuck by his guns. Good guy.

I have no pity for anyone who blames others for one's problems. No one is so powerless that they are unavoidably at the utter mercy of external forces without the ability to make changes in one's sphere of influence. Arab states and third world states do the same thing. As long as they do it, they'll remain down. If this is Canada's new thought-process, it cannot be good for Canada.

I would never live in canada its too much of a socialists country just look at the RED maple leaf on its flag

GAWD DAYUN RAHT THAT LEAF IS RED.

Thanks bird.

Being Canadian is tough these days. The paper bag I have to put on my head every time our political elites speak is like...what you Americans have to do every time a Democrat speaks.

We are not all left wing nutbars up here. We have a few more leftoid freakoids than you do, thanks in part to an even bigger US export than 'violence', namely left wing, draft dodging, gutless wonder peaceniks.

Shut up about Canadians, or else: Pelosi, Reid, Kos, Teddy Kennedy...need I say more?

Shut up about Canadians, or else: Pelosi, Reid, Kos, Teddy Kennedy...need I say more?

At least our left wing nutbars aren't in power!

Dudley. Doright.

God almighty, where does he get this shit?