We are a group of families affected by the Danforth shooting which occurred on July 22, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Toronto, Ontario
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Today we remember Reese and Julianna and all the victims affected 8 years ago. What happened to our families and community is still present in our thoughts. We continue to advocate for better outcomes where gun violence is concerned. Recent events remind us there is more to do.
Thank you for the kind wishes on this challenging day. We also recall, with gratitude, the support we received from the TPS and other first responders.
Danforth Families For Safe Communities retweeted
"Shooting was the cause of death for 294 victims of intimate partner homicide between 2009 and 2024. This represents one in five (22%) intimate partner homicides over this period, an average of 18 deaths per year."
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Danforth Families For Safe Communities retweeted
The process to collect firearms is well underway in various areas across Canada and will continue through early fall 2026. Individuals who declared their prohibited firearms will be notified once collection begins in their area. canada.ca/en/public-safety-c…
ALT Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program for individuals.
Danforth Families For Safe Communities retweeted
"Most guns used in Canadian crimes were not smuggled in from abroad: internal reports" ctvnews.ca/canada/article/mo…
The Public Safety Minister chose to act before any injunction request was filed. This further delays the removal of assault-style firearms. This is an unacceptable delay to a public safety measure Canadians expected.
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Danforth Families For Safe Communities retweeted
OpEd: The @rcmpgrcpolice has duty to disclose what guns were used in #TumblerRidge mass shooting: keeping this information from the public prevents informed debate about Canada’s gun control laws and their enforcement thespec.com/opinion/contribu… @TheSpec @DanforthFSC
Danforth Families For Safe Communities retweeted
Interesting @tvo panel on #GunControl and the #ban on assault weapons with @CukierWendy of @CGCguncontrol and Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police @OACPOfficial president Mark Campbell, hosted by @JeyanTVO. youtube.com/watch?v=QNVpEFqT…
Danforth Families For Safe Communities retweeted
Notifications are being sent today to firearms businesses confirming the re-opening of the compensation program for businesses on April 23, 2026. Learn more: ow.ly/bVQM50YIYOa
ALT Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program for businesses
Glad to see this correction was made by @BBCWorld.
Due to the #GunLobby's & #GunTrolls' inability to understand the concept of implied meaning or, more likely, its bad-faith insistence on overly literal misreading that totally ignores context (in order to mislead & fearmonger regular gun owners), @BBCWorld has specified that its initial passage referred to #AssaultWeapons, not ALL rifles, as any reasonable person who follows this file would know.
Danforth Families For Safe Communities retweeted
Andre Reed, president of the Hanna Rod and Gun Club, said he was surprised to see the number of Albertans who declared. "I was shocked at that. I didn't think they'd get that many, to be honest." cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/g… via @joeldryden
Danforth Families For Safe Communities retweeted
The CBSA is deploying new border services officers and the first specialized fentanyl canine teams
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Danforth Families For Safe Communities retweeted
Declaration period for the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program closing with more than 67,000 firearms declared for compensation. Learn more: canada.ca/en/public-safety-c…
ALT Text: Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program for individuals.
A worthy read..
Appearing soon! Handbook on Gun Violence and Society, edited by @PSqCriminology. This collection will include my chapter "Firearms Marketing, Police Carbines, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police." See: e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handboo…
Danforth Families For Safe Communities retweeted
The deadline to declare is today. This is your last chance to declare your prohibited assault-style firearms for compensation. Declare here: canada.ca/en/public-safety-c…
ALT Text: Compensation for assault-style firearms. Deadline to submit a declaration: March 31.
Danforth Families For Safe Communities retweeted
Recognizing the impact that BSCF funding has had in communities across the country, the Government of Canada intends to provide $157.5 million over three years to Public Safety Canada to continue the program’s work. canada.ca/en/public-safety-c…
Gun control groups 'disappointed' after lack of information on Tumbler Ridge firearms
thestar.com/politics/gun-con…
Danforth Families For Safe Communities retweeted
In my latest Op-ed in the Globe & Mail I note that the reluctance of Canadian police to release info about the guns used in mass shooting is, historically-speaking, new. "Canadians deserve to know what guns were used in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting.
theglobeandmail.com/gift/fa3…