I live in a rural riding in Central Ontario. Our liberal candidate was just at my door. She gave me a couple pamphlets and I asked about her thoughts on the potential ban on AR-15 based rifles. She stated that no one needed a "weapon" that could fire hundreds of shots without reloading! I asked her how many rds a civilian AR type rifle was capable of holding. No idea! My answer 5. I then asked how many shootings in Canada involved AR type rifles. She had no idea and I don't know either but I would assume not many if any.
The answer is 1.
"California Sandwiches" on Chesswood Dr near Sheppard Ave, North York, Toronto Ontario. (3701 Chesswood Dr, Toronto, ON M3J 2P6)
Louise Russo in 2004. Shot with an AR-15 stolen from a private owner.
Russo had stopped the California sandwich shop in April 2004 to order dinner while her daughter sat in their vehicle.
A van screeched forward toward Modica, Marresse and bodyguards Andrea Carbone and Pietro Scaduto. The vehicle’s side door open was and shots were fired from an AR-15 assault rifle.
Patrons inside California dove for cover as the front pane window disintegrated, but Russo, who had her back to the window, was struck.
Three handguns were later found inside the van that was stolen from an Eglinton Ave. and Dufferin St. address two hours before the shooting. The burning blue 1994 Plymouth Voyageur was spotted in a ditch at Pine Valley Dr. and Major Mackenzie Rd. Police recovered the assault rifle which was stolen from an Ontario home during a 1993 break-in.
-- http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/01/mobster-jailed-for-russo-shooting-to-be-released




















































