At Least Two Shot Dead at Toronto Music Festival
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“AT LEAST TWO SHOT DEAD AT TORONTO MUSIC FESTIVAL”
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Most illegal guns seized in Toronto are smuggled from the U.S.
Canadian law bans most handgun sales to civilians, yet Toronto police report over 80% of crime guns are U.S.-sourced. Prosecutors often pursue trafficking charges alongside shooting charges in festival violence cases.
The 2017 Las Vegas festival shooting led to an $800M legal settlement
MGM Resorts settled with 4,400+ survivors and victims' families from the Route 91 Harvest Festival massacre in 2020 for ~$800M — the largest mass shooting civil settlement in U.S. history.
Most crime guns seized in Toronto are traced back to the U.S.
Canada bans most civilian handgun sales, yet a 2020 Public Safety Canada report found roughly 70% of crime guns in Toronto originated in the U.S. and were smuggled across the border illegally.
Music festivals have been deadly targets of gun violence worldwide
The 2017 Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest festival shooting killed 60 people — the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Read more at Wikipedia
The 2012 Toronto Eaton Centre shooter got 30 years — no parole.
Christopher Husbands opened fire in the crowded mall food court, killing 2 and wounding 6. In 2014, he received one of Canada's longest sentences for a mass shooting at a public venue.