Eby supports gun and gang police, flanked by four law enforcement candidates

Surrey

NDP Leader David Eby is pledging to support British Columbia police in their work to keep illegal guns off the streets and protect communities.

Eby, flanked by four new Democratic candidates with law enforcement experience at a news conference in Surrey, says he will ensure police have the tools to keep illegal guns from criminal organizations and protect families from potentially deadly domestic violence.

He says the NDP will continue to support the federal law on the seizure of handguns and semi-automatic weapons and support B.C. Police’s anti-gang programs, including the Integrated Gang Homicide Team, which focuses on homicides related to with gangs and improving police supervision of gangs. gang activities.

Eby says BC Conservative Leader John Rustad has repeatedly stated he would direct police not to enforce federal gun laws if he is elected to form government on Oct. 19.

He says Rustad’s policy, if enforced, will make BC “less safe.”

The NDP says domestic homicides account for 15 per cent of all homicides in B.C

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 6, 2024.