RCMP has duty to reveal guns used in Tumbler Ridge shooting, advocacy groups say

OTTAWA — Two gun control advocacy groups are renewing their calls for information about the firearms used in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in February.

PolySeSouvient and Danforth Families for Safe Communities say the RCMP has a duty to disclose which guns were involved in the Feb. 10 shootings that left nine people dead, including Jesse Van Rootselaar, the young assailant.

In a media statement, the groups say withholding this information prevents informed debate about Canada’s gun control laws and how they are enforced.

They say the RCMP has not explained how disclosing the models and legal status of the firearms would compromise the ongoing police investigation.