Help us keep guns out of Mississauga and Brampton, Peel police tell Ottawa [Video]

Peel Regional Police seized a record number of illegal guns in 2024. Nearly all of the firearms were smuggled in from the U.S. (Photo: Peel Regional Police)

Peel police are pushing the federal government to strengthen Canada’s borders in order to stop the constant flow of illegal guns into Mississauga and Brampton — and other Ontario communities — from the U.S.

While they applauded Ottawa’s recent move to beef up border security to curb drug trafficking, members of the Peel Police Service Board insist Canada must also take strong and immediate action to keep guns out of communities on this side of the border.

Peel Regional Police top brass have long pounded the table for additional measures to stop the huge number of illegal guns from making their way into Ontario from various places in the U.S.

“Policing today requires a coordinated, intelligence-led approach to combat organized crime and the …