Canadian Shooting Spree - With Canada's global reputation on peacefulness, the news about a shooting at the National War Memorial in Ottawa has shocked the world. According to some reports, one or two gunmen were involved in an ongoing attack at the country's parliament building in Ottawa on Wednesday.
International Business Times reported people are speculating about Canada's gun laws flooded social media sites. Because of the Canadian shooting spree, many have expressed their sentiments online about the legalities of owning a gun in the country.
The massive North American nation is no stranger to gun carnages and has witnessed more than 10 catastrophic shootouts in the 20th and 21st centuries. The most notorious was the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, during which Marc Lépine killed 14 women, and wounded further 10 women and four men, as part of a misogynistic attack against feminism.
Before the Canadian shooting spree in Ottawa, the most recent is the 2006 Dawson College shooting in Montreal. Kimveer Gill shoot randomly at the entrance to the school, killing one person and wounding 19, before turning the gun on himself.
The Dawson College tragedy was considered the third disastrous school shooting in Quebec after the incidents in École Polytechnique and the 1992 Concordia University shooting.
As stated by Mirror UK, a former Mountie is hailed as a hero for shooting a gunman who went rampage inside the parliament. The soldier was Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers; he is praised by the politicians for unselfishly keeping them safe following Wednesday's Canadian shooting spree.
The brave veteran, Vickers undoubtedly saved lives by taking down the alleged shooter, putting himself in jeopardy. Meanwhile, RTT News reported a soldier was actually wounded during his encounter with the gunman during the Canadian shooting spree Wednesday but the identity was not disclosed.
According to the Canadian media, Vickers is a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, better known as a Mountie. Since 2006, he has held his current position as Sergeant-at-Arms. Social media comments particularly on Twitter have extensively described him as a "Canadian Hero."
"I am safe and profoundly grateful to Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers and our security forces for selfless act of keeping us safe," Canada's Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino wrote on Twitter. "I want to commend the courage and bravery of the first responders on the ground in Ottawa right now."
"To all in Ottawa, stay safe and strong. Thank god for Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers and our Canadian security forces. True heroes," Canada's Minister of Justice Peter Mackay said on social media site, Twitter.
The Sergeant-at-Arms is responsible for the security and protection of the Parliament buildings and everyone in them.
A Globe and Mail footage of the Canadian shooting spree inside the Parliament building shows officers rushing down the large hallway with handguns held in front of the, before gunfire and shouting were heard.
A third shooting was also reported at a shopping mall in the city. Authorities cautioned citizens in the area to stay away from windows and rooftops.
With this new turn of events in the Parliament building in Ottawa that cause a Canadian shooting spree, guns are by no means banned in Canada in spite of global assumptions.
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