[toronto shooting]Cole Burston/Getty Images * TORONTO WANTS TO BAN THE SALES OF HANDGUNS AND AMMUNITION FOLLOWING A DEADLY MASS SHOOTING IN ITS GREEKTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH LEFT THREE PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE SHOOTER, DEAD AND 13 PEOPLE WOUNDED. * THE COUNCIL VOTED TO URGE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BAN THE SALE OF HANDGUNS AND AMMUNITION IN TORONTO. * THEY ALSO VOTED TO INCREASE SPENDING ON MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, ENHANCE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS, AND CRACK DOWN ON GUN TRAFFICKING. ------------------------- Toronto wants to ban the sales of handguns and ammunition following a deadly mass shooting in its Greektown neighborhood which left two people and the gunman dead and 13 people wounded on Sunday. On Tuesday, the city council took several steps to reduce gun violence within the city, including voting 41-4 in favor of a motion urging the federal government to ban the sale of handguns and ammunition in Toronto.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: I spent a day with Border Patrol agents at the US-Mexico border SEE ALSO: * These photos reveal why the 26-year-old organizer of the disastrous Fyre Festival could spend 10 years in prison * An anti-Trump movement is calling for the boycott of these retailers * All 73 of Netflix's notable original shows, ranked from worst to best SEE ALSO: 2 PEOPLE KILLED, 13 WOUNDED IN TORONTO SHOOTING
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