https://heartlandnews.ca/2024/09/20/rcmp-has-lost-205-firearms-since-2020/

RCMP has lost 205 firearms since 2020

Since 2020, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has reported the loss of 205 firearms, including at least five fully automatic weapons such as handguns. This year alone, nearly a dozen firearms have gone missing.

The total breakdown of lost firearms includes 122 handguns, 55 shotguns, 23 rifles, three submachine guns, and two machine guns. It’s important to note that Canadians are generally prohibited from acquiring or using machine guns and submachine guns, which are capable of rapid fire.

https://dennisryoung.ca/2019/07/04/rcmp-813-guns-lost-by-and-stolen-from-police-and-public-agencies-2005-2019/

RCMP: 813 GUNS LOST BY AND STOLEN FROM POLICE AND PUBLIC AGENCIES, 2005-2019

640 Firearms Lost – 173 Firearms Stolen (see attached for breakdown by types of firearms)

It only took 27 months for the ‘Open and Transparent’ Government to respond

RCMP ATIP File: A-2017-03711 – Filed April 1, 2017 – Received July 3, 2019 by Dennis R. Young