Osien: Gun violence is more than just a gang problem

When a man gets shot in a neighbourhood, we talk about guns and gangs. When a partner shoots and kills his wife and children, we talk about domestic violence. When a person shoots multiple people in a private or public setting, we talk about mental health. When children are victims of shootings in a school, we talk about how different our gun laws are from the United States.
The truth is that these issues are all related to gun violence in Canada, and it’s time we stopped limiting the conv