Canada: Police Made Mental-Health Visits, Seized Guns Before B.C. School Shooting
The Spin
Left narrative
Under Canada's Red Flag laws, authorities had all the tools to prevent this tragedy but failed to prioritize public safety over individual rights. Guns were returned to a household despite a resident's severe mental health crises, in a community with virtually no local mental health supports. The real outrage is the legal and system failures, not the shooter's identity — the focus must be on protecting lives and ensuring oversight where the system is clearly broken.
Right narrative
Society’s refusal to treat transgender identity in minors as a serious mental-health issue is putting everyone at risk. When police and officials prioritize pronouns over real threats — with the RCMP now sealing records on why firearms were returned to Strang's household — they fail to keep guns out of the hands of clearly unstable individuals. Affirming delusions instead of addressing psychological distress lets warning signs escalate into tragedies like Tumbler Ridge.
