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EXCLUSIVE: Vancouver motion wants to ban, let police seize “gun-shaped lighters”

A motion before the Vancouver City Council wants to ban the sale of “gun-shaped lighters” and empower police to seize such items “proactively” in British Columbia.

Alex Zoltan, True North
May 05, 2025
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A motion before the Vancouver City Council wants to ban the sale of “gun-shaped lighters” and empower police to seize such items “proactively” in British Columbia.

The motion, introduced by Councillor Mike Klassen, highlights an estimated 50 to 75 retailers—particularly in the Downtown Eastside and Vancouver’s downtown core—that currently sell these novelty lighters.

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