{"id":21532,"date":"2025-07-24T22:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T22:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/21532\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T22:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T22:12:11","slug":"vancouver-becomes-1st-city-in-canada-to-ban-gun-shaped-lighters-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/21532\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver becomes 1st city in Canada to ban gun-shaped lighters &#8211; BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The City of Vancouver has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to ban the sale of lighters shaped like guns.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753129028_943_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Council approved the ban this week after Vancouver police presented data showing 162 calls last year involving gun-shaped lighters.<\/p>\n<p>The devices can easily be mistaken for real weapons, leading to escalated police responses, the city said.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Butane torch lighters behind uptick in Vancouver fires'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/WEB_lighter_PIC.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3:04<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tButane torch lighters behind uptick in Vancouver fires\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGun-shaped lighters pose a serious risk to public safety due to their realistic appearance,\u201d Vancouver Police Chief Steve Rai said in a media release.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11299949\/jimmy-kimmel-responds-trump-next-to-go\/\" 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at sentencing\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ban represents a proactive measure to reduce unnecessary risks to public safety and to prevent potentially dangerous encounters during police responses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753128969_722_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>The city estimates there are currently 50 to 75 stores selling the devices.<\/p>\n<p>Under the ban, businesses caught selling gun-shaped lighters are liable for a $1,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver has already banned the sale of locking butane torch lighters, which the Vancouver Fire Rescue Services blames for an uptick in fires.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Crime<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Vancouver has become the first jurisdiction 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