At a recent community policing town hall, Dauphin RCMP Sergeant Scott Linklater reported that the number of firearms offences locally has gone up in the past year.
Linklater says any illegal firearm out in the public is a concern to them.
"The more guns we can get off the street, the better. We are looking at it, we are targeting the people that we think may have the guns. We are working with groups that do good work with surveillance and intel gathering. I think we are addressing but it is just a never-ending battle."
Linklater adds the public can help with this.
"If people see (weapons), please report it to us. The more we know, then the more we can deal with it and the better we can respond."
