City councillor Adam Vaughan wants to ban bullets in Toronto.

The councillor, who represents the Trinity-Spadina ward, said he'd like to make it illegal to sell, store or use ammunition on public or private property within the city limits.

In an interview with CTV News Channel on Thursday, Vaughan said his proposed ban is not in response to the recent Eaton Centre shooting, but rather a "lifelong concern about weapons in crowded urban environments."

Vaughan said he believes that by getting rid of ammunition, the city will ultimately be safer. Vaughn's ban would include bullets used in all guns, not just handguns.

"The hope here is that if we make it harder to get bullets, fewer will be flying through the city and everything from police officers' lives, to suicide prevention, to some of the shootings we've seen in public spaces will be that much harder to occur in places like Toronto," he said.

Vaughan brushed off naysayers, including Mayor Rob Ford, who say the ban will unfairly punish law-abiding gun owners who use guns and bullets for hunting and other hobbies.

"Who's hunting in Toronto? I mean, I know we have some pretty big raccoons, but who is doing the hunting in Toronto?" said Vaughan.

Vaughan believes that hunters should instead store their ammunition near their hunting grounds, or buy it on their way.

"You don't need it in Toronto," he said. "They shouldn't be stored here, they shouldn't be sold here and they certainly should not be used here."

Vaughan believes one of the key problems related to gun violence in the city is when legitimate gun owners lose their guns and bullets, or have them stolen.

Vaughan called for stricter gun regulations and criticized the federal government's recent efforts to restrict data collection on gun buyers.

"It's even more ridiculous than anything I've ever proposed," he said.

"If you need to pursue a hobby, whether its skeet shooting or chasing ducks out of the woods, that's an emotional need that you can meet by storing your ammunition outside city limits," he said.

Under current law, a person interested in purchasing ammunition in Toronto must be over 18, provide photo identification and show a valid gun permit.