Canada's Firearm Prohibition Order system is broken. The latest evidence to make my case? Repeat offender Cameron Robert Vail. In February 2018, Cameron Robert Vail was convicted of assault and sentenced to probation. One of his sentencing conditions was a 5-year Firearm Prohibition Order. On January 25, 2020, Cameron Robert Vail was arrested and charged with assault … [Read more...]
Violent Repeat Offender Thomas Kruger-Allen Pleads Guilty to Assault
On April 29th I asked the question "Will the coronavirus pandemic alter the Supreme Court’s interpretation of its landmark 'justice delayed is justice denied' ruling in R. v. Jordan?" I then said a series of upcoming assault and murder trials placed in limbo by COVID-19 meant we would likely find out, since the core of the Jordan decision is our Charter section 11(b) right to … [Read more...]
Luke Sanocki: Another Violent Repeat Offender Released on Bail
Luke Sanocki is another poster-boy for all that’s wrong with our criminal justice system. In 2011, Sanocki attempted to run down three police officers in a bid to escape a traffic stop with his Dodge Charger, which was loaded with illegal drugs. In December, 2019, Sanocki robbed a Winnipeg hotel at gunpoint. He was arrested for that crime as well as for violating an … [Read more...]
Marcus Nugent: One Dead, One Injured in Toronto Shooting
Justin Trudeau and Bill Blair said their gun ban by Order in Council would prevent this from happening. Is it possible they “misled” the Canadian people? On Sunday, May 17th, one man shot two others in a Toronto housing complex near Victoria Park Avenue and Sheppard Avenue East. One of the shooting victims, 24-year-old Shawn Williams, died after being taken to hospital. … [Read more...]
Officer Down: RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson
This is part of my ongoing series Officer Down - in honour of police officers slain in the line of duty. RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson’s courage and bravery are exactly what we expect from RCMP members. She epitomized our national image of an RCMP officer, both on and off duty, and is rightfully being remembered as a hero. On April 19, 2020, 23-year veteran Constable … [Read more...]
Ahmad Kadoura: Gang Thug Denied Bail for Blatant Hypocrisy
I must admit I thoroughly enjoy judges who make great decisions while metaphorically slapping criminals upside the head for their own stupidity. The latest example is Quebec Court Judge Dennis Galiatsatos’ April 14th decision denying Ahmad Kadoura’s bail application. On April 6, 2020, a Montreal SWAT team arrested Ahmad Kadoura, an 18-year-old thug, with a loaded pistol … [Read more...]
Pregnant Florida Woman Kills Home Invader with AR-15
You never need a gun until you desperately need a gun. That’s the reality Casey Johns, an eight-month pregnant mother of two, faced on the evening of October 30, 2019, in Lithia, Florida. Were it not for her quick thinking and her husband’s gun, the entire family may be dead. That night, two armed men in masks broke into the home of Casey Johns and Jeremy King, … [Read more...]
Matrix Savage Gathergood and the Salmon Arm Church of Christ Shooting
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. While this is technically not a mass shooting, I'm including it in this collection because it took place in a church and the death toll could easily have been far higher. At approximately 10:30 am on April 14, 2019, Matrix Savage Gathergood entered the Salmon Arm Church of Christ armed with a rifle. He shot … [Read more...]
Dillon Ricky Whitehawk: Firearm Prohibition Order Didn’t Prevent Three Murders
Dillon Ricky Whitehawk, a violent young man already subject to a Firearm Prohibition Order, is charged with first degree murder in the killings of Jordan Denton in November 2019, Keenan Toto in December 2019 and Keesha Cree Alexandra Bitternose in January 2020. He enlisted the aid of fellow gang members Kurtis Clayton and Kelly Renee Stonechild to murder Bitternose. They … [Read more...]
Richard Francoeur: Violent Repeat Offender is Released On Bail?
Richard Francoeur is the latest in a long line of violent, repeat offenders arrested for breaching their firearm prohibition orders. Francoeur recently assaulted someone, according to news reports, so police were on the lookout for him. On February 11, 2020, they found him in the back of a cab during a traffic stop. Richard Francoeur was arrested with a loaded … [Read more...]