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Bill Blair: The blood of this 12-year-old boy is on your hands

Published November 16, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Guns, Violent Criminals


Public Safety Minister Bill Blair: The blood of this 12-year-old boy is on your hands

On November 6, 2020, gang thugs in one vehicle fired over 30 bullets from their illegally-possessed guns into another vehicle on Jane Street near Strong Court. While some of those bullets hit their intended targets – the occupants of the second vehicle – at least one found its way into Dante Andreatta Marroquin, an innocent 12-year-old boy walking down the street with his … [Read more...]

Toronto Drug Dealer Salim Slammy and Our MIA Minister of Public Safety

Published November 13, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Gun Politics, Guns, Violent Criminals


Toronto Drug Dealer Salim Slammy and Our MIA Minister of Public Safety

On September 24, 2020, Salim Slammy, a 27-year-old Toronto man, was arrested after a search of his home uncovered illegal drugs, large amounts of cash, two handguns and an automatic machine pistol. Police found: $40,000 in cash an unspecified amount of crystal methamphetamine an unspecified amount of MDMA an unspecified amount of cocaine two semi-automatic … [Read more...]

Robert Poulin: 1975 St. Pius X High School Shooting

Published October 27, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Canadian Mass Murders, Crime, Domestic Violence, Guns, Sexual Predators, Violent Criminals


Robert Poulin and the 1975 St. Pius X High School Shooting

This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. This particular entry is quite lengthy and is broken into the following sections: My Preamble Case Overview The Victims Good Parents and Family Life The Coroner's Inquest Coroner Uses Inquest as Platform to Promote Gun Control Coroner Deeply Critical of Parents A Page from the … [Read more...]

O’Keal Brown: The Face of Canada’s Problem with Guns

Published October 15, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Gun Politics, Guns, Violent Criminals


O’Keal Brown - The Face of Canada’s Problem with Guns

On Saturday, October 3, 2020, someone walked into an apartment at 18 Skipton Court and shot three people. Gary Douglas Gallant, 36, died at the scene and two other victims were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police identified O’Keal Brown as the suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest for one count of first-degree murder and two … [Read more...]

Matthew Marty Powder: Firearms Prohibition Order Violator Killed by Police

Published October 8, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Violent Criminals


Matthew Marty Powder: Three Lifetime Firearms Prohibition Orders

On July 26, 2019, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) issued a warning to the public that Matthew Marty Powder, a high-risk violent offender, was released from custody. On September 18, 2020, following a confrontation with police, Matthew Marty Powder was shot and killed by members of the Edmonton Police Service when he challenged them while holding a loaded firearm. Powder … [Read more...]

Robert Gordon Heltman: Another FPO Reoffender Running Free

Published September 1, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Guns, Violent Criminals


Robert Gordon Heltman: Another Firearm Prohibition Order Repeat Offender Running Free

Robert Gordon Heltman is currently the subject of a nationwide manhunt after he breached the conditions of his latest statutory release, and for violating his lifetime Firearm Prohibition Order. On August 19, 2020, North Okanagan RCMP suspected Heltman was in Vernon, British Columbia, and evacuated nearby residents of a home on Brooks Lane. “Given the high-risk situation … [Read more...]

Violent N.B. Drug Dealer Nicholas Bain Finally Arrested

Published August 16, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Gun Smuggling, Guns, Violent Criminals


Nicolas Bain and Monique Boyer Canada's "Catch and Release" Justice System

It took them three months, but New Brunswick RCMP finally got their man. On August 11, 2020, a search warrant was executed at a home on Main Street in Sackville as part of the investigation. Nicholas Bain was located and arrested without incident. Bain was finally arrested after evading the RCMP for 84 days. The arrest warrant for Nick Bain, a violent career criminal with … [Read more...]

Repeat Offender: Cameron Robert Vail is Reason #262 to Reform Canada’s Firearm Prohibition Order System

Published July 8, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Violent Criminals


Cameron Robert Vail: Reform Canada’s Broken Firearm Prohibition Order System

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

Published June 17, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Courts, Crime, Guns, Violent Criminals


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

Published June 5, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Guns, Violent Criminals


Luke Pawel 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

Published May 26, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Guns, Violent Criminals


Marcus Nugent allegedly commited Toronto's 28th murder of 2020

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

Published April 24, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, In Memoriam -- Remembering our Heros, Officer Down, Police, Violent Criminals


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

Published April 20, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Guns, Violent Criminals


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

Published April 18, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Guns, Rights, Self-Defense, Violent Criminals


Nobody Needs a Gun Until You Really Need a Gun

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

Published April 13, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Canadian Mass Murders, Crime, Guns, Violent Criminals


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

Published March 27, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Canadian Mass Murders, Crime, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Violent Criminals


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?

Published March 20, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Firearm Prohibition Orders, Guns, Violent Criminals


Repeat Violent Offender Richard Francoeur Released On Bail

NOTE: On September 6, 2020, Richard Francoeur wrote to take issue with my characterization of him in this commentary, claiming he's turned his life around. I've offered to interview him and tell his side of the story. Should he agree and the interview takes place, I'll publish that interview in its entirety.     Richard Francoeur is the latest in a long … [Read more...]

Tyrell Davey’s Useless Firearm Prohibition Order

Published March 18, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Guns, Violent Criminals


Tyrell Davey's Useless Firearm Prohibition Order

The refusal of our government to check on and track violent criminal offenders with Firearm Prohibition Orders registered against them almost cost some Saskatoon bar patrons their lives on March 3, 2020. Tyrell Davey, 25, already has an existing Firearm Prohibition Order against him. This piece of paper didn’t stop him from stealing an SKS rifle, loading it, then walking … [Read more...]

Remembering Mayerthorpe RCMP’s Fallen Four

Published March 2, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Canadian Mass Murders, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Guns, In Memoriam -- Remembering our Heros, Officer Down, Police, Violent Criminals


The Fallen Four and Firearm Prohibition Orders

This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On March 3, 2005, a violent man with a long criminal history and a lifetime firearms prohibition order against him used an illegal gun to murder four RCMP constables in Mayerthorpe, Alberta. Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon Lionide Nicholas Johnston Brock Warren Myrol Peter Christopher … [Read more...]

Buck Evans: Repeat Offender Violating His Firearm Prohibition Order

Published February 18, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Violent Criminals


Buck Evans Firearm Prohibition Order Edmonton Police

Why does the government refuse to change the law to allow police to track violent repeat offenders with Firearm Prohibition Orders? If they had, perhaps Buck Evans would still be alive today. On December 26, 2018, 34-year-old Buck Evans was shot dead by Edmonton police during what was called a high-risk arrest of an armed and dangerous suspect whose criminal record dates … [Read more...]

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