Firearms training for police officers generally goes as planned. There are some notable and tragic exceptions, of course, but by and large when men and women who are trained in the proper use of firearms get together to practice it is usually a good day. No so for one Utah Highway Patrol lieutenant training at the Unified Police Department firearms range in Salt Lake City on … [Read more...]
Retired Pastor in Ghana Accidentally Shoots Himself While Patrolling His Property
It's every upstanding person's worst nightmare. A gang of thieves target you and your family for harassment because of your faith. Police can't be there 24/7 so you do what you can to keep your family safe, which includes patrolling your property with a loaded firearm. This was the predicament a retired Pastor in Ghana found himself in on April 28, 2021. While Pastor … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Teen Shoots Friend
It’s a story we’ve all heard a dozen times if we’ve heard it once. “I found the gun in the park. When I picked it up, it just went off.” And some poor schmuck gets hit with a bullet. If they're lucky, they survive, as is the case in this story. Jalen Fayne, 18, appeared in court in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on April 15, 2021, to face a single charge of injury by negligent … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Two Teen Montreal Morons Apprehended
Montreal's two-day negligent discharge shooting spree left a lot of people terrified but thankfully nobody was injured or killed. On April 21, 2021, Montreal Police received calls about gunshots near the Town of Mount Royal. That evening two Montreal teenagers aged 14 and 16 were arrested and charged for their reckless shooting spree after they were spotted driving down … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: Man Shoots Himself with Stolen Handgun During Traffic Stop
One stolen handgun, one police traffic stop and one scared criminal attempting to hide the stolen handgun. Who could possibly foresee a negligent discharge in such a situation? On Friday, April 16, 2021, members of the Decatur Police Department pulled over a vehicle for a 'routine' traffic stop. “As officers approached they heard a firearm discharge from inside the … [Read more...]
Loaded Firearms and Children Don’t Mix
On April 27, 2021, a 5-year-old boy in Elkhart, Indiana, found a loaded gun in his home in the Four Seasons Mobile Home Park. The boy picked up the loaded gun and, while playing with it, managed to shoot himself in the chest. He was rushed to South Bend Memorial Hospital in critical condition, then flown to The Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis where doctors … [Read more...]
Illegal Gun Seizures Up Worldwide Despite Drop in Police Interactions
Washington, DC, known for its harsh gun laws, can’t stop illegal guns or the violence stemming from them. The 51 homicides recorded in the District this year represent a 34 percent spike from the same period in 2020, and that was a 16-year high for murders in the American capitol. In Montgomery County, PA, a 17-year-old was arrested for illegally selling 44 guns. District … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge costs 16-year-old his life
When common sense and firearm safety rules are ignored a negligent discharge can happen and, when it does, people die. A 16-year-old Houston boy is the latest casualty of the Negligent Discharge Games after he and three teenage friends played with a loaded handgun and the firearm 'went off'. The handgun didn't 'just go off' of course. One of the four teenagers pulled the … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharges Land Cristian Gutierrez in Jail
Some people are simply too stupid to possess firearms. I would definitely add 37-year-old Cristian Gutierrez to that category after his asinine negligent discharge shooting spree at 3:54am Friday morning, April 16, 2021. Bakersfield Police Department officers responded to Panorama Drive near Loma Linda Drive after they received a call about a person prowling outside a … [Read more...]
“I accidentally shot my wife in the head… almost a dozen times”
Shortly before midnight on June 23, 2020, Keven Scott Olejniczak, 57, got into a drunken argument with his wife, 49-year-old Angela R. Quintero Olejniczak, over a car. As they struggled, one of them held a loaded 9mm handgun and "the gun just went off." Repeatedly. This was no accident, nor was it a negligent discharge. News reports vary on how many times Keven … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge: North Carolina Man Shoots Himself in the Crotch
On April 9, 2021, a 46-year-old man's negligent discharge caused him to shoot himself in the crotch while shopping at a Food Lion store in Salisbury, North Carolina. “I turn around to see him grab his crotch and run to the front of the store,” one witness said. “Scared the crap out of me and some other shoppers.” The brief WBTV news report did not say how badly the man … [Read more...]
No Attempted Murder Charge for 17-year-old who shot 14-year-old Alyssa Driscoll in the head
On February 12, 2021, 14-year-old Alyssa Driscoll was shot in the head inside a Toronto apartment but the 17-year-old who shot her will not face charges for attempted murder. An ambulance rushed the girl to hospital where doctors struggled to save her life. She is now in stable condition, but suffered a life-altering brain injury. Brandon Driscoll, Alyssa's father, said … [Read more...]
Ontario Drug Dealer Paul Alexander Brownlee Violates Firearm Prohibition Order
Another day, another Canadian drug dealer is arrested with illegal drugs while in possession of illegal guns and ammunition contrary to his firearm prohibition order - the result of a past criminal offence. On Dec. 31, 2020, Paul Alexander Brownlee crashed his vehicle into a ditch off Highway 41 in Laurentian Valley Township. When the Ontario Provincial Police attended the … [Read more...]
Negligent Discharge Injures 11-Year-Old Girl
In the early morning hours of April 9, 2021, a moron with a stolen handgun shot his friend's sister in the leg. While playing the big-shot, a 20-year-old moron suffered a negligent discharge his stolen handgun, The bullet travelled through the floor downstairs into the living-room and struck the 11-year-old girl in the leg. Thankfully, the injury to the girl were not … [Read more...]
Firearm Smuggler Busted for Violating Firearms Prohibition Order
A 6-week investigation involving 11 different agencies, specialised enforcement units and police detachments resulted in the arrest of three people for weapons trafficking offences, one of whom was already subject to a Firearms Prohibition Order from his past offences. Big surprise. David Jason Masyk, Jason Paul Lafferty,and Jennifer Lynn McCagherty all face charges for … [Read more...]
Alberta Drug Dealer Arrested for Violating Firearms Prohibition Order
“Enforcement of drug trafficking has been identified as a priority by the community of Drayton Valley," said Drayton Valley RCMP Cpl. Ryan Hoetmer. On March 26, 2021, Cst. Hoetmer announced the arrest of Joey Lee Gallie for violating his Firearm Prohibition Order, failing to comply with his conditions of release from previous charges and a series of drug trafficking and … [Read more...]
Oxycodone Bust means Another Drug Dealer Charged for Violating Firearms Prohibition Order
Another day, another drug dealer with a Firearms Prohibition Order is arrested with illegal drugs and illegal guns. It's as if no policing agency in Canada bothers to keep tabs on these criminals. And therein lies the problem. Ontario Provincial Police arrested Gravenhurst drug dealer Jamie Marshall Robitaille for violating his Firearm Prohibition Order as part of their … [Read more...]
Two More Ontario Drug Dealers Busted for Cocaine and Violating Firearms Prohibition Orders
A 24-year-old drug dealer with an existing Firearms Prohibition Order against him was arrested again on February 19, 2021, this time with $14,000 of cocaine and a stolen and loaded .45 calibre handgun. It will come as no surprise to regular readers that this 24-year-old’s Firearm Prohibition Order did nothing to stop this young man from re-offending - a notion Public Safety … [Read more...]
Moscow Police Teach Firearms Safety to Those Charged with Negligent Discharge of a Firearm
The Moscow (Idaho) Police Department is teaching firearm safety courses to people charged with negligent discharge of a firearm inside the Moscow city limits. Those who successfully pass the firearm safety course may have their charges dropped or reduced, depending on the nature of their specific case. “This is just one that we can work with people here in our own … [Read more...]
Guns and Ammo Found in Abandoned Storage Unit
Imagine this scenario. You're the owner of a storage unit rental company and, after a customer fails to pay their bill after their lease expired, you open the storage unit to empty it out so you can rent it to a new customer - presumably one who will pay their bill. Instead of a quick clearing out of whatever your deadbeat renters left behind, you discover two rifles, two … [Read more...]
BC’s Bill 4, Firearm Violence Prevention Act Makes Illegal Guns ‘Even More Illegal’
Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, claims Bill 4, the Firearm Violence Prevention Act, will miraculously stop criminals who routinely ignore the Criminal Code of Canada. I think he’s drunk too much of his own KoolAid. “Gang members will have fewer options to buy, transport or possess real and imitation firearms under new legislation devised … [Read more...]
Drug and Gun Smuggling Ring Busted
Congratulations to Cornwall Police Service for their part in shutting down a sophisticated smuggling operation that used Akwesasne territory on Cornwall Island to smuggle drugs south and illegal guns north. On Jan. 28, three locations in Cornwall, Cornwall Island, and Hogansburg, N.Y. were simultaneously searched under warrant. Officers seized a total of 555 kilograms of … [Read more...]
Winnipeg Police Arrest Drug Dealer Violating Firearms Prohibition Order
Drug dealers love their illegal guns. That's the theme I see repeated every week as I track how many criminals are re-arrested for violating the Firearm Prohibition Orders against them because of a previous run-in with the law. Today's commentary continues this series about Canada's failed and broken Firearm Prohibition Order system and the criminals who flagrantly violate … [Read more...]
David Lametti Drops Mandatory Minimums for Serious Firearm Offences
Justice Minister David Lametti's performance during last Thursday's press conference for Bill C-22 rivalled Justin Trudeau's or even William Shatner's for overacting. "We're turning the page on a FAILED [overemphasised for dramatic effect] Conservative criminal justice policy." "It was an approach that did NOT [overemphasised for dramatic effect] make our communities … [Read more...]
Misfires and Lawsuits Plague Sig Sauer P320
In 2017, Sig Sauer’s P320 won a $580 million USD contract from the US Army for M17 and M18 Modular Handgun System, intended to replace its aging Beretta M9 pistol. That same year Sig Sauer’s Canadian distributor, M.D. Charleton, won a $4.5 million CAD contract to supply “miscellaneous weapons” the special forces unit JTF2. It was an auspicious start for a 3-year-old … [Read more...]
Darwin Award Winner Shoots Off His Own Testicles
If you don’t want to shoot off your testicles, pay attention to the four cardinal rules of firearm safety: Rule #1: Treat every firearm as loaded until you prove otherwise. Rule #2: Keep your firearm pointed in the safest possible direction at all times. Rule #3: Keep your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard until you are ready to shoot. Rule #4: … [Read more...]
Bill Blair Enrages Liberals’ Most Ardent Supporters with C-21
It's fascinating to watch Bill Blair get roasted for 'betraying' a host of lobby groups who want the government to confiscate my legally-acquired and legally-owned firearms but those same lobby groups refuse to support Firearm Prohibition Order Reform to keep illegal guns out of the hands of convicted violent criminals. Their position is a little bizarre, to be honest. I … [Read more...]
Bill Blair: Edmonton Drug Dealer Busted for Violating Firearms Prohibition Order
On February 8, 2021, Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) seized over $700,000 of drugs and cash during a raid on the west Edmonton home of drug dealer Garret Nybakken. Garret Nybakken was charged with violating his existing Firearms Prohibition Order, possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, and possessing the proceeds of crime. Nybakken's firearm … [Read more...]
DENIED! Bonnie Henry’s Injunction Against Churches Denied by Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson
"I shouldn’t be doing Dr. Henry’s job," Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson told government lawyers last week. "If she wants police to have the ability to arrest people, the order can be amended, can’t it?” In response, BC's High Priestess of COVID, says she doesn't know if she has the power to order the arrest of individuals who refuse to comply with her self-contradictory … [Read more...]
Matthew Kwasi Asare-Boah Arrested Again for Violating Firearm Prohibition Order
When police arrested drug dealer Matthew Kwasi Asare-Boah on January 28, 2021, they charged him a series of drug and firearms offences, including two counts of Possession of a Firearm Contrary to Prohibition Order. Less than two weeks later, the Ontario Provincial Police arrested Matthew Kwasi Asare-Boah again and charged him with three new drug offences and two counts of … [Read more...]