I heartily congratulate the New York State Police for doing what Public Safety Minister Bill Blair refuses to do - arrest gun smugglers and put them in prison. On October 17, 2020, New York State Police pulled over a vehicle for a routine traffic stop on Route 37 in Oswegatchie, NY. Ayub Y. Guled, a Canadian from Toronto, was arrested for illegal possession of firearms … [Read more...]
21-Year-Old Murdered Over Social Distancing Dispute
On Sunday, October 25, 2020, Jakub Sudomericky was callously murdered over six feet of floor tile. COVID insanity and fear, fueled by a months-long 24x7 media blitz, has reduced us to such a state of purpetual fear we're willing to kill someone for violating social distancing rules. This is the all-too-predictable outcome of a national policy of fear, distrust and … [Read more...]
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...]
Loki Hulgaard Appeals Conviction and Slap-On-The-Wrist Sentence
Medicine Hat's CHAT News Today! reports Loki Hulgaard will appeal his conviction and sentence in favour of a new trial by judge and jury. A long and twisted legal road led to Hulgaard pleading guilty to this single charge of willfully promoting hatred, and it is this plea that's at the centre of of Loki Hulgaard's appeal. At some point in the legal process, all Firearms … [Read more...]
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...]
Albertans: Jason Kenney’s Firearms Advisory Committee Wants Your Opinion
Premier Jason Kenney is going to appoint a Chief Firearms Officer accountable to Albertans. As part of the change, the Alberta Firearms Advisory Committee seeks input from Alberta gun owners on how to best assert provincial authority on firearms issues. The Alberta Firearms Advisory Committee, chaired by Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA, Michaela Glasgo, invites you to share your … [Read more...]
Dustin Joseph Paul, Cocaine and the 2004 Penticton Indian Reserve Shooting
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. On October 30, 2004, self-confessed drug dealer Dustin Joseph Paul snorted four scoops of cocaine through a Slurpee straw to try sober up at a drug-fuelled bush party on the Penticton Indian Reserve. After snorting the cocaine, Dustin Paul began thinking about his life. “I was just thinking about how my life … [Read more...]
Robert Poulin: 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...]
Gun Smuggler Pleads Guilty, Walks Out of Court a Free Man
In March 2016, the Windsor Police Service arrested Curtis Elliott and nine other people for smuggling illegal guns into Canada. This was the end of a year-long investigation in which police charged ten people with 111 criminal offences. Curtis Elliott faced 33 of those charges. On October 16, 2020, news broke that Elliott pleaded guilty and, as a result of the Crown’s … [Read more...]
Mass Murderer John Brittain Sentenced to Life in Prison with no chance of parole for 25 years
NOTE: The primary article containing the most complete overview of the John Brittain case can be found here. On Wednesday, October 14, 2020, mass murderer John Brittain pleaded guilty to the execution-style murders of Rudi Winter, Darlene Knippelberg, Susan and Barry Wonch. Brittain's rationale for the murders? He wanted them to stop bullying his ex-wife, Katherine … [Read more...]
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...]
Brittany Smith gives up, pleads guilty to murdering her rapist
The day before I published my latest update on her case (Self-Defense Loses Another Court Battle) Brittany Smith was pleading guilty to murder so she could escape spending the rest of her life in prison. The plea deal did not make news until Sunday. Brittany Smith needed her nightmare to end and, honestly, who can blame her. Case History In December 2017, … [Read more...]
Brittany Smith: Self-Defense Loses Another Court Battle
For more about Brittany Smith's case, please see these commentaries: Brittany Smith’s Nightmare is Alabama’s Epic Fail on Stand Your Ground Ruling Brittany Smith Case Update: Woman Who Killed Her Rapist Still Fighting for her Freedom On September 15, 2020, Judge Jenifer Holt issued a rare ruling in favour of Brittany Smith, the young Alabama … [Read more...]
Matthew Marty Powder: Firearms Prohibition Order Violator Killed by Police
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...]
John Brittain: Killer of Four to Plead Guilty
On April 15, 2019, John Brittain, a retired City of Penticton civil engineer, allegedly murdered Rudi Winter outside his Penticton home, then drove to the homes of Darlene Knippelberg and Susan and Barry Wonch and killed them too. John Brittain faces three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder. To this point, neither the alleged murderer nor … [Read more...]
California Loses Appeal: 2016 Magazine Ban Violates 2nd Amendment
California, like Canada, despises standard capacity firearm magazines and defines any magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds as over capacity or large capacity. California, unlike Canada, must abide by this pesky little thing called the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, which states: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a … [Read more...]
The American Firearm Prohibition Order System is Broken Too
While I devote thousands of words every month to the colossal failure that is Canada's firearm prohibition order system, keeping guns out of the hands of violent criminals and domestic abusers isn't a purely Canadian problem. Case in point: 28-year-old Davante Doss from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Davante Doss is banned from possessing firearms until 2026 because of: a … [Read more...]
Marc Anthony Lerat: Another Firearm Prohibition Order System Failure
Marc Anthony Lerat is a violent, repeat offender with a lifetime firearms prohibition order against him. This prohibition did not stop Marc Lerat from illegally obtaining a .22 calibre rifle and ammunition for it, nor did it stop him from carrying the loaded rifle with him as he made his way around Regina. On September 7th or 8th (news reports are unclear) Regina Provincial … [Read more...]
Yarmouth Man Faces Criminal Charges for Attempting to Save Child
It's a classic case of doing the wrong thing for the right reasons. On September 19 at 10:40 a.m., Nova Scotia RCMP report, a 19-year-old Yarmouth man saw another man place a small female child into the trunk of his car and walk away. This young man was horrified, and rightfully so. Can you even imagine the level of depravity it takes to lock a small child in the trunk … [Read more...]
BC Judge Rescinds Lifetime Firearms Prohibition Order
On December 2, 2019, The Honourable Mr. Justice Marchand vacated Terence Scott Fehr's lifetime firearm prohibition order. (The ruling was only published on CANLII.org last week, hence my not writing about it earlier.) The revocation of his lifetime firearms prohibition order was the last hurdle in Terence Fehr's dream of becoming an RCMP constable. You may initially be … [Read more...]