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...]
Adam Pichette: 5 Firearm Prohibition Orders Can’t Stop Him from Getting a Gun
Adam Pichette is the latest in a long line of exhibits proving Canada's Firearm Prohibition Order system is broken. To quote Paul Cherry of the Montreal Gazette, "The man arrested following the police shooting in the Old Port during the weekend does not appear to concern himself with firearm legislation. At the time of his arrest, he was subject to five different … [Read more...]
Firearm Prohibition Order Imposed After Nasty Breakup
On August 21, 2020, Newfoundland Provincial Court Judge Wayne Gorman issued a 4-year firearms prohibition order against a man identified only as Mr. AP (R. v A.P, 2020 58652) even though the Crown only sought a 2-year prohibition. “I have concluded that this is an appropriate case for the issuing of a section 111 Criminal Code prohibition. I have reached this conclusion … [Read more...]
Alberta Man Charged with Trafficking 3D Printed Firearm Parts
On August 18, 2020, 53-year-old Dan Forsyth was arrested and his home was searched. He now faces 11 criminal charges including two for firearms trafficking. On September 3rd, 2020, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) issued a press release about Forsyth's arrest in Picture Butte, Alberta, a small town 30 kms north of Lethbridge. “Make no mistake, printing 3D … [Read more...]
Robert Gordon Heltman: Another FPO Reoffender 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...]
Brodie Curtis Young: RCMP Screwup Sets Another Career Criminal With a Firearms Prohibition Order Free
Colour me shocked that our broken firearms prohibition order system failed to stop career criminal Brodie Curtis Young from illegally obtaining a gun and ammunition for it. That's bad, but after RCMP constables violated Young's Charter rights, the entire case against him was tossed out so as not to bring the administration of justice into disrepute. The July 23, 2020, … [Read more...]
Violent N.B. Drug Dealer Nicholas Bain Finally Arrested
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...]
At What Point Do We Deny Bail to Repeat Offenders?
NOTE: See my previous commentaries on Darian Henderson-Bellman's tragic death here and here. On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, Darian Henderson-Bellman was murdered, shot dead in the ultimate act of domestic violence. Her alleged murderer, Darnell Reid, was out on bail despite violating a restraining order barring him from contacting Ms. Henderson-Bellman. He … [Read more...]
December 22, 2005: The Day Gun Rights Died in Canada
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Quash: to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; to nullify, especially by judicial action On December 22, 2005, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against drug dealer Philip Neil Wiles and, in so doing, quashed the right of Canadians to possess firearms. [P]ossession and use of firearms is not a right or freedom guaranteed under the Charter, but a privilege. … [Read more...]
Darian Henderson-Bellman: A Cautionary Tale of Domestic Abuse and Murder
Yesterday's commentary overflowed with my anger at our current Liberal government for their failure to fix Canada's Firearm Prohibition Order system. That failure, or more accurately this government's flat-out refusal to fix this broken system cost Darian Hailey Henderson-Bellman her life. In today's commentary I dig deeper into the story of her senseless murder. I do so … [Read more...]