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...]
Windsor Drug Dealer Busted for Violating Firearms Prohibition Order
Jason Sulatycki, a 42-year-old drug dealer from Windsor, Ontario, was busted on February 10, 2021, in possession of an illegal firearm in contravention of his existing Firearm Prohibition Order. Windsor's Drugs and Guns Unit (DIGS) raided his home and seized quantities of blue fentanyl, purple fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine at the scene as well. Jason Sulatycki … [Read more...]
Another Drug Dealer with Firearm Prohibition Order Busted with Illegal Guns and Drugs
Tyler Busch is a prime example of why Canada’s Firearm Prohibition Order system is broken and must be fixed. In the early morning hours of February 6, 2021, North Bay police executed a search warrant at the home of 39-year-old Tyler Busch. Busch was arrested and charged with breaching a firearms prohibition order and the street was shut down due to a possible bomb … [Read more...]
Smuggled Guns: Was Defeating Bill C-238 the right choice?
On January 27th, 2021, Liberal, Green and NDP MPs defeated Conservative MP Bob Soroya’s Private Members Bill C-238 – intended to increase penalties for anyone possessing a smuggled firearm – by a vote of 171 to 150. At best, it was a well-intentioned but poorly-drafted solution to the problem of smuggled guns. At worst, it was an abject failure to comprehend Section 96 of … [Read more...]
Joe Biden: America’s Gun Salesman of the Month for January 2021
Democrat American presidents are great gun salesmen. Newly sworn in Joe Biden is no exception according to data released by the FBI. In January 2021, over 4.3 million background checks were initiated by the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check (NCIS) system, the highest total ever, making Joe Biden America's 'Gun Salesman of the Month' for January … [Read more...]
Is Gun Owner Licensing and Firearm Registration Coming to America?
Is gun owner licensing and firearm registration coming to America? If Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) gets her way, the answer is unequivocally YES, and she'll ban .50 calibre ammunition, US standard-capacity magazines and a wide swath of semi-automatic firearms while she's at it. On January 4, 2021, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) introduced … [Read more...]
US Lawyer Charged with Gun Smuggling Postpones Trial Again
On October 25, 2019, Washington State lawyer Shawn Bertram Jensen crossed the border into Canada at Osoyoos, B.C. with a loaded Ruger .22 handgun and an unloaded Colt AR-15 semi-automatic rifle with U.S. standard capacity magazines and ammunition in his vehicle. He was arrested and now faces eight criminal charges, including gun smuggling. Jensen first sought to delay his … [Read more...]
Parliament Talks Smuggled Guns and Mandatory Minimums
Parliament resumed this morning and MPs from across the country were chomping at the bit to make their first speeches on Bill C-238 in the House of Commons. Here are some of the highlights and lowlights via the Hansard for Monday, January 25, 2021. Kristina Michaud (Bloc Québécois) Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, QC I am very pleased to speak to gun control, … [Read more...]
RCMP Cst. Kristine Roesler Fined for Pointing her Service Pistol at Fellow Officer
RCMP Constable Kristine Roesler of the Kelowna RCMP Detachment pointed her service pistol at a fellow RCMP officer inside the detachment while she was on duty. Instead of criminal charges for pointing a firearm without lawful excuse (Section 87 of the Criminal Code), Constable Roesler was fined 15 days pay, ordered to complete counselling and transferred to another … [Read more...]
Two Canadian Would-Be Gun Smugglers Busted in Minnesota
Two Canadians who illegally possessed 67 firearms were arrested by Minnesota State Patrol on January 10, 2021, after being pulled over for speeding. Dayne Adrian Sitladeen, 29, and Muzamil Aden Addow, 29, now face charges of being an unlawful alien in possession of firearms and will likely face a host of additional charges. According to State Police, the Chevrolet … [Read more...]
Edmonton Police Officer will not face charges for Negligent Discharge
[Updated 2021-01-14 17:30 with Alberta Crown Prosecution Service statement] On June 7, 2019, an officer with the Edmonton Police Service committed a negligent discharge of their service pistol at the William Nixon Training Centre but will not face criminal charges. Crown prosecutors decided not to lay charges against the Edmonton police officer because it was not in the … [Read more...]
Singapore Bans Possession of 3D Gun Blueprints
On January 5, 2021, Singapore’s Parliament passed Bill No. 44/2020, Guns, Explosives, and Weapons Control Bill, which makes possession of 3D gun blueprints a criminal offence without a licence. The legislative change is designed to stop unauthorized 3D printing of “major” gun parts but does not apply to accessories that can be fitted to a firearm, such as flash suppressors, … [Read more...]
New Zealand’s Proposed Firearm Prohibition Order System Gets It Right
“Action is needed now to tackle this growing gang and gun violence in Auckland and Firearm Prohibition Orders are part of the solution,” says Simeon Brown, New Zealand National Party’s Police Spokesperson. “Firearms Prohibition Orders (FPOs) would give police greater powers to take firearms of violent criminals. This is a sensible piece of legislation that would go some way … [Read more...]
Josh Benoit-Wilson: 48 Counts of Violating Firearm Prohibition Order
Josh Benoit-Wilson is one of those delightfully violent young men who Bill Blair, our Minister of Public Safety, loves to ignore while he focuses on confiscating guns from licensed firearm owners. The 26-year-old's latest (and lengthy) list of charges include 48 counts of violating his Firearm Prohibition Order. As I note almost daily when I update the list of people … [Read more...]
Jealous Rage Leads to Claresholm, AB, Highway Massacre
This is part of my ongoing series on Canadian Mass Murders. Jealousy is one of humanity’s ugliest emotions. It renders its owner incapable of responding rationally to any situation involving the object of their jealousy. When a rational person sees their former romantic partner enjoying themselves in the company of another, they may feel anything from … [Read more...]