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Liberal Firearm Confiscation Scheme Proves Deadly for Temp Agency

Published December 9, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Gun Politics, Guns


Public Safety Minister Bill Blair keeps stepping in steaming piles of dog poo with his proposed Firearm Confiscation Compensation Scheme. Minister Blair is 0-3 at finding a scapegoat for seizing and destroying legal firearms from licensed, RCMP-vetted firearm owners. Conversely, Minister Blair is 3-0 at leaving illegal guns in the hands of drug dealers, gangs and other … [Read more...]

Nine Attempts to Quash Section 74 Reference Hearings Destroyed by Alberta Judge

Published December 3, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Canada's Firearms Act, Courts, Guns


Judge Allan Fradsham: Is He Gun Owners' Newest Best Friend?

On November 30th, 2020, Judge Allan A. Fradsham dismissed the Attorney General's attempt to have nine Section 74 reference hearings tossed out of court. On November 30th, 2020, Judge Allan A. Fradsham became Canadian firearm owners' best friend, for not only did he dismiss the Attorney General's motions, he did so in a way that appears bulletproof to appeal. The Short … [Read more...]

Toronto Gun Smuggler Ayub Y. Guled Nabbed in New York

Published November 23, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Gun Smuggling, Guns


Gun Smuggler Ayub Guled Arrested in New York State

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

Published November 21, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Guns, Human Depravity


Murdered over social distancing guideline 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

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...]

Loki Hulgaard Appeals Conviction and Slap-On-The-Wrist Sentence

Published November 14, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Freedom of Speech, Guns, Rights


Loki Hulgaard Pleads Guilty

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

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...]

Albertans: Jason Kenney’s Firearms Advisory Committee Wants Your Opinion

Published November 10, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Gun Politics, Guns


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

Published October 30, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Canadian Mass Murders, Crime, Guns


Dustin Joseph Paul 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

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...]

Gun Smuggler Pleads Guilty, Walks Out of Court a Free Man

Published October 23, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Courts, Crime, Gun Smuggling, Guns


Curtis Elliott: 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

Published October 17, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Canadian Mass Murders, Crime, Guns


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

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...]

Brittany Smith gives up, pleads guilty to murdering her rapist

Published October 13, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Rights, Self-Defense


Alabama's 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

Published October 10, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Rights, Self-Defense


Brittany Smith's Nightmare: Alabama's Epic Fail on Stand Your Ground Ruling

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

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...]

John Brittain: Killer of Four to Plead Guilty

Published October 7, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Canadian Mass Murders, Crime, Guns


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

Published October 6, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Courts, Guns


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

Published September 29, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Firearm Prohibition Orders, Guns


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

Published September 24, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Crime, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Guns


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

Published September 23, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Human Depravity, Stupid Human Tricks


19-year-old 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

Published September 19, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Firearm Prohibition Orders, Guns


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...]

David Lametti: Political Interference in Judicial Process or Another Ethically-Challenged Liberal Minister in Action?

Published September 17, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns


David Lametti: More Political Interference in the Judicial Process? Or just another Ethically-Challenged Liberal Minister in Action?

The headline from Blacklock's Reporter, an Ottawa political newspaper, reads "Lametti Cited For Meddling: “Intolerable” Says Fed Judge." After reading the Federal court decision, I call it an accurate assessment, albeit a  restrained one. Justice Minister David Lametti's time limits provision, as written in Bill C-17, An Act respecting additional COVID-19 measures, would … [Read more...]

Adam Pichette: 5 Firearm Prohibition Orders Can’t Stop Him from Getting a Gun

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


Adam Pichette Despite Five Firearm Prohibtion Orders He Still Gets Another Illegal Gun and Shoots at Police

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...]

“We Hope They Die!”

Published September 15, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Human Depravity, Police


Plumbing the Depths of Human Depravity At about 6:30pm on Saturday, September 12, 2020, in Compton, California, an as-yet unidentified person walked up to a police cruiser parked at the MLK Transit Center in Compton and opened fire. Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies sat inside the cruiser. Both graduated from the police academy just 14 months ago. “The … [Read more...]

Firearm Prohibition Order Imposed After Nasty Breakup

Published September 8, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Domestic Violence, Firearm Prohibition Orders, Guns


Firearm Prohibition Order Imposed on Newfoundland Man 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

Published September 3, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Firearm Prohibition Orders, Guns, Police


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

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...]

Brenda Dolderman, wife of OPP Sgt. charged with five counts of sexual assault, faces new criminal charges

Published August 31, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns


Brenda Dolderman, wife of disgraced OPP Sgt. Mike Doldermn faces new criminal charges

On April 23, 2020, Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Mike Dolderman was arrested and charged with five counts of sexual assault and five counts of breach of trust. His wife, 53-year-old Brenda Dolderman, was also arrested and charged with three counts of obstructing justice. On Thursday, August 27, 2020, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) announced new charges against … [Read more...]

RCMP Membership Has Its Privileges

Published August 26, 2020 by Christopher di Armani Filed Under: Guns, Police, RCMP Hall of Shame


RCMP Membership Has Its Privileges

One of the more frustrating issues, as a licenced firearm owner, is watching Crown prosecutors treat police officers caught violating the Firearms Act very differently than they would treat civilians in similar circumstances. It’s frustrating because, for example, if I were to leave a loaded handgun and ammunition behind the receptionist’s desk at a physiotherapy clinic, I … [Read more...]

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