[Updated 2020-02-18] Added info documenting Basil Borutski's history of domestic violence dating back to 1985. Canada doesn’t need a new “red flag law.” If Minister Bill Blair truly wants to improve public safety, he must rewrite legislation surrounding Firearm Prohibition Orders so violent offenders are tracked and routinely checked for compliance. If he … [Read more...]
How to Obtain Your Firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence
Many Canadians believe anyone can walk into their local gun store, toss a wad of cash on the counter and walk out with a gun. Worse, this lie is often promoted by reporters and elected officials alike. It's critical for Canadians to understand all of the legal hurdles an individual must clear before they are granted a firearm Possession and Acquisition Licence by the RCMP … [Read more...]
Ali Showbeg – More Proof Firearm Prohibition Orders are Useless
Watching 38-year-old Ali Nassir Showbeg produce a handgun from inside his pants and drop it to the floor of a Toronto Police Services cruiser, all with his hands handcuffed behind his back, is both priceless and shocking, for the following reasons. First, it shines a spotlight on just how useless lifetime firearm prohibition orders really are. In 2006, Ali Showbeg was … [Read more...]
Our Retarded Canadian Justice System
One day Ashley Thomas Brinston is too dangerous to release, 30 days later the Crown Prosecutor can't put him back on the streets fast enough. What's going on? Our justice system is often very good, but there are days where it is a complete farce. After making death threats to a woman, Ashley Thomas Brinston found himself in jail after police searched his home and found … [Read more...]
Judge Gregory Lenehan: Wow, you sure showed that career criminal who is in charge. NOT!
WARNING: Heavy Sarcasm Ahead In what can only be described as in incredible display of judicial toughness in the face of a repeat offender, Judge Gregory Lenehan meted out the harsh sentence of “time served” and an even harsher warning to “not do it again” in his Bridgeport, Nova Scotia, provincial courtroom. I’m sure James Douglas Hiltz was quaking in his boots at the … [Read more...]
Canada’s Firearms Act can’t stop violent offenders from getting guns…
Canada's Firearms Act can't stop violent offenders from getting guns... Canada's Failed Firearms Act, which has required handguns to be registered in Canada since 1934, can't stop 12-year-old kids from getting their hands on them either. The law that will "keep us safe" is, at best, an abject failure on all levels. For example, this week in Toronto a 12-year-old boy was … [Read more...]
Bringing the “administration of justice into disrepute”
I wandered around the Coalition for Gun Control's website this morning, just to see what they were up to. A headline caught my attention, because it's a flat-out lie. April 2011- The gun registry never killed anyone. Ending it may. Stand up for safety. How can this headline possibly be a lie? Do I have a crystal ball or something that let's me see into the future? Nope. … [Read more...]