Robin Dean Wuttunee’s criminal history is long and violent, so violent that he was deemed a dangerous offender by the courts, according to the RCMP. While many details are banned from publication by judicial orders, his repeated violation of Firearms Prohibition Orders prove, yet again, just how useless our current system is. On December 6, 2006, Robin Dean Wuttunee was … [Read more...]
Alain Gamache: Poster-Criminal for Everything Wrong with Canada’s Firearm Prohibition Order System
Alain Gamache of Timmins, Ontario, is one in a long line of "poster-criminal" who highlight everything that's wrong with Canada’s broken Firearm Prohibition Order System. What is equally surprising is that as far as I can tell no police force has published a photograph of this career criminal. In 2016, Alain Gamache and two fellow criminals were arrested and charged with … [Read more...]
Teneal Richards: Poster-Criminal for Broken Firearm Prohibition Order System
It may be a surprise to you, but it's no surprise to me that our justice system lost track of another violent offender and repeat violator of a Firearm Prohibition Order. This news release from the Ontario Provincial Police reminded me that this is a regular occurrence. The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public's assistance in locating a … [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...]
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...]
Repeat Offender: Cameron Robert Vail is Reason #262 to Reform Canada’s Firearm Prohibition Order System
Canada's Firearm Prohibition Order system is broken. The latest evidence to make my case? Repeat offender Cameron Robert Vail. In February 2018, Cameron Robert Vail was convicted of assault and sentenced to probation. One of his sentencing conditions was a 5-year Firearm Prohibition Order. On January 25, 2020, Cameron Robert Vail was arrested and charged with assault … [Read more...]
Joseph Endelle Chan: Poster-Criminal for Firearm Prohibition Order Reform
If Public Safety Minister Bill Blair needs a face to put on the poster for Firearm Prohibition Order reform, look no further than repeat violent offender Joseph Endelle Chan. On April 8, 2010, Joseph Chan masked his face before walking inside a Halifax barber shop with a stolen Glock pistol. He fired at least two shots before fleeing the scene. He was arrested a week … [Read more...]