Topics covered in this advisory: How The Police Handle A Gun Call Your Right To Silence How The Police Handle A Gun Call The following is a typical scenario of how the police handle a gun call. This type of action has been used by several police forces and has been used for matters as simple as unsafe storage. If this occurs to you, your rights may have been violated. You hear a … [Read more...]
Gun Loss Advisory
The following issues are addressed in this advisory: Technical Non-Compliance Of Restricted Weapon Registered Address Keeping Your Gun Ownership Rights Alive! The Future Seizures Of Handguns Liability Of Verifiers TECHNICAL NON-COMPLIANCE OF RESTRICTED WEAPON REGISTERED ADDRESS Technical non-compliance of restricted weapon registered address can lead to criminal conviction!! Police … [Read more...]
Do The Police Need A Warrant To Search For My Firearms?
Do The Police Need A Warrant To Search For My Firearms? Generally, the answer is yes. The police require a warrant to search your home, place of business or vehicle. The warrant must state the time, date, place to be searched and the purpose of the search. The warrant must be shown before entry. Always read the warrant to see what it says. If you are in doubt do not give permission to seize or … [Read more...]
Firearm Inspections
The Firearms Act provides that a firearms officer may inspect any premises where there is suspicion of more than 10 guns existing. Who can do this and how can it be done? Who can enter to inspect? This is a firearms officer only (no other officers or helpers). Under C-68, firearms officers are restricted to designated offices. Not every police officer is a firearms officer. At the present time … [Read more...]
No Warrant, No Entry
The law presumes all searches and seizures to be a breach of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 8 which says: “Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.” Introduction Consent Searches The Routine Stop And Search Police Power To Enter General Search Warrants How C-68 Changes This Bill C-68 Searches Introduction: The law presumes all … [Read more...]
Ian Thomson Court Decision
The full text of the legal decision in Ian Thomson's acquittal for "improper storage" of firearms when he used a gun to defend his life. From Lorne Gunter's column on this decision: Ian Thomson's acquittal is nothing more than common sense All Canadians should be relieved that Ian Thomson of Port Colborne, Ont. was acquitted last week on trumped-up charges that he failed to store his firearms … [Read more...]
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