CSSA Position Statement on Firearm Prohibition Orders
People, not objects, commit crime.
While many groups campaign against legal guns and legal gun ownership, we know firearms are harmless unless a person with evil intent picks it up and uses it to commit an evil act.
That’s why we’re pushing the government to strictly monitor over 443,000 people courts deem too dangerous to possess guns, not the 2.2 million who the RCMP people investigated and deemed trustworthy of firearm ownership.
If so-called advocacy groups are as concerned about public safety as they claim to be, we urge them to join us in calling on our government to take action against the 443,000 individuals with Firearm Prohibition Orders (FPOs) registered against them.
From 2014-2018, 5,550 criminals already prohibited from possessing firearms were arrested for violating their Firearm Prohibition Orders.
In November 2019 alone, we found news reports of 41 criminals arrested for violating their existing Firearm Prohibition Order, along with numerous other charges. These individuals were previously banned from possessing firearms by the courts. (See full list below)
Write or call Minister Bill Blair today and politely demand he introduce legislation immediately requiring that every person with a Firearm Prohibition Order registered against them be held (at least) to the same standard as federally-licenced, RCMP-vetted firearm owners.
Demand those with Firearm Prohibition Orders registered against them be tracked daily in CPIC, just like licensed firearm owners.
Demand those with Firearm Prohibition Orders registered against them be forced to report change of address to the police or be subject to 2 years in prison, just like licensed firearm owners.
Instead of ignoring Canada’s most violent offenders like many so-called advocacy groups insist, let’s crack down on them instead.
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada
K1A 0A6
Phone: 613-995-0284
Fax: 613-996-6309
Email: Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca
Constituency Office
Main office – Scarborough
2263 Kingston Road
Scarborough, Ontario
M1N 1T8
Telephone: 416-261-8613
Fax: 416-261-5268
November 2019: Criminals Already Banned From Possessing Guns Charged with Violating Their Firearm Prohibition Orders
- November 1, 2019: Christopher Derrett — 3 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 1, 2019: Daniel Knight — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 1, 2019: Timothy Hazlewood — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 3, 2019: Ali Showbeg — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 4, 2019: name of the accused was not released — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 4, 2019: unnamed man — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 4, 2019: Darrin Ernst Arndt — 8 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 6, 2019: Jameson Patry — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 7, 2019: Kevin Wetendorf — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 8, 2019: Steven Christopher Hogan — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 11, 2019: Rebekka Morency — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 11, 2019: Travis Jackson — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 12, 2019: Dave McCallum — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 12, 2019: Jaska Venasse — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 12, 2019: A 35-year-old man — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 12, 2019: Kalakech Ammar — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 12, 2019: Kenneth Lewis — 3 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 12, 2019: Brendan Recker — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 13, 2019: Steven Andrew Mingo — 4 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 14, 2019: Collin Pratt — 9 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 15, 2019: A 26-year-old Cold Lake male — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 15, 2019: Travis Slipchuk — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 15, 2019: Stuart James Asham — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 15, 2019: Sage Madison Durupt — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 15, 2019: David Cameron Gray — 5 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 15, 2019: Tarique Williams — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 15, 2019: 46-year-old man — 5 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 18, 2019: Christopher Dalota Murdock — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 19, 2019: A 26-year-old male — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 19, 2019: A 40-year-old Brantford man — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 20, 2019: Johan Wall — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 24, 2019: Brent Julian Kenneth Abrams — 5 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 25, 2019: 37-year-old suspect — 5 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 26, 2019: A 29-year-old Guelph male — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 28, 2019: Tyson Ray — 12 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 28, 2019: Rueban Nahbexie — 12 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 28, 2019: Joseph Astles — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 29, 2019: a 19-year-old Englehart resident — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 29, 2019: Roland Breton — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 29, 2019: Brennan Lee Erdodi — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- November 30, 2019: Garrett Knight — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
December 2019: Criminals Already Banned From Possessing Guns Charged with Violating Their Firearm Prohibition Orders
- December 01, 2019: Aslamkhan Siripathane — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 02, 2019: Justin Nolan — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 02, 2019: Garrett Knight — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 03, 2019: Aslamkhan Siripathane — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 04, 2019: Damion Alexander Rout — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 04, 2019: Michael Paul Mercer — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 05, 2019: Charles Dwayne Klasses — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 06, 2019: Paul Noon — 3 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 08, 2019: 26-year-old male driver — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 09, 2019: Justin Cloutier — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 10, 2019: Robert Duane Vincent — 3 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 10, 2019: Tyson Palahnuk — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 13, 2019: Thomas Abraham — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 16, 2019: 42-Year-Old Regina Man — 6 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 16, 2019: 17-Year-Old Male — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 16, 2019: Jesse Kirouac — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 16, 2019: Richard Miller — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 17, 2019: Sean Bennett — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 17, 2019: David Allan White — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 17, 2019: Randall Preston Bourassa — 5 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 18, 2019: Shawn Ball — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 19, 2019: Jeffrey Goslow — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 19, 2019: 35-Year-Old South Bruce Peninsula Man — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 19, 2019: Travis Shane Stout — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 19, 2019: Chelsea Denis-Reid — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 20, 2019: Geoffrey Stafford — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 21, 2019: Rodney Starr-Goforth — 3 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 25, 2019: Brad Jeffery — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 29, 2019: 41-Year-Old Driver — 2 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 30, 2019: Michael Allan Richter — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 30, 2019: 48-Year-Old Man — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 30, 2019: Gavin Harley Troy Anderson — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 31, 2019: Andre Reid — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 31, 2019: Kristoff Crawford — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 31, 2019: Seyed Amir Hossein Yaghoubi-Araghi — 3 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 31, 2019: Devon Shane Brehaut — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 31, 2019: Stacy Darwin Millham — 1 Count of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
- December 31, 2019: 17-Year-Old Male — 6 Counts of Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Contrary to Prohibition Order
