Tag: mandatory minimum penalties

Gary Mauser: Ottawa’s New Rules on Sale of Firearms Effectively Create a Long-Gun Registry

May 13, 2022
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Commentary Would you like to give a firearm to your son or daughter? Perhaps to teach them firearms safety? Don’t do it … without first calling the RCMP. Starting May 18, giving a rifle to your child or grandchild will be illegal without first getting permission from the RCMP—even if you already own the firearm…

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Supreme Court of Canada to Review Mandatory Minimum Penalties for Armed Robbery

March 12, 2021
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OTTAWA—The Supreme Court of Canada will examine minimum sentences for armed robbery, the second case involving mandatory firearms penalties the top court has recently agreed to hear. The latest decision flows from two matters that were considered together by Alberta’s Court of Appeal following convictions. In the first case, Ocean Hilbach pleaded guilty to a…

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