r/canadaguns • u/rastamasta45 • Mar 17 '26

News / Politics / Activism 3 suspects sought in Vaughan break-in, homeowner who fired gun at them not being charged

https://www.cp24.com/local/york/2026/03/17/3-suspects-sought-in-vaughan-break-in-homeowner-who-fired-gun-at-them-not-being-charged/
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u/jollygreengiant1655 Mar 17 '26

Don't get too excited here guys. The article says they haven't charged the homeowner at this time. They can very well come along a few months later and lay charges.

I'd love for this to not be the case, but police frequently lay charges well after the event.

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u/pahtee_poopa Mar 18 '26

This is the way it should be done though. Unless there is something you did wrong in defending yourself (e.g. shooting at them while they are running away) or you didn’t properly store your firearms, there’s nothing to really charge the homeowner with and nothing for him to defend against. Don’t need to spend money to retain a lawyer because if the crown’s got nothing, don’t charge them unless they think there’s a reasonable chance of conviction for something.

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u/Perfect-Emphasis-211 Mar 18 '26

No, the police (YRP anyways) almost always arrest the home owner on the night of the event. Then the charges are withdrawn months later once no reasonable prospect of conviction is determined. 

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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '26 edited May 06 '26

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u/MilkIlluminati Mar 18 '26

I mean, probably. How can you respond that quickly with an actually properly stored firearm?

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u/Diligent_Studio6763 Mar 18 '26

A combination trigger lock with it being 1 number off of unlocking is completely legal storage as far as I’m concerned

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u/Terapr0 Mar 18 '26

In-wall safe in the bedroom with a digital keypad. No trigger lock needed, and you can have a loaded magazine next to the gun. Pretty easy actually.