Care to share some examples? I have not seen anything like that recently. All the big “busts” that were somewhat unrelated were drug related and just so happens they are in unlawful possession of a bunch of firearms. I can’t remember where someone was arrested for something really dumb, had all their legally owned and stored firearms confiscated and paraded around as if they were a mass shooter.
Had it happen to a friend, crazy drunk chick called the cops on him. They seized everything after arresting him even though he was never charged with anything. He spent months and did eventually get them back but the whole thing was insane.
It’s not that insane. I had mine taken after false accusations were made against me by my ex-wife who was pissed when our kids chose me over her.
Depending on the exact circumstance, it can take a while for the investigation to conclude and/or the crown to decide whether to move forward. Once thats all resolved, there is some work that needs to be done by the police force storing the guns to confirm the matter is resolved and check with the RCMP CFP to ensure they aren’t intending to investigate themselves. Some police forces have mandatory waiting periods after everything is resolved before they will release firearms. It’s a complex situation but, at least in my case, everyone was professional and willing to work with me. The police even ensured I got my prohibs back despite the CFP being pretty wishy washy on the matter of issuing an ATT for them.
I even got a bunch of free MDT chamber flags out of it lol
I totally agree a lot of these situations are complex and the extra time to figure everything out is needed.. in this particular situation the insane part to me was apparently the guys on scene made it pretty clear they knew he hadn’t done anything and she was saying wild shit that couldn’t be true… but still went through with it.
Maybe it was mandatory policy, has always bothered me though. Granted I wasn’t there and heard it from him but in the 20 years I’ve known him he’s always been a straight shooter, won’t even exaggerate his stories to make them interesting lol
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u/Sma11ey Mar 27 '26
Care to share some examples? I have not seen anything like that recently. All the big “busts” that were somewhat unrelated were drug related and just so happens they are in unlawful possession of a bunch of firearms. I can’t remember where someone was arrested for something really dumb, had all their legally owned and stored firearms confiscated and paraded around as if they were a mass shooter.