r/canadaguns • u/Hmfic_48 • 29d ago

News / Politics / Activism Scarborough resident charged after firing gun during attempted car theft

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/08/19/scarborough-resident-charged-firing-gun-vehicle-theft-toronto-police/
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u/steeleclipse2 29d ago

"...a resident of the home fired a gun during the encounter. The suspects fled before officers arrived."

Soooooo, it worked, right? Fucking Canada.

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u/dannysmackdown 29d ago

Yeah, he hit a house tho and could've killed someone (other than the thiefs). Can't buck rounds at dudes stealing your car unless your life is at risk, which will be hard to prove if you choose to come outside to confront them.

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u/steeleclipse2 29d ago

Agreed on not a great idea. Did it hurt someone? No. Pay for the damage and let's all move on.

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u/givemehellll al 29d ago

I mean, what about the next time when it does kill a neighbour?

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u/steeleclipse2 29d ago

How many what-ifs are we gonna go through here? He didn't, and statistically it's an anomaly. If someone did get hurt, completely different story.

Not sure what type of "justice" you are looking for right now.

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u/givemehellll al 29d ago

The kind where people who do beak and enters are actually held accountable. Not the kind where my drunk neighbour fires a round through my kids bedroom wall because someone was trying to steal his truck that is worth $4000.

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u/steeleclipse2 29d ago

Not sure where you got that out of what I said.

Every situation is different and should be addressed accordingly. In this case a person in time of peril fired a gun and no one was injured, and the threat ended. In a fair and just society, we would take that into account and move on with our lives.

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u/dannysmackdown 29d ago

Is it a time of peril when the thiefs never entered the house though? Because of they were only in the driveway during this encounter, then I'm not sure how you could argue that your life is at risk.

If they entered the home, totally different story and shooting at them is 100% justified.

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u/steeleclipse2 29d ago

Hrmmm didn't read the part about entering the home. The impression I got was that it did some damage. I'm confident they would have mentioned a bullet entering the home if that were the case.

Again, I stand by treating every case individually.