r/canadaguns • u/Hmfic_48 • Aug 19 '26

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/Longjumping_Rain_483 Aug 19 '26

A nearby home sustained gunshot damage? He/she might deserve that charge ngl.

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u/hafetysazard Aug 19 '26

Criminal charge? I don’t think it is warranted. Maybe some financial liability for damages. Even though he fired the gun, it isn’t any fault of his that he was forced to shoot.

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u/dsac 29d ago

he was forced to shoot.

Forced isn't exactly the right word, unless he was defending himself

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u/hafetysazard 29d ago

What other reason is there?

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u/dsac 29d ago

That's the point - none of us know the circumstances beyond "he confronted attempted car thieves with a gun and discharged it, hitting a neighbour's house"

Considering some of the posts we see on here showing absolute mayonnaise-brained gun owners, it's equally as likely he thought he was justified popping off at them at 30ft while holding his gun sideways like a Crip in a 1990s hood movie.

So you saying criminal charges aren't warranted, and that he was forced to shoot, is imagining a scenario without any supporting evidence.