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/IGnuGnat 29d ago

My understanding is that you have a legal right to confront a thief (see Lucky Moose incident)

It might be possible that he confronted the thieves and they tried to rush him. If I am in legal possession of a firearm, and somebody rushes me, I think it is prudent to assume that my life is in danger; I would assume they are going to take my firearm and kill me.

If a jury agrees that my life is in danger, then I have a legal right to self defense.

That is probably not what happened here, but also we don't have the whole story.

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u/Dartmouth-Hermit 29d ago

I'm pretty sure if you arm yourself with a firearm BEFORE there is a threat to your life, you're going to lose that case. It is hard enough to win a clear cut self defence case, but threatening someone with a gun because they are stealing your car is careless use of a firearm and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. I don't want to be the test case for that even if I thought you were right.