I feel for you to defend your property, let us know how the court case goes, my fingers are crossed it will be closed case for you.
Ops I guess that read as though I currently am going through that as an issue. It was a hypothetical.
I have not had to defend my property to date and hope that doesn't change. I don't want the hassle that comes from being a good honest property owning individual that gets punished for being a victim crime.
With how the self-defense laws are in the country (The pieces of paper that has the self-defense laws printed on it are just toilet paper). I would say that the proposed law is a step in the proper direction.
The question will be, how much will the crown court, politicians enforcement crew and gov. lawyers try to wring the land owner their money before closing the case.
I'm guessing the crown court and their ilk will fight tooth and nail to prosecute the land owner with every single excuse until the land owner runs out of money or decided the land owner paid enough court tax or if enough people in Alberta are getting up and uppity regarding the case.
The main issue will be, if this proposed law does become law; will it be enforced or will it be enforced when enough bribe is paid.
So would the landowner be guilty of a criminal act if his warning shot came from a firearm that was in his possession under a lapsed PAL
Owning firearms without a valid POL or PAL is illegal
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Originally Posted by Twisted Canuck I wasn't thinking far enough ahead for an outcome, I was ranting. By definition, a rant doesn't imply much forethought.....
I would imagine that force escalation will play large in this proposition. Could make for some hairy stand offs if the criminal/s are motivated.
There’s certainly no shortage of instances where the intruders have been armed. I think it’s fair to say that a significant contributor to their current behavior is that they’ve always gotten away with little punishment from the courts to date, that and of course being high as kites. Their should be some deterrent factor once a few instances of self defense get widespread attention, but considering these crimes still happen in US States with stand your ground laws to what extent that will be we’ll just have to wait and see.
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I still think firearms insurance (covers legal fees for frivolous charges) is a good idea. I’ve heard stories of people getting multiple charges laid against them for defending their property and then all the charges being dropped once the RCMP find out that the person has firearm insurance. The charges are just used to financially penalize someone for not toeing the RCMP line.
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