Glenn/RZ500
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Reminds of passing a pick-up in rural Arizona in the early 80`s on my rented R65. Two dudes with two rifles in the rack behind their heads, visible thru the cab window. Probably with two holstered revolvers too.
Law Enforcement - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.....
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Apparently there is one, possibly two with CC permits.
Gaoler
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That's what they'd have you believe...
I met one, in 1983, when I was working at the airport. He was a high level private investigator. The only one that I've ever heard of.
Dirty Frank
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If you are a licensed trapper...
Wilderness ATC only. Wasaga isn't exactly wilderness.
The newscasters and lawyer are actually under-selling this issue. Not only does it no fall under plain sight exceptions for search, but it's also a Federal crime in the US to open the mailbox of someone else and examine the mail. It's also a Federal crime for non postal persons to leave messages/flyers in someone's mailbox. Little known facts.
Remember way back; there was a Toronto Councillor who owned a bakery (Norm something) who shot someone during a robbery. It was revealed that he was permitted to carry a concealed pistol.
A prime example of a politician using connections to obtain something that he didn't merit having, just because he could.
Dirty Frank
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Looks like a case of the police catching some mostly relic collector and trying to bootstrap it into a major victory in the war on crime.
Like the Tommy gun is pretty cool but the rest...
windsorstar.com
Like the Tommy gun is pretty cool but the rest...
Cottam man charged after 53 firearms seized in weapons investigation
'This dedicated team is disrupting the inventory of illegal firearms in Canada'
windsorstar.com
It may not exactly be a major blow against the smuggling of guns used in crime, but an operational 9mm Sten could be pretty damned dangerous. the AR-15 has been banned. It's the wrong side to know if it's fully auto as the selector is on the left side, and an ambidextrous safety hasn't been installed. I don't recognize the part directly below the AR, but it doesn't look like an auto sear. As to the rest it's still illegal importation of firearms, and pistol purchases have been blocked for quite a while now. it appears to be a good arrest, if not something that will delay anyone in Toronto who is planning a drive-by.
Dirty Frank
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Somehow i doubt that that farmer is part of the pipeline that supplies guns to gangs.
If that was the case it likely go like this.
Gaoler
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I wonder how many of these photo spreads and articles are just part of a psy-op to convince the public of something...
Several years ago and aquantance of mine got "busted"...
His landlord let someone in to do some kind of inspection when he wasn't home.
They noticed a few things in the home that indicated there were likely firearms somewhere...
Cops called, raid ensued, arrested, gun collection seized...
The "incident" splashed on the local news same day.... complete with photo spread...
In the end... No charges, all firearms returned.
Every single gun was legal and where required, properly registered.
Of course THAT was never publicized.
Several years ago and aquantance of mine got "busted"...
His landlord let someone in to do some kind of inspection when he wasn't home.
They noticed a few things in the home that indicated there were likely firearms somewhere...
Cops called, raid ensued, arrested, gun collection seized...
The "incident" splashed on the local news same day.... complete with photo spread...
In the end... No charges, all firearms returned.
Every single gun was legal and where required, properly registered.
Of course THAT was never publicized.
Dirty Frank
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She must have quite the tolerance for narcotics...
What a bleepshow that was. Hopefully that is the end of lethal injection. It's been circling the drain for a while with inability to access previously used drugs and crap protocols. In this case, the protocol said if the first round didn't work, do it again. There was no protocol if the second round failed. Apparently she's now in critical condition. Torturing her and impacting her health is probably grounds for a successful lawsuit as even with the death penalty, it is supposed to be reasonably fast and painfree.
It's unlikely to change anything. Starting in 2010 there's been a shortage of the drugs traditionally used in lethal injection executions. They've had to transition to other drugs and they don't seem to work as well. I vaguely recall a previous case in which someone survived something like 5 attempts shortly after the shortage began, though failures are usually attributable to not being able to find suitable veins for the injection sites.
The doctor in this case was involved in a previous one, this year:
"Tony Carruthers (Tennessee, 2026): Tennessee officials called off Carruthers' execution after spending over an hour failing to find a suitable vein for the lethal injection protocol."
One of the original drugs was EOL'd as it was used mostly for death and the manufacturer didn't want to be associated with that.
If fentanyl contact causes instant death as the police continue to harp, it would be easy. Sadly, the police position is completely unrelated to reality. It needs to end up inside your body to have significant effect. Some powdered fentanyl and compressed air would make it a death chamber. Clean up after would be a mess. Removal of oxygen from chamber works with no lasting effect (you need to be careful with displacement gas as many create acid in your lungs). Takes quite a while though.
I think the important point is that lethal injection continues to have major issues. Other methods are simpler, more humane and most importantly more effective.
The expense of being humane is a pittance compared to the expense of housing someone, for years/decades, prior to the act. No reason not to be humane.
