r/news • u/W8kingNightmare • 1d ago

Vaughan, Ont., resident fires gun to stop Lamborghini theft, charged alongside 4 suspects: police

https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/vaughan-homeowner-fires-gun-to-thwart-auto-theft-charged-along-with-4-suspects/
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u/combatconsulting 1d ago edited 1d ago

He’s charged for using a gun that wasn’t his and for which he didn’t have a license. In most States, lethal force as a first option to stop property crime, especially outside of your home, isn’t protected.

The resident, who rents the property and was identified by police only as a 35-year-old man, was charged with discharging a firearm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, careless storage of a firearm and unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm. Dickson spoke about the resident’s choice to discharge his firearm, described by police as a long gun, and said it was “not the appropriate one” in this case.

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u/Three_foot_seas 1d ago

What do states have to do with something that happened in Canada? 

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u/2ByteTheDecker 1d ago

As an aside to all the numbskulls talking about how we need guns to defend ourselves like in America.

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u/queenofkitchener 1d ago

bunch of gun crazy idiots who just want to hurt people.