Were they trepassing?

Does that matter? If they were, tell them to leave. You don’t abduct people…

Point finger, not gun. If it’s true he pointed a gun at people, he loses all his guns. If he’s a hunter, he’s another fool outa the bush this fall.

I completely disagree with this guys methods….but I can sympathize. If he had made frequent calls to the RCMP about people on quads or whatever continually trespassing on his property and nothing was ever done about it, I could see a property owner getting frustrated enough to take the law into his own hands. Signs, gates, and even guard dogs aren’t going to keep someone off your property if they’re determined.

However, not enough info was provided in the article to form a completely informed opinion.

“Since the arrest, there has been a similar complaint?”

So, were his guns confiscated? Or, was he told he can’t handle things this way? Or, were there any re-purcussions if he continue to behave this way?

The law concerning firearms is straightforward. If you point a firearm, it is with the intent to shoot. There is no grey area here. If he had pointed his rifle at a police officer for example, they would have opened fire.
There are many ways to deal with trespassing: signage for one, often people don’t realize they’re not on crown land. If this doesn’t work, photographs presented to the proper authorities etc.
But once you bring a firearm into the dispute – you are now the criminal.

And there is no mention of the quad riders getting charged with trespassing. Complain all you want…the cops never do anything unless they are riding down the road. My buddy had his farm fence cut by people cutting thru his property. People have no respect for other peoples property. As soon as you live at the edge of the city they think they have the right to walk their dogs or ride their atvs right thru your property. Private property and no trespass signs mean nothing.

My Land not yours ,stay off it. It’s just that simple or I may point my Pitchfork at you . It looks to me he just got fed up with them giving him the Finger riding by, this things are a Scourge on the Landscape, now I have to run to the Hardware Store and buy a Pitchfork to defend myself.

The problem of quad’s & motor bikes is getting out of control. We’ve have them racing in our area, tearing up our newly surfaced gravel road, doing burn outs and we also get the finger when we ask them to stop. Most of them drive responsibly but there are the younger ones that don’t care, have very big & loud machines, where are their parents? The RCMP won’t/can’t help us.

We’ve had a vehicle/quad accident, and had one drive through our area with a rifle strapped to his quad. I don’t know if they were on their way hunting…?

This also applies to sleds in the winter. I support this homeowner and feel bad that he has to go through this alone. This is obviously not the first time something has happened.

We’ve been robbed, and neighbours have told us that they saw young people on quads on our property at the time of our robbery. It’s scary to have groups of quad riders trespass on your property. Do you confront them, or call the RCMP? We’ve tried both. Nothing works.

DITTO – My land, my taxes, my junk…stay off it.

If it’s marked no trespassing, or private property these quad drivers have absolutely no right to trespass. I understand, where it’s out in the country and they are caught trespassing by Conservation Officers on private land, they lose their quads and are charged under the Wildlife Act and Trespass Act. It burns me up when I see quad drivers doing this, means they have absolutely no brains and no consideration for others.
On the other hand, when you see a kid on a quad on a city street riding with a parent, no helmet, they should also lose the quad along with the ticket for no insurance. Some parents shouldn’t be parents.

What does a guy have to do, boobytrap his own property to prevent stuff like trespassing happening? Imorge, can you tell us anything?

Buy a gun, a Grand Torino, and tell them to “Get Off My Lawn”. Okay….it works in the movies. Or tell them your brother was Wiebo Ludwig.

I sympathize with the land owner. I would bet that he has tried more peaceable methods to deter trespassers but has become frustrated with their ignorance. Unfortunately, he chose to point a rifle at the riders, something he should ot have done. In the eyes of the law he is now the criminal, not the trespassers. A better response would have been to erect a sturdy fence, with plenty of signs advising that the property is private.
metalman.

Pointing a gun is useless. Pulling the trigger makes it much more effective with probably the same results because stupid people make stupid laws. Get used to it – – you are not allowed to protect anything you have or your family without being charged with something.