One Man Faces Charges After Rifle Concealed

Monday, July 17, 2006 07:05 PM

A 33 year old Prince George man is facing a variety of charges after police discovered a concealed, unloaded hunting rifle in a baby carriage.

Police stopped two men and two women pushing a double stroller at 2nd and George Street just before 9 this morning, after receiving complaints from the public that there was a rifle in the stroller.

All four adults were arrested and taken to the Prince George detachment.

Three of the four have been released, the fourth, is facing charges under the criminal code for:

unsafe storage of a firearm
possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace,
carrying a concealed weapon
being a person prohibited from possessing firearms and found in possession of same.

Police have not said what has happened to the two young children who were in the stroller at the time of the arrest.

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Posted on Monday, July 17, 2006 07:05 PM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: Simple Simon on July 17 2006 9:45 PM

Where in the Criminal Code of Canada does it say specifically that a baby carriage is NOT considered "safe storage of a firearm?" That's the safest place only because "who would think to look there?" And not only that, how about that phrase, "safe in the arms of your mother?" A baby carriage could be the second best place. Right?

Posted by: acrider54 on July 18 2006 6:12 AM

Out of site out of mind. Can you think of what would have happened to him if he was carrying it over his shoulder? He would have had the SWAT team after him. Maybe even shot and killed. Except for being prohibited, I don't think he broke any laws maybe he was moving the rifle from point A to B.

Posted by: Akimoya on July 18 2006 8:20 AM

Another great victory for the Liberal Party's much-vaunted Firearms Act! A person under a firearms prohibition still manages to get his hands on a gun. How can that be! Wasn't the whole purpose behind the Firearms Act to "keep guns out of the hands of those who shouldn't have them"? As Dr. Phil would say "How's that working out for you?".