Mounties confiscate guns in evacuated homes
ROS sends us a link from the Calgary Herald which tells of the Royal Mounted Canadian Police who, in the town of High River, Alberta, have been confiscating weapons they find in homes which have been evacuated after the town flooded;
“We just want to make sure that all of those things are in a spot that we control, simply because of what they are,” said Sgt. Brian Topham.
“People have a significant amount of money invested in firearms … so we put them in a place that we control and that they’re safe.”
That news didn’t sit well with a crowd of frustrated residents who had planned to breach a police checkpoint northwest of the town as an evacuation order stretched into its eighth day.
“I find that absolutely incredible that they have the right to go into a person’s belongings out of their home,” said resident Brenda Lackey, after learning Mounties have been taking residents’ guns. “When people find out about this there’s going to be untold hell to pay.”
“This is the reason the U.S. has the right to bear arms,” said Charles Timpano, pointing to the group of Mounties.
I’ve heard that Alberta is more conservative than those frog-huggers on the east end of Canada and much less tolerant of a gun-grabbing government. I hope everything works out for them. And soon.
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I read every one of those quotes from the Mountie as ending with an “Eh”
Several questions come to mind:
Was the evacuation stretched into the eight day to facilitate confiscation of guns?
If proof of ownership is required to reclaim guns, what provisions are there if said proof is lost to the flood?
Didn’t the RCMP make note of where the guns were taken?
In New Orleans, they were taking them away from the people right in front of them, so at least the RCMP is waiting until the people are out of the house.
Velcome to Socialist Province of Alberta, Canada. How might ve help you? Got guns in your dwelling? Maybe ve can help?
The Mounties are from the government and they’re there to help. So, Dudley Doright and his fellow mounties were concerned b/c the guns cost a lot of money? Did they confiscate jewelry, watches, cash, fine china, and other small but expensive items too? I’m guessing not, just the guns. Right.
@ 5,,,you have that right! this push is getting scary now
All guns in Canada that reside in private hands are registered as to owner and place of storage. When they want them they know just where to find them. The argument that they were trying to secure them to keep them out of the hands of looters is bull shit. If the residents can’t go back to their homes how the hell would looters get in to the area. I have found that if you shoot a few looters the rest get the message. It should be easy for the owners to have their guns returned because of the aforementioned registry system. Just give your name and the cops will know the type, brand, and serial numbers of all the guns registered to you. Any excuses of “lost” or “misplaced” firearms should be met with a formal complaint to the provincial prosecutor. Just another reason the gun grabbers want a national firearms registry.
I seem to recall that following Katrina the “Gummint” of ours destroyed all firearms found in damaged houses without as much as trying to contact or verify ownership.
That sounds like something B. Hussein 0bama & Co. Would LOVE to do here in the USA, confiscating firearms “For the common good and Public Safety”, giving armed criminals free rein!
Google “California Rifle and Pistol Assoc.” Read the pending bills by the Democrat super majority, which will all be passed: re: “we don’t want New York looking tougher than we are! The proposed new gun legislation is far worse then anything you’ve seen in other states.
Back when I was growing up, from early 50’s and 60’s this was the greatest state going, education, employment, and everything else.
NOW: It’s run by the demorkats. This state has become a state of entitlements, over 50%. We who pay taxes… Are supposed to bow down to the super majority and pay ever more taxes so they can keep spending in a great part to the entitlement parties. The important ones are those who choose not to work.
Enough of those rantings, just check out the preposed laws that WILL pass because of the demo super majority here.
It makes New York and Conn. laws look like “Miffy and Muffy” laws.
Steve M.
Is it possible to file a class action suit of illegal sizAture? What about burlary and felony theft charges sworn by each person whose firearm/s were sized? Can you see all the fingers pointing in different directions and the cries of “I did not order/agree to this action. Joe
Katrina is model for left/libtard gun seizure… even when it was obviously unacceptable.
How’s that Bill of Rights thing working out for you, eh? Oh well, at least your healthcare is free…if you can handle the wait.
Being a Card Carrying Albertan, seems some folk have certain types of weapons that are now showing up, WRT Flood. In Canada you can have small arms. Seems in this case that pistols are a floating. The Long Arms Registration is ok so a scatter gun can swim on by but the 9mm to .40 is a different thing. Then again although we do not have right to bare arms, we still legally care purchase and safely have them hand guns. Different rules for different Countries.
While I don’t agree with any government de-arming their citizenry, I would like to hear more about the circumstances under said guns were procured by the Mounties. In my experience one of the most common (and I believe most accurate) statements by gun owners is that they use and maintain their weapons in a safe manner, to include storage. More specifically, if the Mounties were breaking into gun lockers, etc., then that is bullshit. If they were entering into breached houses, and were able to easily find and remove the weapons, then there exists the potential for a less-savory individual, like a looter, to do the same. I, for one, would rather have the authorities take it and allow me to collect it later, than to have some criminal, excuse me, someone “turning their life around” end up with it.
I know it’s a fine line to walk, but I still have some faith in the local police, sheriffs, constabularity, etc, to do the right thing by their residents.