RCMP sieze guns from High River homes

[Guest AmericanWorkMule]

...and they wonder why some people don't want to leave their homes

 

Sgt. Topham said he didn’t know when residents would be allowed to return to their homes. “People much higher up are going to make those decisions,” he said.

He did confirm that officer relied on forced entry to get into numerous houses during the early stages of the flood because of an “urgent need”, said Topham.

Police are no longer forcing themselves into homes and the residences that were forced open will be secured, he said.

Topham said the confiscated firearms have been inventoried and are secured at an RCMP detachment. He was not at liberty to say how many firearms had been confiscated.

“We have seized a large quantity of firearms simply because they were left by residents in their places,” said Topham.

The guns will be returned to owners after residents are allowed back in town and they provide proof of ownership, Topham added.

 

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/Hell+Residents+angry+RCMP+sieze+guns+from+High+River+homes/8588851/story.html#ixzz2XTkQmnwY

Edited June 28, 2013 by AmericanWorkMule

[ted]

Proof of ownership sounds like a bunch of crap to me.

[Guest Hound]

proof of ownership? you mean the receipts that are usually kept in the box with said guns?  This sounds crooked to me.

[Photoguy67]

Remember this is Canada, I believe they have a national registration so proof of ownership is not a big deal to them.

[Sam1]

Weren't we doing the same thing during Katrina? Canada doing this isn't too surprising