Reported by City TV but it is amazing the information not included in their sound byte......
125 guns seized, 1 charge laid |
| An avid but "harmless" Toronto gun collector is before the courts after police cleared more than 100 guns from his Beaches apartment. Emergency Task Force and 55 Division officers stormed through Peter Sedge's Queen St. E. and Kingswood Ave. area apartment around 1 a.m. yesterday after being tipped off about guns in the home, Const. Wendy Drummond said. About 125 firearms were found, a "good portion" of which were registered. But, unlike many seizures of this extent, Sedge was charged with only one count of careless storage of a firearm as of yesterday afternoon, Drummond said. "He was a legitimate gun owner and he did have a licence and registration for the firearms, but safe storage is key in being a legitimate gun owner," Drummond said. "There are laws and regulations that you must abide by aside from having the right paperwork." "He's a nice, harmless guy," Dale Sutton said of his neighbour, adding Sedge, 56, has lived alone for at least 10 years. "This (arrest) is probably more of a shock to him." Sutton assumes police were tipped off after apartments in the building were shown to potential buyers on Wednesday. While Sedge mostly kept to himself, his gun collection was no secret, Sutton said. He even invited Sutton along to his gun club and was careful to point out the importance of keeping the firearms safe. While Sutton thought the heavy police presence wasn't necessary, he said he understood why the situation was taken so seriously -- especially considering two fatal shootings in the city on Wednesday. "This is not that case," Sutton said. "The guy collects. He's very conscientious." Mayor David Miller has often cited the fact that lethal weapons are routinely stolen from legitimate owners. This week he endorsed a proposal to shut down two gun clubs at city-run facilities. |
I am waiting for the next headline dealing with violence on our streets.......
CHEF ARRESTED WITH A COLLECTION OF KNIVES IN HIS POSSESSION!
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