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Welcome to the Gun Show and Tell! This is not your typical education program. This one has guns.
Want more in-depth knowledge about firearms generally and firearm prosecutions? Join our firearm experts as they showcase the various classifications of firearms, their implications, and how to apply this knowledge to your practice.This program is presented by TLA’s Criminal Committee.
This program is relevant to civil counsel, criminal defence, and Crowns alike.Topics of discussion include:
Part I – Basic Firearm Regulatory Framework
- advising your client on legal firearm possession, and legal issues that can arise from owning firearms.
- This can include problems associated when a legal gun owner passes away and the implications to the trustee or family members.
- turning over firearms to police, and public safety issues that arise from mental health complaints, domestic assault complaints, among others.
- the impact on legal firearm ownership.
Part II – Basic Firearm Prosecution
- most common offences, key sections, areas that cause difficulty.
- a brief legislative update (for example Federal government had proposed bans on various weapons and has now walked that back).
- impact of DNA and fingerprints or lack thereof on a prosecution
- examples of gun investigations.
For Part I & II, information will be shared and discussed using various common scenarios.
Part III – The Gun Show
In an interactive discussion, Officer Passmore will provide attendees with a look at the various weapons seized by police in prior investigations.
Enjoy a fun mix and mingle after the program. Meet the speakers. Make new friends and catch up with colleagues. Light refreshments will be served.
Speakers
Click on each speaker's name to read their bio.- Vincent Paris, General Counsel, Guns and Gangs Unit, Ministry of the Attorney General
- Officer Matthew Passmore, designated Firearm Analyst, Toronto Police Service
Co-moderators:
- John Navarrete, Assistant Crown Attorney, Guns and Gangs Unit, Ministry of the Attorney General
- Erin Pancer, Assistant Crown Attorney, Guns and Gangs Unit, Ministry of the Attorney General
Program details
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
- 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Presentation and gun show
- 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. - Mix and mingle
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This program is eligible for up to 1.5 hours of Substantive content. |
Registration Fee:
- Members: $49.00 + HST
- Friends of the TLA: $99.00 + HST
- Non-Members: $99.00 + HST
- Member Licensing Candidates and New Calls: $25.00 + HST
- Undergraduate Law School Students: Complimentary tickets are available until March 17, 2023.
- If you are a Friend-Student, please email your request for complimentary attendance to events@tlaonline.ca
- To become a Friend register for free
In-person registration will close on March 21, 2023, at 12:00 p.m.
No refunds after March 17, 2023. An administrative fee of $25.00 will be applied to all cancellations.
This organization has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario.
Any opinions expressed by speakers are their own and are not necessarily the opinions of the Toronto Lawyers Association, its directors and staff.