Pointing a firearm

9 cases with this offence

1. May 14, 2026
   R. v. Henry, 2026 BCSC 1107Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Pointing a firearm; Reckless discharge of a firearm; Dangerous operation of a conveyance; Break and enter a dwelling-house, Kamloops. Justice K. Michael Stephens

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • On release at the time
   6 years imprisonment on all counts, concurrent
2. April 17, 2026
   R. v. D.D.S., 2026 NSSC 149Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Pointing a firearm; Reckless discharge of a firearm, Yarmouth. Justice Pierre L. Muise

   • Below the Crown's ask
   8 years in custody (reduced from 11 for totality), less 1,232 days of remand credit, leaving 1,688 days
3. October 30, 2025
   R. v. LeRoy, 2025 NSSC 360Assault causing bodily harm; Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Robbery; Using a firearm in the commission of an offence; Pointing a firearm, Sydney. Justice D. Timothy Gabriel

   • On release at the time
   Long-term offender: 10 years imprisonment (counts concurrent, consecutive to sentences already being served), then a 10-year long-term supervision order; lifetime firearms prohibition
4. August 29, 2025
   R. v. Tregear, 2025 BCSC 1834Aggravated assault; Pointing a firearm; Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Discharging a firearm with intent, Sooke. Justice Sharon Matthews

   • Below the Crown's ask
   7 years in custody (concurrent sentences), less 30 days credit
5. August 25, 2025
   R. v. Durley, 2025 NSSC 271Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Pointing a firearm; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Unauthorized possession of a firearm, Antigonish. Justice Peter P. Rosinski
   6 years' imprisonment (5 years aggravated assault + 1 year consecutive for pointing a firearm), less 510 days' credit
6. March 14, 2025
   R. v. J.R.L., 2025 BCSC 1303Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Pointing a firearm; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm; Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, Kelowna. Justice Briana Hardwick
   4 years and 9 months in custody (4 years on the loaded restricted firearm count plus 9 months consecutive for breaching a weapons prohibition), concurrent to a life sentence for an unrelated murder
7. March 7, 2025
   R. v. Gallagher, 2025 BCSC 416Aggravated assault; Pointing a firearm; Reckless discharge of a firearm, Osoyoos. Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • On release at the time
   7 years global (6.5 years, 4 years and 7 years concurrent), consecutive to sentences already being served
8. October 20, 2023
   R. v. Smith, 2023 NSPC 65Pointing a firearm; Carrying a concealed weapon; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Criminal negligence causing bodily harm, Dartmouth. Judge Theodore K. Tax

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   Two years less a day conditional sentence (18 months house arrest, then curfew), then 12 months probation
9. August 3, 2022
   R. v. Britnell, 2022 BCSC 1641Assault; Careless use or storage of a firearm; Pointing a firearm; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Chilliwack. Justice Ian Caldwell

   • Below the Crown's ask
   9 months custody (all counts concurrent), then 18 months probation

Judges who sentenced this offence

• The Honourable Justice Briana Hardwick1 case, leniency score 22
• The Honourable Justice D. Timothy Gabriel1 case
• The Honourable Justice Ian Caldwell1 case
• The Honourable Justice K. Michael Stephens1 case
• The Honourable Justice Peter P. Rosinski1 case, leniency score 22
• The Honourable Justice Pierre L. Muise1 case, leniency score 13
• The Honourable Justice Sharon Matthews1 case, leniency score 20
• The Honourable Justice Shelley C. Fitzpatrick1 case, leniency score 16
• The Honourable Judge Theodore K. Tax1 case, leniency score 45

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