by Carl BR Johnson
June 5, 2013
Photo by Carl BR Johnson — Steve Cole, salesman at Corlane Sporting Goods, hopes that everyone will take advantage of Gun Amnesty Month.
Do not show up at the police station with a gun in your hand and do not open your door while waving a weapon, advise the RCMP.
June is Gun Amnesty Month and police in both Dawson Creek and Fort St. John have stressed that if people are thinking of handing in guns, they keep the weapons at home for police to collect.
“Do not show up at the police station with any weapons,” said Cpl. Jodie Shelkie of the RCMP Crime Prevention Unit in Fort St. John.
“That would put police on high alert.”
South Peace RCMP also reiterated that people should leave their weapons at home.
“For the safety of all involved, we will attend the location to pick up the weapon,” said Const. Greg Hall, of the Dawson Creek detachment.
Police would prefer it if people are expecting an officer to show up at their house to pick up a weapon that they not open the door holding the weapon.
“Wherever you have it stored, just communicate that to us beforehand and we’ll gladly go and collect the weapon,” said Shelkie.
She said that people who hand over their guns do not need to worry about weapons-related charges being applied to them. However, if weapons are handed over to police that have been involved in the commission of a crime, those weapons will be treated as evidence and charges will be laid.
She said that this program was designed for people who have inherited guns from their parents or grandparents and want to dispose of the weapons safely.
But, should the interested party want to keep the weapon instead of disposing of it, and make it legal for their own possession, Shelkie recommends they go to the RCMP’s main website at www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca for more information.
After the guns have been collected, police say most of the weapons will be stored and then destroyed, but a couple of situations may develop that police may take advantage of.
“If there are weapons handed in that police can use for training purposes, then they will do so,” she said.
“Also, if there are any guns collected that are of any historic value, a WW II weapon for example, then they would be contributed to museums.”
The last time B.C. has participated in a Gun Amnesty Month was in 2006. At that time, 3,200 guns in total were handed in. Of those 3,200, 505 handguns, 725 other unwanted weapons, a machine gun and a rocket launcher were handed into police.
There are currently more than 1.9 million licensed firearms holders in Canada.
To make an appointment for an officer to come pick up your weapons, call 250-784-3700 for the Dawson Creek detachment.
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