What is the NFA 8 Pack?
In some jurisdictions, it is a POLICY to charge anyone who has a firearm stolen with improper storage [CC s. 86(2) “careless storage” or 86(3) “storage in violation of a regulation.”] The affect of a conviction under the storage laws and infact most firearms charges is a loss of your guns for 10 years. No hunting, no shooting and for 10 years!. The NFA can and does provide an 8-pack of favorable court decision transcripts. In most cases, simply showing the NFA 8-pack to the Crown prosecutor is enough to have him drop the charges before trial. Where he proceeds to trial, it is — almost always — enough solid precedent to win the case for the accused. “Finlay” — Supreme Court of Canada, binding on ALL courts — forces the Crown to prove that the accused did something no reasonable person would ever do, prevents putting the accused on the witness stand, authorizes a defence of “due diligence” and requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt. A difficult set of standards to prove! “Baldwin”
