Many guns seized at Coutts border blockade are used for hunting: defence

A defence lawyer for 1 of 2 men accused of conspiracy to perpetrate execution astatine nan separator blockade at Coutts, Alta., has suggested galore of nan guns seized by constabulary are rifles utilized for hunting mini game.

Katherin Beyak made nan remark during cross-examination of an RCMP firearms expert.

Her client, Chris Carbert, and his co-accused, Anthony Olienick, were arrested successful 2022, aft constabulary seized a cache of weapons, ammunition and assemblage armour from trailers adjacent nan blockade.

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The blockade tied up postulation for 2 weeks astatine nan engaged Canada-U.S. separator crossing successful a protestation of COVID-19 measures and vaccine mandates.

The proceedings has heard that among nan seized weapons was a prohibited semi-automatic AR-15 firearm and respective restricted .45-calibre semi-automatic handguns.

Olienick and Carbert are besides charged pinch mischief and possession of a limb for a vulnerable purpose, and Olienick faces a further complaint of being successful possession of a tube bomb.