Behind the Trigger · Source review · October 5, 2026
Self-defence was accepted inside the Whitby home. The convictions concerned later porch shots and obstruction; the Crown’s appeal for a harsher sentence failed.
Firearms · Accountability · Statistics
Behind the Trigger tracks gun and firearms stories, policy claims, court/police records, and statistics from Canada and outside Canada. The focus is source-checking: what happened, what is claimed, what records support it, what remains uncertain, and how Canadian readers should understand the difference between jurisdictions.
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A podcast account and later media coverage describe a U.S. concealed-carry holder who survived a head wound and stopped an attacker. PBC separates the personal account from corroborating records and Canadian context.
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