King City Criminal Lawyers for Firearms and Rural Property Cases
King Township is rural York Region: estates, farms, horse properties and wooded lots between King City, Nobleton and Schomberg. Many residents own firearms lawfully for hunting, sport shooting or farm use. When a licence lapses, storage is questioned or police respond to a call at the property, a lawful owner can suddenly face criminal charges.
Armandeep Gill, one of our partners, focuses on firearms and weapons cases. Provident Law LLP defends King Township residents charged by York Regional Police and helps them protect both their freedom and their licence.
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Charge | What the Crown must show |
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Careless or unsafe storage | Firearms or ammunition were stored without reasonable precautions or in breach of the storage regulations |
Possession without a licence | You possessed a firearm without a valid licence or registration where required |
Possession contrary to a prohibition order | You had firearms while a court order banned you from having them |
Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm | The firearm’s classification and your lack of authorization |
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Unsafe Storage After a Police Visit
Storage charges often start with an unrelated call: a noise complaint, a domestic dispute or a welfare check. Officers see a firearm and assess how it is stored. The regulations set different rules for non-restricted, restricted and prohibited firearms, such as trigger locks, locked containers and separate ammunition. We compare the exact storage at your property with the regulations that applied to each firearm, because officers do not always get the classification or the rules right.
Expired Licences and Paperwork Problems
A firearms licence expires, and some owners do not notice until police do. Possessing a firearm without a valid licence can lead to a criminal charge, even for someone who has owned the same rifle lawfully for decades. These cases often resolve well when handled properly, through renewal, a withdrawal or a non-conviction outcome. We gather evidence of your history as a responsible owner and present it to the Crown early.
Seizures, Prohibition Orders and Licence Revocation
Police can seize firearms when they believe it is not in the interests of safety for a person to have them, sometimes without a warrant. The Crown may then apply to keep them and for a prohibition order. Separately, the Chief Firearms Officer can revoke your licence, which you can challenge by a reference hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice. We handle the criminal case, the forfeiture application and the licence challenge together.
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Assault and threats
Impaired driving on King Road, Highway 400 and rural concession roads
Bail hearings, where many firearms offences carry a reverse onus
Theft and drug offences
Domestic assault, which often leads to firearms being seized
Nearby pages: Vaughan, Newmarket and Bolton.
What we offer
Why it matters for firearms owners
A partner who focuses on firearms cases
Armandeep Gill regularly handles storage, licensing and possession charges
One plan for every proceeding
The criminal charge, forfeiture and licence revocation are handled together
Respect for lawful owners
We present your history as a responsible owner to the Crown early
York Region court experience
We appear at the Newmarket courthouse where King Township cases are heard
The lawyers who will handle your case
Charnpreet Saini
Lawyer & Partner
As a founding partner at Provident Law LLP, Preet focuses on Criminal Defence law.
Armandeep Gill
Lawyer & Partner
As a founding partner at Provident Law LLP, Arman practices in the Criminal Defence Law.
King City Criminal Lawyer FAQs
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Possessing a firearm without a valid licence can be an offence, even if you were licensed before. If your licence has expired, do not use or transport your firearms. Contact a lawyer before you speak to police about it, and consider applying for a new licence. Many expired-licence situations can be resolved without a criminal conviction when they are handled promptly and properly.
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Often, yes. When police respond to a domestic incident at a home with firearms, they commonly seize them as a safety measure, and release conditions usually prohibit possessing weapons while the case is ongoing. Getting them back depends on how the criminal case ends and on any forfeiture or prohibition application by the Crown. We address all of this as part of the defence.
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Possibly. If the charges are withdrawn or you are acquitted and no prohibition order is made, you can seek the return of lawfully owned firearms, provided your licence is valid. The Crown may oppose return on safety grounds, and the court decides. We prepare evidence of safe storage, your licensing history and your circumstances to support return.
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If the Chief Firearms Officer refuses to issue or renew your licence, or revokes it, you can ask a judge of the Ontario Court of Justice to review that decision in a reference hearing. The judge considers whether the decision was justified based on the evidence. These hearings have strict filing deadlines, so if you receive a refusal or revocation notice, contact a lawyer right away.
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Usually not. Most release conditions in firearms cases prohibit possessing any weapons, which means you cannot shoot at a range, hunt or handle firearms belonging to others until the case ends or the condition is changed. Breaching that condition is a new criminal charge. If you hunt or compete seriously, tell us, and we will raise it in discussions with the Crown.
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