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Record firearm seizure. Detertive John Bassett gives 29 weapons seized last week by Metro police quick check. Firearms, taken in attempt to find gun t(...)
Record firearm seizure. Detertive John Bassett gives 29 weapons seized last week by Metro police quick check. Firearms, taken in attempt to find gun t(...)

Record firearm seizure. Detertive John Bassett gives 29 weapons seized last week by Metro police quick check. Firearms, taken in attempt to find gun t(...)

Date8/15/1961
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Original Toronto Star caption: Record firearm seizure. Detertive John Bassett gives 29 weapons seized last week by Metro police quick check. Firearms; taken in attempt to find gun that killed Lorne ibson; ranged from home-made firearm to an Italian-made automatic pistol.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114153F
Firearms supervisor John T. Millard checks tagged gun in a room containing about 1,500 weapons confiscated by Metro police. Some are being held as evi(...)
Firearms supervisor John T. Millard checks tagged gun in a room containing about 1,500 weapons confiscated by Metro police. Some are being held as evi(...)
6/2/1972
Police Arsenal: More than 225 firearms, from machine guns to antique handguns, seized from Niagara police are displayed at yesterday's provincial probe of the force
Police Arsenal: More than 225 firearms, from machine guns to antique handguns, seized from Niagara police are displayed at yesterday's provincial probe of the force
1/9/1989
Metro police firearms supervisor John Millard examines a confiscated gun, Writer Sidney Katz urges a ban on private gun ownership
Metro police firearms supervisor John Millard examines a confiscated gun, Writer Sidney Katz urges a ban on private gun ownership
1/30/1975
Seized Rifles: Deke McBrien of the Metro police firearm registration unit examines guns seized in a Scarborough raid last year, when police raised alarms over bank robbery rates
Seized Rifles: Deke McBrien of the Metro police firearm registration unit examines guns seized in a Scarborough raid last year, when police raised alarms over bank robbery rates
7/26/1990
Seized Firearms
Seized Firearms
9/24/1981
Farewell to arms, constable Dan Martin hoped to get 1,500 firearms in the federal amnesty program
Farewell to arms, constable Dan Martin hoped to get 1,500 firearms in the federal amnesty program
1/11/1993
Officer in court. Cameron Durham, the Metro constable charged with careless use of a firearm in the shooting of Sophia Cook last month, was remanded today until Jan. 29
Officer in court. Cameron Durham, the Metro constable charged with careless use of a firearm in the shooting of Sophia Cook last month, was remanded today until Jan. 29
12/7/1989
Firearms registrar Metro police
Firearms registrar Metro police
6/2/1972
Dramatic ammunition: Don McKellar says Augusta Company procured firearms for its new show to somehow try to convey the damage areal gun can de
Dramatic ammunition: Don McKellar says Augusta Company procured firearms for its new show to somehow try to convey the damage areal gun can de
1/7/1991
Gun owner Robert Watson defends the possession of firearms by target shooters and marksmen
Gun owner Robert Watson defends the possession of firearms by target shooters and marksmen
2/27/1975
Sensible gun control would assure respect for firearms as well as their owners, claims Wm
Sensible gun control would assure respect for firearms as well as their owners, claims Wm
8/4/1966
The New York state troopers and national guardsmen involved in police assault on Attica state prison were trained in use of firearms. Yet nine of the (...)
The New York state troopers and national guardsmen involved in police assault on Attica state prison were trained in use of firearms. Yet nine of the (...)
9/13/1971