The Crown has two main recourses when it wishes to prohibit a citizen from possessing firearms: it can present a preventive application prohibiting the possession if firearms before the Court of Quebec (Section 111 Criminal Code), or send a notice of firearm license revocation to the citizen.
The Judge shall determine, after hearing any relevant evidence submitted, whether there is sufficient reason to believe it is necessary to prohibit the defendant from possessing firearms in order to ensure the security of the public or the defendant.
This type of procedure often occurs following a police intervention resulting from a violent incident or suicidal statements.
Please consult the items of this site for examples of cases in which clients were allowed to keep their license.
