Is a firearms officer's decision not to grant a licence to an applicant reasonable?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Re a Section 74 Reference for a Firearm Application, 2019 ONCJ 390 (CanLII):
As stated in Nikitczuk v. Ontario, 2006 ONCJ 406, “Was the firearms officer clearly wrong in arriving at his decision to refuse the applicant a licence?” and “Given all of the relevant evidence is the original decision of the firearms officer one that was reasonable?”
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