Sorry for being such a pedant, meself. I failed to note your "scare quotes" -- my bad.

Rapparee, you are thinking like every cop in Canada. As a person "known to police" with several convictions and an obvious and well-documented mental illness, Bibeau was not even close to qualified for a Firearms Acquisition Certificate.

Enquiring minds want to know exactly which fool failed to keep the Winchester correctly stored under lock and key, or was so estranged from common sense as to actually give it to Bibeau.