Some of the central tenets of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club were at the core of a recent case in British Columbia as the court decided whether a member should be allowed to have a firearms licence.
Earlier this week, the provincial Court of Appeal ruled on a case between the federal attorney general and Gaston Methot, who the court heard is a “full patch” member of the club.
The trio of justices was asked to decide whether Methot should be allowed a gun licence, a decision that began with a firearms officer, then bounced its way through the B.C. court system.
At the heart of the case was whether that initial officer was right to reject Methot’s licence based solely on his involvement with the Hells Angels, which was determined through an investigation four years ago.