Guelph Father and Son Face Firearms Charges
- Friday, August 1st, 2025 - 9:58 am
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A Guelph father and son face firearms charges following an investigation Thursday.
Just before 2 p.m. police were dispatched to a home in the Exhibition Park area to check the wellbeing of a resident after concerning social media posts were reported.
During a search of the home officers recovered an unloaded shotgun and a loaded handgun. Both were out in the open without any trigger locks and were seized.
A 70-year-old Guelph man is charged with two counts of improper storage of a firearm. A 25-year-old Guelph man is charged with possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possessing an unloaded firearm with ammunition and possessing a firearm without a license. Both were released with September court dates.
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