REMEMBERING MAYERTHORPE RCMP’S FALLEN FOUR

On March 3, 2005, a violent man with a long criminal history and a lifetime firearms prohibition order against him used an illegal gun to murder four RCMP constables in Mayerthorpe, Alberta: Anthony Fitzgerald Orion Gordon, Lionide Nicholas Johnston, Brock Warren Myrol, Peter Christopher Schiemann.

Published March 2, 2020 by Christopher di Armani. https://christopherdiarmani.com/13571/police/officer-down/remembering-mayerthorpe-rcmps-fallen-four/

EXCERPT: FIREARM PROHIBITION ORDER FAILURE

The Mayerthorpe Fallen Four aren’t dead because they ignored RCMP policy or procedure. They’re dead because our government refuses to track dangerous violent offenders with Firearm Prohibition Orders. Roszko maintained a large marijuana grow-op inside the Quonset and the trailer. He also ran a “chop shop” for stolen vehicles in it. These were both long-running criminal enterprises police were totally unaware of. Had legislation existed at the time allowing police to check on dangerous offender like James Roszko, these four RCMP members would probably still be alive today. We cannot continue to ignore the most violent offenders in our nation. This is a public safety threat no political party or government is willing to address.