Edmonton weapons trafficker sentenced to eight years in prison

An Edmonton man who pleaded guilty to trafficking firearms has been sentenced to eight years in prison and slapped with a lifetime firearms ban.
Justin Scott Shipowich, 38, became the first person sentenced in Alberta for a so-called “straw purchasing” offence related to domestic weapons trafficking.
Straw purchasing is when a person with a non-existent or minor criminal record buys weapons and then sells them to someone who wouldn’t legally be able to themselves, court he