The accused pleaded guilty to possession of a prohibited weapon (brass knuckles) and to the possession of other weapons (a machete and bear spray) for a purpose dangerous to the public peace. He had no prior criminal record and the Crown and defence both recommended a conditional discharge. The Crown also requested that the sentencing judge impose a weapons prohibition under section 110 of the Criminal Code. There was very little discussion as to the length of the weapons prohibition. The judge asked the Crown "Ten years?" and the Crown responded "Ten years." That was the length of ban imposed. No submissions were made by the defence on the length of the prohibition. Later, as other ancillary orders and issues were being discussed, defence counsel said that his client opposed the proposed prohibition order because his client was a hunter.  No reasons as to why the sentencing judge rejected the defence submission and accepted the Crown submission were given. The accused appealed his sentence, focusing specifically on the weapons prohibition order: R v Wauer, 2014 ABCA 270 [...]