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A Toronto man in part barred from possessing firearms and ammunition for life following a 2008 incident was charged with possessing a pistol on New Year's Eve.

Rowan Akeem Atkins, 22, Toronto, is charged with possessing a restricted firearm with ammunition, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possessing a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized, carrying a concealed weapon and two counts each of possessing a firearm contrary to a prohibition order and possessing ammunition contrary to a prohibition order.

In February 2008, Atkins was handed a lifetime firearms ban after being sentenced to three years probation for robbery using a firearm.

If only there was a law.