The accused were charged with firearms offences after police found two loaded handguns in satchels in the back seat of a rented vehicle they were occupying.
The Crown relied on circumstantial evidence and DNA profiles linking the accused to the firearms.
The court acquitted one accused entirely, finding reasonable doubt regarding his knowledge and control of the firearms.
The other accused was acquitted of charges relating to one firearm due to the possibility of indirect DNA transfer, but convicted of possession of the second firearm.
The court also held that the second firearm, which was inoperable but easily repairable, met the definition of a firearm for simple possession but not for possession in a motor vehicle or possession of a loaded firearm.
