Police seize rifle, brass knuckles

A 34-year-old Hamilton man faces multiple gun charges following a disturbance at Wilson and Ferguson streets late Sunday. Police were called to the area just before midnight on Sunday for an incident in which a gun had been brandished. Police, including the K9 unit, responded and arrested a man. Police said they seized a sawed-off, .22calibre rifle and brass knuckles. The 34-year-old is charged with pointing a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a prohibited weapon (the brass knuckles), possession of a prohibited firearm, six counts of possession contrary to an order, two counts of breach of a conditional sentence and six counts of fail to comply with probation.