Bad word choice on my part.
We are are at odds with our elected leaders. I'm sure you are familiar with Bill C-5. And, I'm with you to a degree, particularly if the offence puts anyone at risk. Forgetting your paper ATT in the printer should not land you in prison and/or cause you to lose all your guns.
Mil/LE should be held to a higher standard as they have received professional and ongoing training in the safe use of firearms (we can argue about the quality and quantity of that training some other time). At the same time, the public has to understand that rank does beget increased competency with firearms. In fact, the inverse is true.