Oscar Lacombe's lawyer says if the crown prosecutor decides to proceed, he would be the first person charged under Bill C-68, the new gun registry legislation.

Police contacted the Korean War vet and former Sergeant-At-Arms Friday afternoon, asking him to report to police headquarters on Monday.

His lawyer says Mr. Lacombe, who served as a bodyguard to former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed, intends to plead not guilty.

As part of a modest protest against the federal firearms registry on Jan. 1, the septuagenarian turned up at Alberta's legislature grounds with his .22-calibre Cooey rifle.

There, he dared the police to arrest him under gun registration laws that came into effect on New Year's Day.

Mr. Lacombe had wanted to be charged under the new Criminal Code provisions banning possession of an unregistered firearm, so that he could launch a constitutional challenge against the measures.

But on New Year's Day, the police merely seized his rifle and said they would consider reporting the incident to Crown prosecutors.