Her husband, a legal gun owner, didn’t have time to load his shotgun, but pointed it at the criminals who quickly took off.

The family, who immigrated to Canada six years ago, say they now fear for their safety and say more needs to be done to catch and punish those responsible for recent home invasions.

“It’s a criminal situation in this country. It’s a terrible situation,” the mother told us. “I hope maybe the government will see what is happening. I have hope, maybe government will change the law and do something.”