Supreme Court to hear challenge on Liberal's ban
The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to review a legal appeal against the federal government's controversial firearms legislation banning specific weapon variants deemed suitable for military use. This ruling follows May 2020 regulations that prohibited sale and importation of approximately 1,500 distinct gun model designs originally intended only as assault weapons rather than sporting equipment or hunting tools.
Key Points
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1The Supreme Court of Canada agreed on Thursday to hear challenges against a Liberal government ban on specific firearm models.
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2This decision follows the implementation of sweeping restrictions in May 2020 targeting over 1,500 firearms deemed suitable for combat use rather than hunting or sport shooting.
Developments
The Supreme Court of Canada agreed on a challenge from firearm rights advocates against Ontario's 2023 federal law banning over 1,500 assault-style firearms. The coalition argues that cabinet orders exceed executive authority by permanently restricting private property and affecting thousands of licensed owners without proper legislative process.
Canada is set for its first-ever firearms ban case before the Supreme Court on Thursday, where four groups will argue against a Liberal government policy banning over 2,500 assault-style models that has expanded since May 2020. This follows prior rulings by lower courts upholding federal authority to enact and enforce such restrictions following Canada's worst mass shooting in Nova Scotia earlier this year.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal challenging the Liberal government's 2025 order banning over 1,943 specific firearm models and variants. The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights is appealing against previous court rulings that upheld this ban as a valid exercise of executive power under federal orders issued by cabinet in May 2020 to restrict assault-style firearms while leaving approximately 19,578 non-restricted makes available for hunting or sport shooting.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal challenging the Liberal government's 2025 order banning over 1,947 firearms models deemed suitable only for battlefield use rather than hunting or sport shooting in Canada. The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights is contesting this executive action on grounds that it exceeds federal cabinet powers by permanently restricting private property and affecting thousands of law-abiding citizens without proper legislative authority.