OTTAWA -- A firearm-rights group is heading to Federal Court to challenge the constitutionality -- and basic logic -- of the Liberal government's recent ban of many assault-style guns.
OTTAWA -- A firearm-rights group is heading to Federal Court to challenge the constitutionality -- and basic logic -- of the Liberal government's recent ban of many assault-style guns.
The Liberals outlawed a wide range of firearms by cabinet order early this month, saying the guns were designed for the battlefield, not hunting or sport shooting. In its application to the court, the coalition says there is "no persuasive evidence" that reclassification of the guns as prohibited firearms will achieve the desired purpose of decreasing mass shootings or otherwise increasing public safety.
"The detrimental impacts to the liberty rights of legal gun owners are grossly disproportionate to any negligible gains to the public." "It was enacted without notice and without legislative transparency. It was passed in this extraordinary way, despite the lack of any real emergency that would warrant such immediate executive action."
The coalition's court action comes as the government promises additional steps to control guns. This includes stricter storage provisions and additional resources and stronger penalties for police and border services officers to help stop the flow of illicit weapons over borders.
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