Canada’s top appeals court has dismissed a challenge against a federal ban on firearms that Ottawa deems suitable solely for military use, not for hunting or recreational shooting.
The Liberal government implemented a ban on roughly 1,500 firearm models and variants in May 2020, rendering them illegal for use, sale, or importation.
A request made by opponents of the ban to declare it unlawful and outside the government’s delegated powers was dismissed in October of 2023 by Federal Court Justice Catherine Kane.
An appeal was filed the following month by the Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights (CCFR) along with several firearms dealers and gun owners….