The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a challenge against the Liberal government’s ban on around 2,500 types of what it calls “assault-style” firearms.
On March 19, the top court granted leave to hear an appeal challenging the federal ban on firearms that Ottawa classifies as suitable only for military use, rather than for hunting or sport shooting.
The case centres on the May 2020 ban introduced by the government of then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which prohibited more than 1,500 firearms models and variants through an Order in Council. The measure was enacted in the aftermath of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting, and the list of banned firearms has since expanded to more than 2,500 makes and models….