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.
The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the most recent challenge in its April 15 ruling, stating that the Federal Court provided “thorough and persuasive” justifications in its decision.
The number of firearms classified and banned as so-called “assault-style” weapons by the Liberal government has increased to more than 2,500 models, and includes semi-automatics that can maintain rapid-fire capabilities.
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