Gun control advocates ask Senators to pass Liberals’ ‘incomplete’ firearms bill ‘as quickly as possible’

Gun rights group says it will likely appeal a Federal Court ruling upholding the government’s May 2020 ban on 1,500 specific models of ‘assault-style firearms’

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has told Senators the government will engage with hunters, sport shooters, and other groups "who have very legitimate concerns" about how Bill C-21 and accompanying regulations will be implemented.The Hill Time photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

November 2, 2023

As a Senate committee holds hearings on the Liberals’ controversial firearms legislation, a Federal Court ruling has given the government a rare win on this file by upholding its partial ban on assault weapons.

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