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These gun control provisions applied to all of what is now Alberta, Saskatchewan, parts of Manitoba, the current Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut. The Criminal Code , enacted in 1892, required individuals to have a permit to carry a pistol unless the owner had cause to fear assault or injury.
Reference Re Firearms Act [1] is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the division of powers regarding firearms legislation and the Canadian Firearms Registry. A unanimous Court held that the federal Firearms Act was constitutionally valid under the federal criminal law power .
More specifically, under the Act, the Government of Canada (the federal government) regulates licenses and authorizations for firearms, including prohibited or restricted firearms; the possession of prohibited or restricted weapons and any prohibited devices or ammunition; and licenses for the sale or transfer of cross-bows. [1]
The organization rejects the politicization of gun control legislation and calls for evidence-led solutions. [16] The group was described in the book Firearms Law and the Second Amendment as an "activist group". [17] In 2021, The Walrus described the CCFR as "Canada’s most prominent pro-gun group". [2]
Ivette Cortes of Deerfield, Ill., participates in a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, to call for stronger gun control measures including universal background checks and an ...
The head of Canada's opposition Conservative Party, who has a chance of beating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in an election, on Saturday pushed back against charges he plans to weaken gun ...
The National Firearms Association (NFA; French: Association Nationale des Armes à Feu) is a Canadian non-profit association based in Edmonton.Its main goals are the repeal and replacement of the Firearms Act (Bill C-68), which was introduced into Canadian Parliament in 1995 (Now called "Chapter 39 of the 1995 Statutes of Canada"), the promotion of marksmanship and firearm safety and the ...
Fourteen years ago today, I was shot in the head because a dangerous man was able to buy a gun. Six innocent people were killed — Christina-Taylor, Dorothy, Judge John Roll, Phyllis, Dorwan and ...