Courts

New Brunswick Court Says ‘No Jurisdiction’ to Review May 1 Nullifications

TheGunBlog.ca — A New Brunswick court official said it “has no jurisdiction” to review the federal government’s surprise May 1 nullification of firearm registrations, leaving gun owners looking to assert their legal rights and avoid confiscations and jail.

Liberals Refuse to Supply Court With Documents for Confiscations

(Update Sept. 18: Adds Edward Burlew comment.)

TheGunBlog.ca — Canada’s Liberal Party-led government refused to provide the Federal Court with documents behind its May 1 attack against innocent citizens, citing “confidentiality.”

The government’s legal team had agreed to a Sept. 11 deadline to either share the contents or to say they object to sharing them.

Federal Court Update: Today’s Meeting, Arkadi Bouchelev Q&A on Injunction

Update on today’s Federal Court meeting with the lawyers fighting the Liberal Party of Canada’s ’s mass gun confiscations, and with lawyers defending the Liberal attacks.

Update Aug. 27:
– Adds Federal Court Procedural Order (Timeline)
– Adds clarifications by Bouchelev

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Canada Gun News: Week of 2020 August 10

Updated daily throughout the week.

Highlights This Week
– Sixth Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court to Stop Gun Confiscations (O’Dell Engineering)
– Gary Mauser: Should Firearms Owners Be Licensed?
– RCMP ‘Has Resumed’ Processing New Gun Licences as Covid Slows
– NRA-ILA: Canadian Gun-Rights Groups Condemn RCMP Letter
– Doctors Who Hate Gun Owners Founder Wins Lobby Group Award

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Self-Defence Shooting: Supreme Court of Canada to Hear New Case

TheGunBlog.ca — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal by a homeowner saying he shot and killed an intruder in self-defence, its first self-defence case since the government updated the Criminal Code in 2013.

Case: Peter Khill (Ontario)

Keep reading for key points, context, PDF by Khill’s lawyers, and links.

Court Refuses to Provide Section 74 Hearing Application Form

(Update Aug. 14: Adds new replies starting at No. 12.) TheGunBlog.ca — An Ontario Court of Justice employee in Toronto refused repeatedly to provide the form to apply for a hearing under Section 74 of the Firearms Act, giving their opinion on the case and blocking access to a judge. Following is the e-mail correspondence…

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Why and How I Applied for a Section 74 Hearing: CameronSS

(Update Aug. 12: We are updating the How to File section as we get more information.) TheGunBlog.ca — Canadians are going to court to fight the governing Liberal Party and federal police’s mass firearm confiscations targeting hunters, farmers, sport shooters and collectors. Following is a Q&A with “CameronSS” on why and how they applied for…

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Federal Court Holds First Meeting With Teams Fighting Gun Bans

Newest Update: Aug. 02

TheGunBlog.ca — The five teams fighting the governing Liberal Party of Canada’s gun-confiscation order in federal court had their first meeting with the Federal Court today.

Includes downloadable motions to intervene from:
– Canadian Taxpayers Federation
– National Firearms Association
– Coalition for Gun Control

RCMP Failed to Provide Guns, Training: Full Text of Court Ruling

TheGunBlog.ca — The following is the full text of a Sept. 29 court ruling that found the RCMP guilty of failing to provide AR-15 rifles and training to its officers, three of whom were shot to death in June 2014 in Moncton, New Brunswick. CBC, which provided live updates of the trial, reported last week on…

RCMP Trial This Week Focused on This Report Recommending AR-15

Here is a 2010 report that recommended the RCMP adopt the AR-15 rifle. The study and its author were in focus this week at a trial to decide if Canada’s federal police are guilty of having failed to provide appropriate equipment and training to officers responding to attackers. The case is relevant to all of us.