International Law Update - Nbr. 6-9, September 2000
International Law Group
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Citing cross-border trade in illegal guns with United States, Canadian Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of 1995 Firearms Act; imposition of licensing and registration obligations on owners of ordinary firearms was valid exercise of Parliament's criminal law powers
Gun Control
In 1995, the Canadian Parliament amended existing gun control statutes by enacting the Firearms Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39. Its most notable addition to these laws relates to a requirement of the licensing and registration of a class of guns often called "ordinary firearm...
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