Attempt at forming provincial registry denied…again

Despite the setbacks, Quebec will continue to fight Ottawa’s decision to scrap the long-gun registry.

According to The Gazette, Quebec wants to maintain its part of the now defunct registry and use it as a provincially-run registry.

There have been two setbacks in the past month; however, Quebec will continue to appeal the decision in court.

The Quebec Court of Appeal refused to suspend a ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada.

The ruling which stated that Quebec’s part of the registry be destroyed thus nullifying any hopes for a provincial long-gun registry.

Quebec began collecting its data from the federal long-gun registry after Ottawa destroyed the data on 5.6 million shotguns and rifles from the rest of Canada late last year.

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