Federal Court Grants Alberta Intervenor Status in 6 Challenges to Gun Ban

Federal Court Grants Alberta Intervenor Status in 6 Challenges to Gun Ban
Tyler Shandro, Alberta's minister of justice and solicitor general, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Todd Korol
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The Alberta government has received the Federal Court’s approval to intervene in six lawsuits related to federal proposed firearms legislation that would ban more than 1,500 models of firearms.

The province first announced it would seek intervenor status in ongoing legal actions on Sept. 26, 2022, to allow the province to advance both constitutional and non-constitutional legal arguments to protect the interests of Alberta’s estimated 340,000 plus licensed gun owners.