Firearm Rights Group Challenges Liberal Assault Style Gun Ban in Federal Court

Firearm Rights Group Challenges Liberal Assault Style Gun Ban in Federal Court
Hunting rifles are seen on display in a glass case at a gun and rifle store in downtown Vancouver in this file photo. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—A firearm-rights group is challenging the constitutionality of the Liberal government’s recent ban of many assault-style guns in Federal Court.

The Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights says the rifles are obviously suitable for hunting and sporting purposes since shooters have been using them this way for decades.