Article contentThe federal Liberal government may find itself a victim of unfortunate timing: it will be defending its bogus “assault weapons ban” in court just as a public inquiry offers up evidence that such a ban isn’t aimed at the right target. The National Post reported this week that the suits may be combined into one constitutional challenge. Try refreshing your browser, or Matt Gurney: The Liberals' mounting firearms problem Back to videoEven if the Liberals are found to be on sound legal footing (given their broad authority in these matters, don’t be shocked if this happens), they’ll find themselves on the defensive for as long as the case takes to resolve. In the main, the Liberals probably don’t mind that. The ban is inherently for show, a bit of performance art for the benefit of their urban base.

Source: National Post August 12, 2020 09:56 UTC