MONTREAL - The National Firearms Association is challenging Quebec's new gun registry on constitutional grounds.
Association president Sheldon Clare says his organization is also seeking an injunction against the implementation of the law until the challenge is heard.
The group launched the legal proceedings in Quebec Superior Court last week and has not yet heard back from the provincial government.
Clare said in an interview from Vancouver today that Quebec's new law creating a provincial database for long guns infringes upon federal jurisdiction in matters of criminal law.
He adds there is no field of provincial jurisdiction allowing Quebec to create its own registry.
Quebec's national assembly passed legislation in early June forcing owners of shotguns and rifles to register their weapons with the government or risk fines for non-compliance.
