CANADA: Quebec long-gun battle set for June
Original Story VIA: Sun News Canada
MONTREAL – A Superior Court judge said he will decide next week on whether or not the federal government can begin destroying long-gun registry data related to Quebec gun owners.
Quebec brought the federal government to court in order to preserve the gun records kept on Quebecers. The province wants to create its own registry.
The trial between Quebec and the federal government begins in June. Quebec wants Judge Marc-Andre Blanchard to prevent the Conservatives from destroying long-gun data before June proceedings begin. The Conservatives want to start destroying the data immediately, regardless of the trial.
The House of Commons voted to destroy the registry – including the Quebec records – in February. The bill was given royal assent April 5.