Firearms lobby launches constitutional challenge of Quebec gun registry

The National Firearms Association is challengingQuebec'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 inQuebecSuperior Court last week and has not yet heard back from the provincial government.

Clare said in an interview from VancouverthatQuebec's new law creating a provincial database for long guns infringes upon federal jurisdiction in matters of criminal law.

He saidthere is no field of provincial jurisdiction allowingQuebecto create its own registry.

Quebec's NationalAssembly passed legislation in early June forcing owners of shotguns and rifles to register their weapons with the government or risk fines for non-compliance.

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