Ian Runkle, a firearm lawyer, raised more than $50,000 to file a case with the Supreme Court of Canada and challenge the government’s so-called “nullification” tactic to criminalize gun owners and confiscate our gear.
His fundraising campaign on GiveSendGo.com attracted $53,269 in donations as of 09 a.m. Toronto time today, exceeding the $40,000 goal.
Runkle: ‘I Need Your Help’
“I am going to the Supreme Court of Canada to fight for procedural fairness for gun owners,” Runkle said on X.com on May 13. “This is a critically important time and a critically important case. But I need your help:”
Judges To Decide If Case Proceeds
After he files at the Supreme Court, Runkle will need to convince the judges to hear his case. They may refuse.
“In most cases, a party who wants to appeal the decision of a lower court must obtain permission, or leave to appeal, from the Court,” the court says on its website. “The Supreme Court will only hear cases that the judges consider to be of public importance.”
Criminalize and Confiscate Via ‘Nullification’
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The Liberal Party of Canada and Royal Canadian Mounted Police invented the “nullification” tactic in 2020 to criminalize government-licensed firearm owners and confiscate many of their rifles and shotguns.
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The RCMP has said that the firearm-registration certificates of individuals and businesses with many so-called “Restricted” rifles had been “nullified,” and refused to say who invented the “nullification” tactic, who ordered it, who executed it, what legal mechanism they used, and when.
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Six cases in federal court and roughly 150 cases in provincial courts argued that “nullification” is unconstitutional, unlawful, unreasonable, or unjustified. Some judges agreed, but the challenges ultimately were unsuccessful.
Challenging ‘Nullification’
So far, it’s been an uphill battle, but I’m taking the matter to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking them for a ruling on whether the “nullification” that the government issued to thousands of Canadian gun owners was in fact a “revocation”. Nullification is a term that is not in the law anywhere, and appears to have been created to avoid the obligation to Canadian gun owners to provide reasons and an opportunity to challenge their decisions.
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Your donations go directly to legal fees to help me file the documents necessary. I will be keeping costs down by doing much of the writing myself, but the costs will still be higher than I can bear on my own
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