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Legal Terms - Firearm
According to Section 57 of the Firearms Act 1968, every potentially lethal weapon having a barrel capable of discharging a shot, bullet, or other projectile, as well as any weapon designated as a *prohibited weapon (regardless of its lethality), falls within this definition. The widely recognized definition of lethality is that established in Moore v Gooderham [1960] 3 All ER 575. The 1968 Act established multiple offenses pertaining to weapons. The principal offences encompass: acquiring or possessing a firearm without a licence; purchasing or renting a firearm under the age of 17 or selling a firearm to an individual under 17 (analogous offences exist under the Crossbows Act 1987 concerning crossbows); possessing a firearm under the age of 14; supplying firearms to an intoxicated or mentally ill person; carrying a firearm and appropriate ammunition in a public space without a valid justification; trespassing with a firearm; possessing a firearm with the intent to endanger life; utilizing a firearm to resist or prevent a lawful arrest; possessing a firearm with the intention of committing an indictable offence; possessing a firearm or ammunition after prior conviction of a crime; and possessing a firearm at the time of committing or being arrested for offences such as rape, burglary, robbery, and other specified crimes. The Firearms Act 1982 expands the regulations of the 1968 Act to include imitation firearms that can be readily converted into actual firearms, while the 1988 Act enhanced restrictions on certain hazardous firearms, shotguns, and ammunition. The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997, instituted following the 1996 Dunblane massacre, prohibited all privately owned handguns, defined as firearms that can be operated with one hand. Provisions favoring private secure gun clubs and some lower caliber firearms were eliminated from the enacted legislation. According to the Theft Act 1968, an individual possessing a firearm or imitation firearm during the commission of burglary is culpable of aggravated burglary. For the purposes of this Act, a firearm may encompass an airgun, air pistol, or other object resembling a firearm.
According to Section 57 of the Firearms Act 1968, every potentially lethal weapon having a barrel capable of discharging a shot, bullet, or other projectile, as well as any weapon designated as a *prohibited weapon (regardless of its lethality), falls within this definition. The widely recognized definition of lethality is that established in Moore v Gooderham [1960] 3 All ER 575. The 1968 Act established multiple offenses pertaining to weapons. The principal offences encompass: acquiring or possessing a firearm without a licence; purchasing or renting a firearm under the age of 17 or selling a firearm to an individual under 17 (analogous offences exist under the Crossbows Act 1987 concerning crossbows); possessing a firearm under the age of 14; supplying firearms to an intoxicated or mentally ill person; carrying a firearm and appropriate ammunition in a public space without a valid justification; trespassing with a firearm; possessing a firearm with the intent to endanger life; utilizing a firearm to resist or prevent a lawful arrest; possessing a firearm with the intention of committing an indictable offence; possessing a firearm or ammunition after prior conviction of a crime; and possessing a firearm at the time of committing or being arrested for offences such as rape, burglary, robbery, and other specified crimes. The Firearms Act 1982 expands the regulations of the 1968 Act to include imitation firearms that can be readily converted into actual firearms, while the 1988 Act enhanced restrictions on certain hazardous firearms, shotguns, and ammunition. The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997, instituted following the 1996 Dunblane massacre, prohibited all privately owned handguns, defined as firearms that can be operated with one hand. Provisions favoring private secure gun clubs and some lower caliber firearms were eliminated from the enacted legislation. According to the Theft Act 1968, an individual possessing a firearm or imitation firearm during the commission of burglary is culpable of aggravated burglary. For the purposes of this Act, a firearm may encompass an airgun, air pistol, or other object resembling a firearm.
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