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Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)

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Act current to 2024-11-11 and last amended on 2024-09-18. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Pointing a firearm

  •  (1) Every person commits an offence who, without lawful excuse, points a firearm at another person, whether the firearm is loaded or unloaded.

  • Marginal note:Punishment

    (2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1)

    • (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or

    • (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 87
  • 1995, c. 39, s. 139

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