If you fire a gun to scare someone, you are breaking the law. This is called 'discharging a firearm to intimidate'. It doesn't matter if you're trying to scare one person or many people. If you do this, you could go to jail for up to 5 years. The judge will decide how long you will be in jail if you are found guilty of this crime.
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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS834283.
308: Threatening acts in relation to dwellinghouses and persons in dwellinghouses, or
"Threatening someone or their home is against the law"
309: Conspiring to prevent collection of rates or taxes, or
"Plotting to stop rate or tax collection using violence or scare tactics is against the law"
A person commits an offence who discharges a firearm intending to intimidate 1 or more other persons.
A person who is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) is liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years.
