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Arms Bill

Further offences and firearms prohibition orders - Offences relating to carrying, possessing, or presenting arms items

257: Presenting restricted firearm at another person

You could also call this:

"Pointing a restricted firearm at someone without a good reason is against the law"

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You could be in trouble if you point a restricted firearm at someone without a good reason. You could go to prison for up to 7 years if you do this. This also applies if you point something at someone that they think is a restricted firearm. You can still get in trouble even if the firearm is not loaded. It does not matter if the firearm can shoot anything at the time. You will be in trouble if you point it at someone without a good reason.

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Part 6Further offences and firearms prohibition orders
Offences relating to carrying, possessing, or presenting arms items

257Presenting restricted firearm at another person

  1. A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years if the person, without reasonable excuse, presents at any other person—

  2. a restricted firearm; or
    1. anything that, in the circumstances, is likely to lead that person to believe it to be a restricted firearm.

      1. For the purposes of an offence against subsection (1)(a), it does not matter whether the restricted firearm is loaded or capable at the time of the offence of discharging any shot, bullet, missile, or other projectile.