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Arms Bill

General requirements - Requirements for possession of certain arms items for theatrical purposes

38: Possession of firearm, pistol, restricted item, or restricted weapon for theatrical purposes

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"Using guns or restricted items for film, theatre, or TV performances"

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You can have a firearm, pistol, restricted item, or restricted weapon for a play, film, or TV show if you are allowed to have it under this proposed law. You must be allowed to have the item or be with someone who is allowed to have it. You can only have the item when you are filming or performing. You must not have any ammunition, except for blank ammunition, when you have the firearm, pistol, restricted item, or restricted weapon. This rule can be changed by other parts of the proposed law. You need to follow the rules in the proposed law when having these items for theatrical purposes.

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Part 2General requirements
Requirements for possession of certain arms items for theatrical purposes

38Possession of firearm, pistol, restricted item, or restricted weapon for theatrical purposes

  1. A person may only have possession of a firearm, pistol, restricted item, or restricted weapon for the purpose of making a broadcast or a theatrical, cinematic, television film, or video recording production if—

  2. the person is entitled under this Act to have possession of the firearm, pistol, restricted item, or restricted weapon; or
    1. the person—
      1. is under the immediate supervision of another person who is entitled under this Act to have possession of the firearm, pistol, restricted item, or restricted weapon; and
        1. has possession of the firearm, pistol, restricted item, or restricted weapon only during the broadcast or the production or staging of the play or the filming of the cinematic production or television film; and
          1. is not in possession of any ammunition (other than blank ammunition) for the firearm, pistol, restricted item, or restricted weapon.

          2. Subsection (1) is subject to any other provision of this Act that provides otherwise.