| 单词 | firearm |
| 释义 | firearm The 1968 Act created various offences in relation to firearms. The main offences include: buying or possessing a firearm without a licence; buying or hiring a firearm under the age of 17 or selling a firearm to someone under 17 (similar offences exist under the Crossbows Act 1987 in relation to crossbows); possessing a firearm under the age of 14; supplying firearms to someone who is drunk or insane; carrying a firearm and suitable ammunition in a public place without a reasonable excuse; trespassing with a firearm; possessing a firearm with the intention of endangering life; using a firearm with the intention of resisting or preventing a lawful arrest; having a firearm with the intention of committing an indictable offence; possessing a firearm or ammunition after having previously been convicted of a crime; and having a firearm in one’s possession at the time of committing or being arrested for such offences as rape, burglary, robbery, and certain other offences. The Firearms Act 1982 extends the provisions of the 1968 Act to imitation firearms that can be easily converted to firearms and a 1988 Act strengthened controls over some of the more dangerous types of firearms, shotguns, and ammunition. The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997, which was enacted in the wake of the 1996 Dunblane massacre, banned all privately owned handguns (i.e. guns that can be held and fired with one hand). Exceptions in favour of private secure gun clubs and some smaller calibre pistols were removed from the Act as passed. Under the Theft Act 1968 someone who has with him a firearm or imitation firearm while committing burglary is guilty of aggravated burglary. For the purposes of this Act, a firearm may include an airgun, air pistol, or anything that looks like a firearm. See also offensive weapon; repeat offender. |
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