Maximum Sentence
2 years (indictable) / 2 years less a day (summary)
Classification: Hybrid
🍁 Immigration Impact
Hybrid offence. Creates inadmissibility under IRPA s.36(2). With a 2-year indictable maximum, this is a less serious weapons offence but still renders a foreign national inadmissible. Deemed rehabilitation may be available after 10 years.
Legal Text — Criminal Code s. 86
Every person commits an offence who, without lawful excuse, uses, carries, handles, ships, transports or stores a firearm, a prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited device or any ammunition or prohibited ammunition in a careless manner or without reasonable precautions for the safety of other persons.
Amendment History (2)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 86
2019, c. 25, s. 26
Related Sections
s. 87Pointing a FirearmHybrids. 88Possession of Weapon for Dangerous PurposeHybrids. 91Unauthorized Possession of FirearmHybrid
Official Source: Justice Canada — Criminal Code s. 86 (authoritative, may differ from this display)
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