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Weapons & FirearmsHybrid
§87

Pointing a Firearm

Pointing a firearm

Weapons & Firearms
Maximum Sentence

5 years (indictable) / 2 years less a day (summary)

Classification: Hybrid
🍁 Immigration Impact

Hybrid offence. If prosecuted by indictment, the 5-year maximum constitutes serious criminality under IRPA s.36(1), rendering a permanent resident permanently inadmissible. If prosecuted summarily, it is criminality under IRPA s.36(2). The Crown's election is critical in determining immigration consequences.

Legal Text, Criminal Code s. 87

Every person commits an offence who, without lawful excuse, points a firearm at another person, whether the firearm is loaded or unloaded.

Amendment History (2)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 87
2019, c. 25, s. 27
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