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Anguilla. 2014 ‘Sections 24 and 25: Penalty for Illicit Possession of Firearms.’ The Firearms Act of 15 December 2014; Part 4 (Sections 24 & 25). The Valley: Anguilla. 15 December

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Section 24: Penalty for possessing firearm or ammunition with intent to injure

Every person who has in his possession any firearm or ammunition with intent by means thereof to endanger life or cause serious injury to property, or to enable any other person to endanger life or cause serious injury to property, whether any injury to person or property has been caused or not, is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment before the High Court to imprisonment for a term of 14 years

Section 25: Penalty for use or possession of firearm or imitation firearm in certain circumstances

(1) Every person who makes or attempts to make any use whatever of a firearm or imitation firearm with intent to commit or to aid the commission of an offence or to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detention of himself or some other person, is guilty of an offence against this subsection and shall, in addition to the penalty for that offence, be liable to be punished on conviction for the offence in relation to which the firearm was used.

(2) Every person who, at the time of committing or at the time of his apprehension for any offence specified in Schedule 1, has in his possession any firearm or imitation firearm, unless he shows that he had it in his possession for a lawful object, is guilty of an offence against this subsection and, in addition to any penalty to which he may be sentenced for the first mentioned offence, is liable on conviction to be punished accordingly.

(3) Any person guilty of an offence against subsection (1) or (2) is liable on conviction on indictment before the High Court to imprisonment for a term of 14 years

(4) On the trial of any person for an offence against subsection (1), the jury, not being satisfied that that person is guilty of that offence, but being satisfied that he is guilty of an offence against subsection (2), may find him guilty of the offence against subsection (2), and thereupon he is liable to be punished accordingly.

(5) In this section:

- "firearm" means any lethal barrelled weapon of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged and includes any prohibited weapon and any restricted weapon, whether such a lethal weapon or not
- "imitation firearm" means any thing which has the appearance of being a firearm within the meaning of this section whether it is capable of discharging any shot, bullet or missile or not.

ID: Q15603

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