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← Arms Offences Act 1973

Arms Offences Act 1973 s 3

s 3 Unlawful possession of gun with criminal intent

3.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person carries a gun intending to —(i) injure, or endanger the safety of, another person; (ii) cause reasonable fear of the infliction of injury to another person; (iii) destroy or damage any property; or (iv) facilitate another person to injure, or endanger the safety of, another person, cause reasonable fear of the infliction of injury to another person, or destroy or damage any property, using the gun; and (b) the person is then in unlawful possession of the gun. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 6 strokes. (3) However, where a person who is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) is proved to have been previously convicted of a scheduled offence, the person shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 5 years and not more than 20 years and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 6 strokes.[Act 3 of 2021 wef 01/07/2025]

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