Firearms (Amendment) Bill 2015

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Firearms (Amendment) Bill 2015, sponsored by Robert Dowds, would increase the presumptive minimum and maximum prison sentences for several firearms offences. These include possessing a gun to endanger life, using one to help someone escape, having a gun or ammunition in suspicious circumstances, carrying a gun or imitation gun to commit a serious offence or resist arrest, and shortening a shotgun or rifle barrel. The aim is to deter firearms crime and impose tougher punishment.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Firearms Acts 1925 to 2009 and to provide for matters connected therewith

Last updated 12 April 2018