Penalties for weapons and firearms offences

Written By: Ravi Prithipaul

While the simple possession, use, storage, or handling, of a firearm might appear to be a victimless crime, Crown prosecutors and police agencies take these offences very seriously. There are numerous offences in the Canadian Criminal Code, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46 (the “Code”) involving weapons and firearms, including: