Definitions and Base Understanding Of Act

Question 1

Purpose of arms act 1983?

Answer 1

•Regulate who may have and use firearms
•Provide a licencing system
•Give Police powers to seize firearms
•Have offences in relation to firearms

Question 2

Identify the following term : Firearm

Answer 2

Anything from which any shot, bullet, missile, or other projectile can be discharged by force of explosive

*Or adapted too, and anything that is broken or not completed.

Question 3

Identify the following term: Air gun

Answer 3

Any:
•Air rifle
•Air pistol
•Weapon from which, by the use of gas or compressed air, any shot, bullet, missile, or other projectile can be discharged

Question 4

Identify the following term:
Imitation firearm

Answer 4

Anything that has the appearance of being a firearm, wether or not it is capable of discharging anything

Question 5

Identify the following term: Pistol

Answer 5

Any firearm that is designed or adapted to be held and fired with one hand and includes any firearm that is less than 762mm in length.

Question 6

Category A firearms licence

Answer 6

Full licence to posses and use normal firearms (not pistols or restricted weapons)

Question 7

Category B firearms licence

Answer 7

Pistols, if the owners is a member of a pistol club

Question 8

Category C firearms licence

Answer 8

Collections, restricted weapons, and use of weapons in performances

Question 9

Category D firearms licence

Answer 9

Firearms dealer

Question 10

Age limit for possession of firearm or airguns?

Answer 10

•Over 18 requires licence for firearms but not for an airgun

•Between 16-17 requires licence for both firearms and airgun

•Under 16 requires supervision from licensed person to fire

Question 11

How to obtain a firearms licence?

Answer 11

Apply, get parental permission if needed, sit test, police look into suitability, licence issued

Question 12

Duties of licence holders?

Answer 12

•Keep their licence legible and undamaged
•Produce when police demand it
•If licence not on them, produce at Police Station within 7 days
•If you change address notify Police within 30 days
•Report to Police if arms are stolen, lost or destroyed
•If death/injury as a result of firearm report to police ASAP
•Licence needs to be renewed every 10 years unless revoked, surrendered or previously have not held a firearms licence, in this case every 5 years

Question 13

What are some restricted weapons?

Answer 13

Pepper spray
Taser
Grenades
Molotov cocktails
Rocket launchers