Firearms

Question 1

Definition of FIREARM

Answer 1

‘Firearm’ means anything from which any shot, bullet, missile, or other
projectile can be discharged by force of explosive and includes:
• anything that has been adapted so that it can be used to discharge a shot,
bullet, missile, or other projectile by force of explosive; or
• anything which is not for the time being capable of discharging any shot,
bullet, missile, or other projectile but which by its completion or the
replacement of any component parts or the correction or repair of any
defects would be a firearm; or
• anything (otherwise being a firearm) which is for the time being
dismantled or partially dismantled; or
• any especially dangerous air gun.

Question 2

Definition of PISTOL

Answer 2

‘Pistol’ means 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 3

Definition of PROHIBITED FIREARM

Answer 3

‘Prohibited firearm’ means any of the following firearms:
• a semi-automatic firearm (except a pistol), other than
− a semi-automatic firearm that is capable of firing only 0.22 calibre or
lower rimfire cartridges and that has a magazine, whether or not
detachable or otherwise externally fed, that is capable of holding no
more than 10 cartridges commensurate with that firearm’s chamber
size
− a semi-automatic shotgun with a non-detachable tubular magazine or
magazines that are capable of holding no more than 5 cartridges
commensurate with that firearm’s chamber size
• a pump-action shotgun that is capable of being used with a detachable
magazine
• a pump-action shotgun that has a non-detachable tubular magazine or
magazines that are capable of holding more than 5 cartridges
commensurate with that firearm’s chamber size
• includes any other firearm declared by Order in Council made under
section 74A to be a prohibited firearm for the purposes of this Act.

Question 4

Definition of PROHIBITED MAGAZINE

Answer 4

‘Prohibited magazine’:
• in relation to a shotgun, means a magazine, whether or not detachable,
that is capable of holding more than 5 cartridges commensurate with that
shotgun’s chamber size
• in relation to any other firearm (except a pistol) means any detachable
magazine
− that is capable of holding 0.22 calibre or lower rimfire cartridges and
that is capable of holding more than 10 of those cartridges
− that is capable of holding more than 10 cartridges and being used with
a semi-automatic or fully automatic firearm
• means any other magazine, whether or not detachable, that is capable of
holding more than 10 cartridges
• includes any other magazine declared by Order in Council made under
section 74A to be a prohibited magazine for the purposes of this Act.