Offensive weapons Flashcards
What is an offensive weapon?
Any article which is made or adapted for causing injury or intended by the person to cause injury or for such use by some other person
What is the ownership of a weapon law?
Any person without lawful authority
or reasonable excuse,
proof of which lies with him,
has with him
in a public place
an offensive weapon
what is a Reasonable excuse to carry an offensive weapon?
Innocent reason
Instant arming
What are the points to prove for carrying a weapon in public?
Knowledge of the article
Article is ready to use
Are you allowed to distribute weapons?
no, any distribution, ownership of weapons with intent to supply is an offence
Can you have weapons in a private place?
not allowed possession of weapons in home, criminal offence
Are points/blades and weapons allowed in schools, colleges ?
Nope, criminal offence to have a weapon on a educational premises
What powers do officers have when it comes do school premises?
Power to enter and search the premises and any person
Power to seize and retain
Power to use reasonable force
What are the threatening with a weapon laws?
A person in possession of a weapon unlawfully threatens another so that the person feels threatened.
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