Whether a firearm was a prohibited weapon as being able to discharge repeatedly with one trigger pull was an objective question as to the capacity of the gun, not subjective as to the intention of the designer or manufacturer of the gun. Citations: Times 04-Feb-1999 Statutes: Firearms Act 1968 5(1)(a) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Crime … Continue reading Regina v Law: CACD 4 Feb 1999
The Attorney-General appealed against a sentence of six years imposed for several prohibited firearms possession offences. The defendant was looking after items which he understood to be illegal, but whose exact nature he did not know. He had been sentenced as a ‘minder’, not an armourer. Held: The sentence was unduly lenient, and was increased … Continue reading Ralphs, Regina v: CACD 3 Dec 2009
The defendant appealed by way of case stated against a decision in his case where he was to be prosecuted for possession of a prohibited weapon, a sawn off shotgun. The court had failed to give him opportunity to make representations as required under the 1998 Act. After committal on an indictable only offence, the … Continue reading Smith v Crown Prosecution Service: Admn 15 Nov 2005
