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Firearms Act 1996
239Unsafe firearms
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239 Unsafe firearms
(1) A person must not sell or give possession of a firearm to another
person knowing that it is unsafe, except after giving an appropriate
warning.
(2) A police officer may seize a firearm in the possession of a person if—
(a) the firearm is in a public place; and
(b) the officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the firearm is
unsafe.
(3) For this section, a firearm is taken to be unsafe (apart from any other
reason for which it may be unsafe) if, because of some mechanical
defect or its general condition, it may reasonably be considered to be
unsafe.