Section 86 — Criminal Code: Careless use of firearm, etc.

Every person commits an offence who, without lawful excuse, uses, carries, handles, ships, transports or stores a firearm, a prohibited weapon, a restricted weapon, a prohibited device or any ammunition or prohibited ammunition in a careless manner or without reasonable precautions for the safety of other persons. Every person commits an offence who contravenes a regulation made under paragraph 117(h) of the Firearms Act respecting the storage, handling, transportation, shipping, display, advertising and mail-order sales of firearms and restricted weapons. Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment in the case of a first offence, for a term not exceeding two years, and in the case of a second or subsequent offence, for a term not exceeding five years; or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.