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Section 87 — Criminal Code: Pointing a firearm

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Every person commits an offence who, without lawful excuse, points a firearm at another person, whether the firearm is loaded or unloaded. Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

Official source: laws-lois.justice.gc.ca

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