Firearms Act 1973

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Cases Citing This Legislation 40
Case Name Citation Date Court
Jaron Roberts v The King [2025] CA (Bda) 30 Crim (19 December 2025) 2025-12-19 Court of Appeal
The King v Wahhaj Shakir [2025] SC (Bda) 61 Cri (30 May 2025) 2025-05-30 Supreme Court
Leveck Roberts v THE KING Mr Charles Richardson, Compass Law, for the Applicant Mr Carrington Mahoney, Department of Public Prosecutions, for the Respondent Hearing date: 12 March 2025 [2025] CA (Bda) 5 Crim 2025-03-21 Court of Appeal
The Queen v Josiah Quinton King [2022] SC (Bda) 79 Cri. 29 September 2023 2023-09-29 Supreme Court
The King v Winston Paynter [2023] SC (Bda) 33 Cri. 12 April 2023 2023-04-12 Supreme Court
The Queen v David Curley [2023] SC (Bda) 7 Cri. 25 January 2023 2023-01-25 Supreme Court
Christopher Perinchief v HIS MAJESTY THE KING Saul Froomkin, OBE, KC, Christopher E. Swan & Co., for the Appellant Cindy E. Clarke (DPP) and Shaunte Simons-Fox, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, for the Respondent Hearing date(s): 17 November 2022 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [2022] CA (Bda) 23 Crim 2022-12-23 Court of Appeal
The King v Christopher Perinchief [2022] SC (Bda) 73 Crim (4 October 2022) 2022-10-04 Supreme Court
James Robert Rumley v The Queen [2021] CA (Bda) 18 Crim 2021-12-03 Court of Appeal
The Queen v James Robert Rumley [2021] SC (Bda) 17 Cri (21 January 2021) 2021-01-21 Supreme Court
The Queen v James Robert Rumley [2020] SC (Bda) 63 Cri (20 November 2020) 2020-11-20 Supreme Court
The Queen v James Robert Rumley [2020] SC (Bda) 61 Cri (13 August 2020) 2020-08-13 Supreme Court
The Queen v Tonae Perinchief-Leader [2020] CA (Bda) Crim 11 2020-07-23 Court of Appeal
The Queen v Jahmico Trott [2020] SC (Bda) 60 Cri (23 April 2020) 2020-04-23 Supreme Court
Jeremiah Dill v The Queen Final Judgment 2020-03-11 Court of Appeal
The Queen v Jahmico Trott [2019] SC (Bda) 81 Cri (14 October 2019) 2019-10-14 Supreme Court
2017_No_27_cri_The_Queen_v_Jahmico_Trott_joinder_14_October_2019_with-citation.txt [2019] SC (Bda) 94 Cri (14 October 2019) 2019-10-14 Supreme Court
The Queen v Eatherley 2018-12-11 Supreme Court
Romonito Adlawan v The Queen [2018] CA (Bda) 25 Crim, 2018-11-22 Court of Appeal
The Queen v Kimmisha Perinchief Jermaine Butterfield 2018-05-03 Court of Appeal
Shayne James v The Queen 2018-03-23 Court of Appeal
Jaquii Pearman-Desilva v The Queen 2017-11-17 Court of Appeal
The Queen v Le-Veck Roberts 2017-11-03 Court of Appeal
Wolda Gardner v The Queen 2017-03-08 Court of Appeal
LOUIS SOMNER Appellant v The Queen [2016] SC (Bda) 81 App ( 30 August 2016) 2016-08-30 Supreme Court
Smith v The Queen Baker 2016-08-03 Court of Appeal
Wolda Gardner v The Queen 2016-06-03 Court of Appeal
Jason Adam Decouto v THE QUEEN ## EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT (In Court) Appeal against sentence – possession of firearm – whether before passing sentence Magistrate should have informed the defence that he did not accept the facts put forward in mitigation – whether exceptional circumstances – whether sentence should have been suspended **Date of hearing:** 4th May 2016 Mr C. Craig S. Attridge, Barrister & Attorney, for the Appellant Ms Cindy E. Clarke, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, for the Respondent 1. On 20th November 2015 the Appellant pleaded guilty in the Magistrates' Court to one count of possession of a firearm contrary to section 3(1)(a) of the Firearms Act 1973 ("the 1973 Act") before the Worshipful Archibald Warner and was sentenced to 30 days' imprisonment. He appeals against sentence, which he has already served, on the grounds that it was wrong in principle and/or manifestly harsh and excessive. The appeal is unopposed, although the parties differ as to what the correct sentence should be. 2. I gave a short ex tempore judgment at the close of the hearing. At the request of the parties I have reduced it to writing. In so doing I have expanded upon it to address some of the points which were covered during counsels' oral submissions, including some legal research arising from them, and to make it more readily intelligible to the general reader who has no prior knowledge of the case. 3. The facts were not disputed, either before the learned Magistrate or before me. The Appellant served part time as a sergeant in the Royal Bermuda Regiment ("the Regiment") from May 2003 until 24th February 2004 when, upon completion of his term of service, he was honourably discharged. His duties included distributing magazines and ammunition. While in active service, a member of the Regiment may lawfully carry firearms and ammunition. On one occasion the Appellant took two empty magazines home with him from a .223 calibre Ruger Mini 14 Rifle, then put them in a container and forgot about them. 4. On 6th April 2015, more than 11 years later, police officers searched the Appellant's house in relation to another matter and found the magazines in a closet. He was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm. Under section 1(1) of the 1973 Act, a "firearm" means a lethal barreled weapon of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged, and includes any component of such a lethal or prohibited weapon, such as a magazine. When interviewed under caution the Appellant acknowledged possession of the magazines and stated "that is from my Regiment days". He pleaded guilty to the charge at the earliest opportunity. 2016-05-04 Court of Appeal
Stacey Robinson v The Queen [2015] CA (Bda) 36 Crim (19 November 2015) 2015-11-19 Court of Appeal
The Queen v ZAKAI CANN L. Ricketts and K. Swan of Department of Public Prosecutions; C. Richardson of Compass Law for the Defendant NO CASE RULING 1. 2. Facts The defendant is charged on a two count indictment with possession of a firearm without a licence and discharging a firearm in November 2009, contrary to sections 3(1)(a)and 4(1) of the Firearms Act 1973. The key witness, Ms. Tiffany Atherley, gave the police a video-audio interview on 31st December 2009, in the presence of her lawyer, in which she in detail said she saw the defendant pistol-whip another man earlier than afternoon; he later gave her a lift to her home. There in her kitchen alone with her immediately after arrival he produced a firearm in hand and began to clean it. This scared her so much she asked him to remove it, particularly as he appeared to be pointing it at her and waving it around. Whilst he was cleaning it, it accidentally went off causing her to dash to the ground in fear that she was shot. So loud was the bang her ears were ringing. He, like her, was shaken up. He in startled fashion commented, the safety was not on. She soon realized a bullet hole in her refridgerator door and damage to the interior but no exit hole to the rear. She covered that up with a magnet. The defendant began searching for the shell and found it hooked up in his jacket. She then asked him to leave. She did not report the matter to the police. [2014] SC (Bda) 30 Crim (17 April 2014) 2014-04-17 Supreme Court
JULIAN WASHINGTON Appellant v J. ADRIAN COOK (Police Sergeant) [2013] SC (Bda) 39 App (3 May 2013) 2013-05-03 Supreme Court
Dean Sinclair Burgess v The Queen [2012] CA (Bda) 8 Crim 2012-06-22 Court of Appeal
Quincy Brangman v The Queen [2011] CA (Bda) 15 Crim 2011-11-17 Court of Appeal
Curtis Mallory v The Director Of Public Prosecutions [2011] SC (Bda) 27 Civil (6 May 2011) 2011-05-06 Supreme Court
Lori Dubell v Barry Richards (Police Sergeant) [2009] SC (Bda) 52 App (20 November 2009) 2009-11-20 Supreme Court
Angela Cox v DENTON PARRIS Department of Public Prosecutions for the Appellant Juris Law Chambers for the Respondent DECISIO N 1. 2. The issue before the Court is whether the sentence of 3 years imprisonment suspended for 2 years imposed by the Learned Magistrate rendered the sentence manifestly inadequate. On the 10th October 2005, the Respondent (accused) appeared in the Magistrates’ Court to answer to information which charged him with: Count 1 - on the 8th of October 2005, in Pembroke Parish, did steal three tubes of Aquafresh Extreme Clean toothpaste, all to the value of $16.29 the property of The Market Place. Count 2 - on the 8th of October 2005 in Pembroke Parish, in a public place, namely, the Hamilton Market Place did have in his possession a bladed article, namely a hatchet, contrary to Section 315 (C) of the Criminal Code which provides: “315C (1) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), any person who has an article to which this section applies with him in a public place shall be [2007] SC (Bda) 28 App Supreme Court
Le-Veck Roberts & Christoph Duerr v The Queen Court of Appeal
Eston Joell v The Queen Court of Appeal
Dameko Dublin v The Queen Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal for Bermuda CRIMINAL APPEAL No 1 of 2012 JARON ROBERTS v THE QUEEN 8 March 2013 21 March 2013 Court of Appeal