Prosecutors should, in the first instance, consider charging a Firearms Act offence. However, if for any reason the Firearms Act offence is not made out, section 170 CEMA should be charged. Section 50 of CEMA may also be applicable in such circumstances, but the offences under section 170 are sufficiently broad that it will generally not be necessary to rely on section 50. Section 17(1) requires "use" or "attempt to use" a firearm or imitation firearm with intent to resist arrest. Section 5(1)(a): any firearm which is so designed or adapted so that two or more missiles can be successively discharged without repeated pressure on the trigger, e.g. machine guns, burst fire weapons; be in any way knowingly concerned in carrying, removing, depositing, harbouring, keeping or concealing or in any manner dealing with any such goods;

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victims to obtain appropriate specialist support (for example, via Independent Domestic Abuse Advisors and Independent Stalking Advocacy Caseworkers) and to access relevant risk assessments where the suspect does not personally know the victim, but their identity is known. This could include harassment of a person in the public eye, but is not restricted to this The Code for Crown Prosecutors is a public document, issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions that sets out the general principles Crown Prosecutors should follow when they make decisions on cases. Section 3 PHA 1997 enables harassment under section 1(1) PHA 1997 to be defined as a tort for which a victim can bring civil legal proceedings. Section 3A into the PHA 1997, permits a person who is, or may be, a victim of conduct within section 1(1A) PHA 1997 to apply to the High Court or County Court for an injunction. Civil proceedingsthe intention of the Firearms Act 1982 was only to widen the description of firearm in cases where conversion of an imitation firearm could be achieved without any special skill and without the use of equipment or tools other than those in common use;

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Where an amnesty or surrender is in force, police officers seeking charging advice for possession of an unlawfully held or prohibited weapon should mark the file accordingly. Prosecutors cannot give an undertaking not to prosecute in these circumstances, but instead should consider each case on its merits. minimising, or giving mitigation for, their offending behaviour. Claiming that they are not abusive but merely showing affection or care for the victim and that their intentions have been misconstrued Where offences contrary to section 1 or section 5 Firearms Act 1968 (other than straightforward shotgun and air weapon offences, referred to above) appear to have been committed, a forensic report from a FSP or a firearms expert from a United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accredited police force will always be needed for classification purposes. Section 170(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (CEMA) makes it an offence for any person to, inter alia:The phrase "substantial adverse effect on another’s usual day-to-day activities" is not defined in section 4A PHA 1997. The guidelines issued by the Home Office suggests some examples: Readily convertible" means "it can be so converted without any special skill on the part of the person converting it and the work involved in converting it does not require equipment or tools other than such as are in common use by persons carrying out works of construction and maintenance in their own homes" ( Section 1(6) Firearms Act 1982).

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if the victim is reluctant to attend court, would it be in the public interest to witness summons them suspects to access early intervention, bespoke referral routes and where appropriate mental health pathways Overlaps can occur between the more serious offences of possessing/using firearms for crime. It is important that the indictment is not unnecessarily overloaded but that it reflects the overall gravity and nature of the offending. Prosecutors should select charges that give the court adequate sentencing powers. Prosecutors should be familiar with the guidelines from the Sentencing Council (see Sentencing below). The "Incompetent Suitor" also engages in stalking to establish a relationship. However, unlike the "Intimacy Seeker", they are simply seeking a date or a sexual encounter.Section 20: it is an offence for a person, whilst having with them a firearm or imitation firearm, to enter or be in any building or part of a building or to enter or be on any land as a trespasser and without reasonable excuse. For the purposes of this section the cases in which a dangerous weapon is to be regarded as available to a person for an unlawful purpose include any case where— has an appearance that is so realistic as to make it indistinguishable, for all practical purposes, from a real firearm; and Each weapon and component part should be photographed alongside a scale to indicate its dimensions. The timely provision of photographs may avoid the need for the weapon and the accompanying officer to come to court. Section 22(4): it is an offence for a person under the age of eighteen to have with him an air weapon or ammunition for an air weapon unless supervised by a person aged twenty-one or over, subject to exceptions under section 23.