What the law says
- Maximum
- 2 years
- Mandatory minimum
- No mandatory minimum
- Kind of offence
- Firearms
- Prosecuted
- By indictment or summary conviction
Maximum 2 years on indictment for a first offence; 5 years for a second or subsequent offence.
Read the statute on the Justice Laws website
8 cases with this offence
- February 18, 2026
R. v. J.M.A., 2026 BCSC 377Careless use or storage of a firearm; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Breach of a probation order; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon, Kelowna. Justice Briana Hardwick- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
6 years 4 months in custody (5 years 4 months on loaded handgun plus 1 year consecutive for possession while prohibited), less 1,294 days credit - December 11, 2025
22 months in custody (20 months for break and enter, 2 months consecutive for careless storage of a firearm), less 155 days' credit; 10-year weapons prohibition - May 28, 2025
R. v. Loutit, 2025 BCSC 1310Careless use or storage of a firearm; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling, Prince George. Justice Sandra Wilkinson 3.5 years in custody (24 months on the firearm count, 18 months consecutive on the cannabis count, 6 months concurrent on careless storage) - February 14, 2025
R. v. White, 2025 NSSC 54Careless use or storage of a firearm; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm; Possession of cannabis for the purpose of distributing, Halifax. Justice Peter P. Rosinski- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
2 years less a day conditional sentence, then 2 years probation - November 15, 2022
R. v. Arsenault, 2022 NSSC 325Careless use or storage of a firearm; Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Impaired operation of a conveyance; Failure or refusal to provide a sample; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Contravention of firearm storage regulations; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm, Halifax. Justice Scott C. Norton 4 years 6 months (4 years on s. 95(1) plus 6 months consecutive on s. 117.01, other counts concurrent), two $2,000 fines, 1-year driving prohibition after release, lifetime s. 109 prohibition, DNA - August 3, 2022
R. v. Britnell, 2022 BCSC 1641Assault; Careless use or storage of a firearm; Pointing a firearm; Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, Chilliwack. Justice Ian Caldwell 9 months custody (all counts concurrent), then 18 months probation - March 10, 2022
R. v. Grace, 2022 BCSC 475Careless use or storage of a firearm; Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm, Vernon. Justice Jasmin Z. Ahmad Two years less a day conditional sentence (house arrest for one year, then curfew), concurrent 90-day CSOs on other counts; s. 109 prohibition - December 22, 2021
R. v. Robicheau, 2021 NSPC 62Careless use or storage of a firearm; Carrying a concealed weapon; Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm, Dartmouth. Judge Theodore K. Tax- Below the Crown's ask
- On release at the time
15 months imprisonment, satisfied by pre-sentence custody credit (time served), then 2 years probation