Canadian Criminal Law/Offences/Pointing a Firearm

Proof of Offence

 * 1) &#9840; identity of accused
 * 2) &#9840; date and time of incident
 * 3) &#9840; jurisdiction (incl. region and province)
 * 4) &#9840; the accused possessed an object
 * 5) &#9840; the object was a firearm
 * 6) &#9840; description of the firearm / ballistics test report
 * 7) &#9840; the accused pointed it at a person

The essential elements to prove are those in bold.

Interpretation
Section 2 defines "firearm".

This offence does not include imitation firearms.

Careless Use of a Firearm is not an included offence to pointing a firearm.