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Display and handlingQuestion 36 of 167

What does the Criminal Code say about breaking the display regulations?

  1. It is only a warning for a first time.
  2. It is an offence only for restricted firearms.
  3. It is an offence to break a regulation on the display of firearms.
  4. It is an offence only in a dwelling-house.
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Correct answer: It is an offence to break a regulation on the display of firearms.

Section 86(2) makes it an offence to contravene the regulations on storage, handling, transportation, shipping, display and related matters.

Source: Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46), Part III, s. 86(2)

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026