# Firearms Act 1965, Section 3: Trespassing with firearms in a building


Any person who, while he has a firearm with him, enters or is in any building or part of a building as a trespasser and without reasonable excuse, the proof whereof shall lie on him, shall—
(a) be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding two hundred pounds or both;
(b) unless the firearm is an air weapon, be liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine or both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/44/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/firearms-act-1965/section-3
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