(c) carries or fires a firearm or spear gun in a manner
likely to injure, or endanger the safety of, himself or herself or any other
person or any property, or with disregard for the safety of himself or herself
or any other person,
is liable to imprisonment for 10 years.
(2) For the
purposes of this section--
(a) a firearm is to be regarded as being loaded if
there is ammunition--
(i) in its chamber or barrel, or
(ii) in any magazine
or other device which is in such a position that the ammunition can be fitted
into its chamber or barrel by operation of some other part of the firearm, and
(b) a spear gun is to be regarded as being loaded if a spear, or an instrument
or thing similar to a spear, is fitted to it.
(3) A person is not guilty of
an offence under this section for possessing or doing anything referred to in
subsection (1) if the person satisfies the court that he or she had a
reasonable excuse for possessing it or doing it or possessed it or did it for
a lawful purpose.