s 5B
In forceHomicide by firearm
Part IOffences
Division 1Offences against the person
5B Homicide by firearm
(1)
A person who, by discharging a firearm, causes the death of another person in circumstances that constitute manslaughter is guilty of homicide by firearm and liable to level 2 imprisonment (25 years maximum).
(2)
The standard sentence for homicide by firearm is 13 years.
(3)
In this section—
discharge has the same meaning as in section 31C(4);
firearm has the same meaning as in the Firearms Act 1996.
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