Firearms_(Amendment)_Act_1997

Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997

Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997

United Kingdom legislation

The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 was introduced in the United Kingdom by the Conservative government of John Major, in response to the Dunblane school massacre and the recommendations of the Cullen Report that followed it.[1]

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It effectively banned the private possession of all handguns other than those chambered for .22 rimfire cartridges in Great Britain (not Northern Ireland) by making them subject to Section 5 (Prohibited Weapons) of the Firearms Acts. It also made it illegal to tranquilize a human.[2]

Tony Blair's Labour Government followed later in the year with the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 which banned .22 handguns.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Firearms-Control Legislation and Policy: Great Britain". Law Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Dart guns" (PDF). BSAVA GUIDE TO THE USE OF VETERINARY MEDICINES. Retrieved 11 June 2023.


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