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The Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 was the second of two Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 that amended the regulation of firearms within Great Britain. It was introduced by the newly elected Labour government of Tony Blair. The first Act was the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997.
Text of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. 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 ...
As the 1920 Act did not prevent criminals from obtaining firearms illegally, the Firearms and Imitation Firearms (Criminal Use) Act 1933 was passed by Parliament. It increased the punishment for the use of a gun in the commission of a crime and made it an offence punishable by up to 14 years' imprisonment for anyone to "attempt to make use" of ...
The Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27) is a UK act of Parliament, controlling use and possession of firearms. ... Act 1997, which in effect banned almost all handguns.
The Act amended Section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968, which defined the class of prohibited weapons, by extending it to cover burst fire firearms, [1] semi-automatic and pump action rifles other than those chambered for .22 rimfire ammunition, [2] semi-automatic and pump action smoothbore guns other than those chambered for .22 rimfire and with a barrel shorter than 24 inches in length or an ...
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a pot-smoking gun owner in Texas cannot be prosecuted for violating a federal ban on users of illegal drugs owning firearms, saying it is ...
The Firearms Act 1937 (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 12) [1] The Firearms Act 1965 (c. 44) The Firearms Act 1968 [1] The Firearms Act 1969 [1] The Firearms (Dangerous Air Weapons) Rules 1969; The Firearms Act 1982 [1] The Crossbows Act 1987 [1] The Criminal Justice (Firearms)(Northern Ireland) Order 1988; The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 [1] The ...
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