Written Question·Home Office·UIN 73706
Airguns: Misuse
Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve public (a) awareness and (b) education on the (i) dangers of misusing air weapons and (ii) impact of that misuse on (A) animals and (B) communities.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe possession and use of air weapons is subject to statutory controls and regulation to guard against misuse and to ensure safe handling. In England and Wales, higher powered air rifles can only be held on a firearm certificate and higher powered air pis...
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