Written Question·Home Office·UIN 44351
Firearms: Crime
Tabled: 4 April 2025
Answered: 14 April 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has reviewed statistical evidence on the use of legally held firearms in criminal activities.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe Firearms Act 1968 gives responsibility for issuing firearms licences to Chief Officers of Police. Since November 2021, however, Statutory Guidance issued by the Secretary of State requires police forces to make robust checks on the suitability of appl...
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