Written Question·Home Office·UIN 51664
Firearms: Licensing
Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 15 May 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mike Martin
Liberal Democrat — Tunbridge Wells
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of implementing the Firearms Act 2023 without a transitional period to apply for personal firearm certificates on miniature rifle clubs.
Answer
Dame Diana JohnsonThe Firearms Act 2023 introduced legislation to strengthen firearms controls by making it a requirement for the operator of a miniature rifle range to have a firearm certificate and undergo police licensing checks.The Firearms Act 2023 was commenced on 1 ...
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