Written Question·Home Office·UIN 117629
Offensive Weapons: Sales
Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce age restrictions of 18 plus for the purchasing of catapults and slingshots.
Answer
Sarah JonesThe Government shares concerns over the misuse of catapults, whether against people, property or wildlife.There is existing legislation relating to the carrying and use of offensive weapons, Anti-Social Behaviour and wildlife crime; however, the Governmen...
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