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Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997

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An Act to amend the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1992; to make provision in relation to the licensing and regulation of pistol clubs; to make further provision for regulating the possession of, and transactions relating to, firearms and ammunition; and for connected
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other than those chambered for .22 rimfire cartridges in Great Britain (not Northern Ireland) by making them subject to Section 5 (Prohibited Weapons) of the Firearms Acts. It also made it illegal to
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as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from
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as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from
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was introduced in the United Kingdom by the Conservative government of
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Tony Blair's Labour Government followed later in the year with the
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It effectively banned the private possession of all
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
Citation
Royal assent
Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997
Firearms Act 1968
Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988
Firearms (Amendment) Act 1992
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997
legislation.gov.uk
John Major
Dunblane school massacre
Cullen Report
handguns
tranquilize
Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997
Firearms regulation in the United Kingdom
"Firearms-Control Legislation and Policy: Great Britain"
"Dart guns"
Text of the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997
legislation.gov.uk
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legislation
United Kingdom
stub
expanding it
v
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