An Act to consolidate the Firearms Acts 1937 and 1965, the Air Guns and Shot Guns, etc. , Act 1962, Part V of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 and certain enactments amending the Firearms Act 1937.
Citation
1968 c. 27
Territorial extent
England and Wales Scotland
Dates
Royal assent
30 May 1968
Commencement
1 August 1968
Other legislation
Amended by
Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988
Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997
Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997
Status: Amended
Text of the Firearms Act 1968 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
The Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27) is a UK act of Parliament, controlling use and possession of firearms.
Since 1968, the act has been extensively amended. Following the Hungerford massacre, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 extended the class of prohibited weapons. Following the Dunblane school massacre, two acts were passed, the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and, after the general election that year, the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997, which in effect banned almost all handguns. The Policing and Crime Act 2017 brought clarity to aspects of the act, following a recommendation from the Law Commission.
The FirearmsAct1968 (c. 27) is a UK act of Parliament, controlling use and possession of firearms. Since 1968, the act has been extensively amended....
registration of those firearms. The NFA is also referred to as Title II of the federal firearms laws, with the Gun Control Act of 1968 ("GCA") as Title I...
Gun Control Act of 1968. Under the Gun Control Act of 1968, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) was given wide latitude on the enforcement...
The Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA or GCA68) is a U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and firearms ownership. Due to constitutional limitations...
firearm under Section 5 (b) of the FirearmsAct1968. Since 2004, police forces have issued Tasers to Authorised Firearms Officers for use against armed assailants...
Act of 1968. The FFL is issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE, commonly known as the "ATF") The Federal Firearms License...
has the Gun Control Act definition as: For the purposes of the Gun Control Act of 1968, the term "Antique Firearms" means any firearm manufactured in or...
plans and files to 3D print firearms under Section 51F of the FirearmsAct 1996. In one case in 2015, a loaded 3D printed firearm was found during a police...
names governing firearms and also other weapons. FirearmsAct The FirearmsAct 1998 The Firearms and Ammunition Ordinance 1981 FirearmsAct (Jamaica) Many...
Control Act, however, anyone intending to manufacture firearms for sale or distribution is required to obtain a Federal Firearms License, and each firearm made...
civil-defence.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-06. "FirearmsAct1968: Section 5", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1968 c. 27 (s. 5) Brown, Dr. Ernest (2020-05-31)...
Owners Protection Act. That is, although a firearms dealer may obtain electronic information that an individual is excluded from firearms purchases, the...
Act of 1968 (GCA), though many of its provisions were reenacted as part of the GCA, which revised the FFA and its predecessor, the National Firearms Act...
original on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2010-03-04. "FirearmsAct1968". www.opsi.gov.uk. "FirearmsAct1968". www.opsi.gov.uk. "Pupils hurt in 'flame-thrower'...
FirearmsAct, 1968 Arms and Ammunition Act 7, 1996 Guatemala: Law on Arms and Ammunition, 2009 (in Spanish) India: Arms Act, 1959 Ireland: Firearms Act...
result in firearms being seized by the Gardaí. The FirearmsAct, 1925 also lists a number of groups which are prohibited from legally owning a firearm, these...
transfer, record keeping, transport, and destruction of firearms, ammunition, and firearms accessories. They are enforced by state, local and the federal...
caliber and muzzle energy — are considered firearms for legal purposes; e.g. air rifles are considered Class A firearms and as such are subject to licensing...
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 90–284, 82 Stat. 73, enacted April 11, 1968) is a landmark law in the United States...
UK, a firearm does not have to use a combustible propellant, as explained by Crown Prosecution Service Guidance Firearms The FirearmsAct1968 Section...
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