Citation 5 | Royal assent 27 February 1997 | |
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Long title 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 purposes. Territorial extent England and Wales; Scotland Amended by Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 Relates to Firearms Act 1968; Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988; Firearms (Amendment) Act 1992 | ||
The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 was introduced in the United Kingdom by the Conservative government of John Major, in response to the Dunblane school massacre and the recommendations of the Cullen Report that followed it.
It effectively banned the possession of all handguns other than those chambered for .22 rimfire cartridges by civilians in most of the United Kingdom by making them subject to Section 5 (Prohibited Weapons) of the Firearms Acts.
Tony Blair's Labour Government followed later in the year with the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 which banned .22 handguns.
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