Firearms: Crime
Commons · Question 44351 · Tabled 4 Apr 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has reviewed statistical evidence on the use of legally held firearms in criminal activities.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 14 Apr 2025
The Firearms Act 1968 gives responsibility for issuing firearms licences to Chief Officers of Police. Since November 2021, however, Statutory Guidance issued by the Secretary of State requires police forces to make robust checks on the suitability of appl...