Airguns: Misuse
Commons · Question 73706 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve public (a) awareness and (b) education on the (i) dangers of misusing air weapons and (ii) impact of that misuse on (A) animals and (B) communities.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 9 Sep 2025
The possession and use of air weapons is subject to statutory controls and regulation to guard against misuse and to ensure safe handling. In England and Wales, higher powered air rifles can only be held on a firearm certificate and higher powered air pis...