Firearms: Licensing
Commons · Question 17756 · Tabled 10 Jul 2026 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Cadbury
To ask the Solicitor General, how many A.) prosecutions B.) convictions have been made since 2006 under Section 26(2) of the Firearms Act 1968 in relation to individuals purchasing firearms or ammunition with a false certificate.
Answer
Answered by Ellie Reeves, 15 Jul 2026
Section 26(2) does not create an offence relating to the purchase or acquisition of firearms using a false certificate. The offence most closely associated with such conduct is section 3(5) of the Firearms Act (FA) 1968, where it is an offence to produce ...