In the United Kingdom, gun ownership is considered a privilege, not a right, and access by the general public to firearms is subject to strict control...

In the United Kingdom police firearm policy varies by constituent countries. In Northern Ireland, all police officers carry firearms whereas in the rest...

later in the year with the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 which banned .22 handguns. Firearms regulation in the United Kingdom "Firearms-Control...

or firearms regulation, is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by...

or in some countries have no restrictions at all. Overview of gun laws by nation indicates the various approaches taken. Firearms regulation in the United...

The Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 was the second of two Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 that amended the regulation of firearms...

Authorised Firearms Officers (AFO) to attend incidents where firearms are necessary. Specialist Firearms Officers are usually trained to a higher standard than...

to the National Firearms Survey of 2021, the largest and most comprehensive study of U.S. firearm ownership, privately owned firearms are involved in approximately...

The Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27) is a UK act of Parliament, controlling use and possession of firearms. The Act brought together all existing firearms legislation...

The use of firearms by police forces varies widely across the world, in part due to differences in gun use policy, civilian firearm laws, and recording...

An authorised firearms officer (AFO) is a British police officer who is authorised and trained to carry and use firearms. The designation is significant...

Gun laws and policies, collectively referred to as firearms regulation or gun control, regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification...

Events from the year 2024 in the United Kingdom. This year is noted for a landslide general election victory for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer. Monarch...

Gun culture in the United States refers to the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs surrounding the ownership and use of firearms by private citizens. Gun...

technology. Excluding the Police Service of Northern Ireland, police officers in the United Kingdom do not typically carry firearms. There are, however...

Most firearm owners owned multiple firearms, with the NSPOF survey indicating 25% of adults owned firearms. Throughout the 1970s and much of the 1980s...

Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in each of the legal systems of the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern...

firearms unit is an armed unit within each territorial police force in the United Kingdom. For the most part, the police forces of the United Kingdom...

The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which is still in force. The Act, as amended, tightens controls...

ammunition; the transfer of such items; and the importation of those items and items related to automatic firearms. Firearms regulation in Canada  Canada...

16 inches) would be a violation of the National Firearms Act. Canadian regulations prohibit firearms adapted from a rifle or shotgun by sawing, cutting...

manufacturing or experiments in traditional firearms design. Although it is possible to create fully-printed plastic firearms, these tend to have short working...

August 2013. Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide. Firearms Programs Division. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. p. 176...

immediately after a war. At the start of the Second World War in 1939, the United Kingdom was importing 20 million long tons of food per year, including about...

(2015-04-29). "United Kingdom – Gun Facts, Figures and the Law – Gun regulation, Right to Possess Firearms". Sydney School of Public Health, The University...

Tobacco and Firearms, Chapter 1, §5.37" (PDF). Code of Federal Regulations. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Department of the Treasury. 1 April...

In the United Kingdom, military conscription has existed for two periods in modern times. The first was from 1916 to 1920, and the second from 1939 to...

guidance for enthusiasts and professionals alike. Firearms policy in the United Kingdom Fireworks policy in the European Union HMG (2004a). "Prohibition of...

classification in the United Kingdom refers to the class of drugs, as determined by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, that cannabis is placed in. Between 1928...

confirmed." The authors go on to elaborate that..."For most developing or fragile states, a combination of weak domestic regulation of authorised firearms possession...