Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997
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| Long title | An Act to extend the class of prohibited weapons under the Firearms Act 1968 to include small-calibre pistols. |
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| Citation | 1997 c. 64 |
| Introduced by | Jack Straw |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales; Scotland |
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| Royal assent | 27 November 1997 |
| Commencement | 17 December 1997, 1 February 1998 |
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| Relates to | Firearms Act 1968, Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 |
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Status: Current legislation
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| Text of the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk | |
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 within the United Kingdom. It was introduced by the newly elected Labour government of Tony Blair. The other Act was the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997.
The act was created in response to the Snowdrop Petition following the Dunblane Massacre. The previous Conservative government had followed the recommendations of the Cullen Report on the massacre and introduced the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 that banned "high calibre" handguns, greater than .22 calibre (5.6 mm). This new (No. 2) act further banned the private possession of all cartridge ammunition handguns, regardless of calibre.
The only handguns still allowed following the ban were:
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