An Act to consolidate the Firearms Acts 1937 and 1965, the Air Guns and Shot Guns, etc. , Act 1962, Part V of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 and certain enactments amending the Firearms Act 1937.
Section five of part one of the act states that a prohibited firearm is one which;[1]
Fires more than one projectile when the trigger is pressed
Is a self-loading or pump-action rifled gun except when chambered for 5.6 mm rim-fire cartridges;
Has a barrel shorter than 30 centimetres or is shorter than 60 centimetres overall, except air weapons, muzzle-loading gun or signalling firearms
Is a self-loading or pump-action smooth-bore gun which is not an air weapon or chambered for 5.6 mm rim-fire cartridges and has a barrel shorter than 60 cm or shorter than 100 cm overall
Is a smooth-bore revolver gun except chambered for 9 mm rim-fire cartridges or a muzzle-loading gun
Is a rocket launcher or mortar except when designed for line-throwing, pyrotechnic purposes, or for signalling
Air firearm which uses a self-contained gas cartridge system; i.e., the Brocock system of pump-up cartridges, each with their own pellet, but not a CO2 bulb system.
Weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other, presumably including sound or light that may cause injury
Are designed to explode on or immediately before impact
Contain any such noxious item
Consists of a missile
Prohibited firearms and ammunition may only be possessed, purchased, sold, given, or manufactured with authority from the government; as enacted this was from the Defence Council, as of 2020 this is from the Secretary of State.[1]
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