Firearms Act
Encyclopedia
Firearms Act is a stock short title
used for legislation in Canada
, Hong Kong
, Jamaica
, and the United Kingdom
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Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used for legislation in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, and the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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United Kingdom
- The Firearms Act 1920 (c.43)
- The Firearms and Imitation Firearms (Criminal Use) Act 1933 (c.50)
- The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1936 (c.39)
- The Firearms Act 1937 (c.12)
- The Firearms Act 1965 (c.44)
- The Firearms Act 1968Firearms Act 1968The Firearms Act of 1968 is a UK Act of Parliament controlling use and possession of firearms....
- The Firearms Act 1982
- The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988The Firearms Act 1988 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which is still in force. The Act, as amended, tightens controls on the possession of firearms, and applies throughout the whole of the United Kingdom except for Northern Ireland...
- The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1992
- The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1994
- The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997The Firearms Act 1997 was introduced by the Conservative Government of John Major following the Dunblane Massacre.It effectively banned the possession of all handguns other than those chambered for .22 Rim-fire cartridges by civilians in most of the United Kingdom by making them subject to Section...
- The Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997-Reaction to the ban:The pistol ban makes very few exceptions for people to own a cartridge handgun legally. This has resulted in the near complete cessation of recreational and competitive target shooting with handguns in Great Britain; Britons who wish to participate in these activities must now...