Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14 December 2010.
Terms of Reference
Key Facts
1 Introduction
Background to our inquiry
Conduct of the inquiry
2 Rationale for firearms control
Criminal use of firearms
The use of legal firearms in crime
Legitimate firearms users
The impact of legislation to control the supply of firearms on levels of gun crime
Other factors influencing levels of gun crime
3 Licensed firearms
Licensing and purchasing section 1 firearms and shotguns
The role of the licensing function in minimising risk
Proposals for greater involvement of medical practitioners in the licensing process
Proposals to tighten the "prohibited persons" restrictions
The licence renewal and revocation process
Proposals for a single system to cover shotguns and section 1 firearms
Licensing guidance and implementation
Concern about the impact of spending cuts on the licensing function
Additional concerns about access to firearms
Storage
The age at which supervised and unsupervised use of firearms should be permitted
Miniature rifle ranges
4 Tackling misuse of other firearms
The illegal gun market
Measures to tackle deactivated firearms
Measures to tackle blank firing imitation firearms
Stronger enforcement against conversion, supply and importation of illegal firearms
Measures to combat misuse of low-powered air weapons
Conclusions and recommendations
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of printed written evidence
List of additional written evidence
List of unprinted evidence
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament Oral and Written Evidence 14 September 2010 26 October 2010 2 November 2010 16 November 2010 16 November 2010 (afternoon) Written Evidence Additional written evidence (unprinted)
