When Did It Become Illegal To Have A Gun In The UK?
When Did It Become Illegal To Have A Gun In The UK? Following the Dunblane massacre, the government passed the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 and the Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997, defining “short firearms” as Section 5 Prohibited Weapons, which effectively banned private possession of handguns almost completely in Great Britain. When did carrying