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New Airgun Laws Introduced
 Owners
of air weapons that use self-contained gas cartridge systems must apply for
a firearm certificate, otherwise they will face a minimum five
years in prison.
The law does not apply to airguns that use a CO2
bulb system (CO2 bulbs do
not contain a projectile and are not therefore completely
self-contained).
Alternatively, if you already have such a weapon and have no legitimate
use for it, weapons can be handed in to the police for destruction.
If you use or own an airgun you must be aware that laws, introduced
as part of the Government's Anti-social Behaviour Act, have made it:
An offence
for people aged 14 to 17 to carry an airgun or airgun ammunition
in a public place, even if it is in a secure cover.
An offence to possess an airgun in a public place
without lawful authority or a reasonable excuse.
An offence for an unsupervised person aged between
14 and 17 to fire airgun pellets beyond the boundaries of
private land on which they have permission to shoot.
An offence to be in possession of an imitation firearm
in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.
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