PART 6Firearms

I154Prohibition of certain firearms etc: England and Wales and Scotland

1

The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows.

I22

In section 5 (weapons subject to general prohibition), in subsection (1), after paragraph (af) insert—

ag

any rifle with a chamber from which empty cartridge cases are extracted using—

i

energy from propellant gas, or

ii

energy imparted to a spring or other energy storage device by propellant gas,

other than a rifle which is chambered for .22 rim-fire cartridges;

I23

In section 5(1), for the “and” at the end of paragraph (b) substitute—

ba

any device (commonly known as a bump stock) which is designed or adapted so that—

i

it is capable of forming part of or being added to a self-loading lethal barrelled weapon (as defined in section 57(1B) and (2A)), and

ii

if it forms part of or is added to such a weapon, it increases the rate of fire of the weapon by using the recoil from the weapon to generate repeated pressure on the trigger; and

I24

In section 5(2), after “including,” insert “ in the case of weapons, any devices falling within subsection (1)(ba) of this section and, ”.

5

In section 5(2A)(a), after “weapon” insert “ , device ”.

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7

In Schedule 6 (prosecution and punishment of offences) in Part 1 (table of punishments)—

a

in the entry for section 5(1)(a), (ab), (aba), (ac), (ad), (ae), (af) or (c), in the first column, after “(af)” insert “ , (ag), (ba) ”,

I3b

in the entry for section 19, in the third column, for “or (af)” substitute “ , (af), (ag) or (ba) ”, and

I3c

in the entry for section 20(1), in the third column, for “or (af)” substitute “ , (af), (ag) or (ba) ”.

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The amendments made by subsection (6) apply only in relation to—

a

an offence under section 5(1)(ag) or (ba) of the Firearms Act 1968 which is committed after the coming into force of subsection (6), and

b

an offence under a provision listed in section 51A(1A) of that Act in respect of a firearm specified in section 5(1)(ag) or (ba) of that Act which is committed after the coming into force of subsection (6).