Can you own a gun in england

You can even get an UZI in. Here's the hugely powerful Steyr HS 50 Cal. You can even own the British-made Accuracy International sniper rifle.

It's also possible to get some guns that look like handguns, but are actually legal because they've been specially lengthened to get around the restrictions on short-barreled guns. The GSG long-barrel pistol has a lengthened barrel and a fixed "counterweight rod" at the back which means it gets around the handgun ban.

The same goes for this Taurus LBR revolver, which has a inch barrel and a permanently fixed "wrist support. You can own the pump-action Mossberg too — just as long as it can only hold no more than two cartridges plus one in the chamber.

Punt guns were used in the 19th century to hunt waterfowl. It's still possible to pick them up second hand. And finally, you can get a custom rifle made for you by the British gun-maker Holland and Holland — like the one below that is chambered in.

Loading Something is loading. Email address. To own a gun in the UK, you must first get a license. Members of the British public may be allowed to own sporting rifles and shotguns, subject to these licensing laws and conditions.

In this guide, we will be discussing which guns and legal and which are not in the UK. In the UK, the access the public have to guns is very tightly controlled by UK law. The law in the UK is much more restrictive than countries such as the USA and far stricter than the minimum requirements required by the European Firearms Directive. However, the rest of Britain is yet less restrictive than the gun laws in Northern Ireland.

The UK actually has one of the lowest rates of murder committed by firearms in the entire world. Despite this, there are still concerns about the number of illegal firearms and how available they appear to be. Office for National Statistics figures show that of the offences committed, 7, offences in which a firearm was involved was 2 per cent compared to the previous year. This was the first increase in over 10 years.

Single-shot, bolt-action, lever-action and revolver rifles are legal in the UK, given you have a licence for it. Meanwhile, self-loading or pump-action rifles are only allowed in. Updated to accompany publication of 'Statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates, England and Wales: April to March '.

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