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This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
Guidance on safe handling and storage of air guns and air rifles.
Licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law, and forms for applying for approvals under the law.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
Information about public access to military owned land.
Guidance for businesses and individuals on what licence and supporting documentation you need to export firearms, ammunition and related equipment.
British troops will soon be more lethal on the battlefield, as a new £90 million contract delivers modern, high precision rifles.
The steps you can take to tackle an intruder or burglar in your own home - and what force you can use to defend yourself
Programme objectives for 2016 to 2017.
This tech would enable military personnel to look inside containers, including cars and walls, for hidden weapons or explosives without being near the threat.
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