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A call for evidence has been launched to ask whether current crossbow laws need to be strengthened, as the government continues action to prevent violence
Call for information and evidence about whether we should introduce licensing of crossbows on public safety grounds.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
A man who shot his friend with a crossbow has had his sentence increased by the Court of Appeal
Our response to an FOI asking for details of incidents involving crossbows recorded by CNC
'Billion Steps for Women' campaign recognised on International Women’s Day by Her Majesty The Queen.
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