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Controls under the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, prohibited weapons, applications for removal of prohibition and making an appeal.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
This guidance summarises the requirements, controls and sanctions that Border Force applies to firearms and offensive weapons when they are imported into the UK.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
Product Recall for Wolves Assault Rifle Toy Gun / Arrow Set presenting a risk of choking.
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
Product Recall for SAUER 100 Rifle presenting a risk of injuries.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
Up to £1.92 million funding available to develop capabilities that provide a competitive advantage to electromagnetic targeting and defence
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
The police can stop and question you at any time - they can search you depending on the situation.
Trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife and offensive weapon offences.
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