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This series brings together firearms guidance and application forms.
Licensing guidance, good practice on firearms law, and forms for applying for approvals under the law.
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 for businesses and individuals on what licence and supporting documentation you need to export firearms, ammunition and related equipment.
Controls under the Firearms (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, prohibited weapons, applications for removal of prohibition and making an appeal.
Open and closed season for hunting, what you can use and the wildlife you can hunt
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
Firearms application form, the form to vary a firearm certificate and guidance notes.
Statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates issued by police forces in England and Wales under the Firearms Act 1968 (as amended).
Information on how to get firearms licensing, manage weapons for a shooting club or get a museum licence.
The firearms security handbook provides guidance on storing and transporting firearms.
Statistics on police use of firearms across England and Wales.
You need a firearm or shotgun certificate issued by the police to possess, buy or acquire a firearm or shotgun, and buy ammunition
Archive of statistics on firearm and shotgun certificates issued by police forces in England and Wales under the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1997.
Specifications for adapting shotgun magazines and deactivating firearms.
Consolidated guidance on firearms legislation.
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